TROJ_KARAGANY.JB


 ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Karagany.I (Microsoft), Trojan-Ransom.Win32.PornoAsset.cfch (Kaspersky)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

45,184 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

11 May 2013

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following URL(s) to download its component file(s):

  • http://{BLOCKED}crete.com/w.htm?JfwfTSrowgzPPYNYD2Jr7P6ZcodMoUO6GpE
  • http://{BLOCKED}yaakovmotzen.com/p.htm?mpI2aFT3rf9fqrnGWmf7kxVAEJfl
  • http://{BLOCKED}tlanticpotash.com/h.htm?QiINzTZ6xhKUZ6uHscHlvQXsg8W
  • http://{BLOCKED}gwithpsychedelics.com/c.htm?1W1GChaoRWalVLZa5zntnfI
  • http://{BLOCKED}andesign.com/r.htm?KdtWIBS3LM4eBByuAamYnVLd56ErWxhB

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • %User Temp%\{random}.tmp

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)

It then executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.