Backdoor.Win64.BADIIS.B

October 17, 2022
 Analysis by: Carlos Villegas Madrid
 Modified by: Jeffrey Francis Bonaobra
 ALIASES:

Backdoor:Win32/IISBackdoor.A (MICROSOFT)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

20,480 bytes

File Type:

DLL

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 Oct 2022

Payload:

Drops files

Arrival Details

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

Installation

This Backdoor drops the following files:

  • %Temp%\TS_7E49.tmp → log file of HTTP requests

(Note: %Temp% is the Windows temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\Temp on all Windows operating system versions.)

Other Details

This Backdoor does the following:

  • It parses all incoming HTTP requests with the string "password" on its body.
  • It checks for a hardcoded password on the following headers to proceed to its backdoor routine:
    • If-Match-Pord
  • It checks the following headers for the backdoor commands:
    • If-Modified-Match
  • It interprets the following messages as its backdoor commands:
    • TMC/ - Execute shell command via cmd.exe
    • TMP/ - Dumps the file content into a file with the specified name
    • TMI/ - Injects code to legitimate %System%\credwiz.exe
    • TMD/ - Read the contents of the log file

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)

It requires being hosted on a web server in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

17.856.08

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

05 Oct 2022

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

17.857.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

06 Oct 2022

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Search and delete this file

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  • %Temp%\TS_7E49.tmp

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Backdoor.Win64.BADIIS.B. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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