TROJ_UPATRE.ADA

 Modified by: Alvin John Nieto

 ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Upatre (Microsoft); Troj/Agent-AGRE (Sophos); Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra (Sunbelt); Found Luhe.Fiha.A (AVG)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • 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.

It deletes the initially executed copy of itself.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

78,848 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

09 Apr 2014

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.

Dropping Routine

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • {malware path}\kilf.exe

Download Routine

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

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}billingsolutions.com/images/Targ-n0804USr.enc
  • http://{BLOCKED}atura.com/images/groot/Targ-n0804USr.enc

It deletes the initially executed copy of itself

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.300

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

10.716.01

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

09 Apr 2014

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Search and delete this file

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  • kilf.exe

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_UPATRE.ADA. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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