BKDR_ZEGOST.QU

December 19, 2013
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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:

337,134 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

19 Dec 2013

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 creates the following folders:

  • %Windows%\XXXXXXC0C5E1F5

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, which is usually C:\Windows.)

Autostart Technique

This backdoor adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
XXXXXXC0C5E1F5 = "%Windows%\XXXXXXC0C5E1F5\svchsot.exe"

Other System Modifications

This backdoor deletes the following files:

  • %User Temp%\nso3.tmp
  • %Temp%\scsE.tmp
  • %Temp%\scs11.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.. %Temp% is the Windows Temporary folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Temp.)

Dropping Routine

This backdoor drops the following files:

  • \´Þ°õÀÎÁõ.exe
  • \server.exe
  • %System Root%\test.exe
  • %Windows%\XXXXXXC0C5E1F5\svchsot.exe

(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.. %Windows% is the Windows folder, which is usually C:\Windows.)

Other Details

This backdoor connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://netabc.{BLOCKED}e.co.kr/spooIsv.exe

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.300

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

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 3

Delete this registry value

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Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.

  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    • XXXXXXC0C5E1F5 = "%Windows%\XXXXXXC0C5E1F5\svchsot.exe"

Step 4

Search and delete these components

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There may be some components that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.
  • \´Þ°õÀÎÁõ.exe
  • \server.exe
  • %System Root%\test.exe
  • %Windows%\XXXXXXC0C5E1F5\svchsot.exe

Step 5

Search and delete this folder

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Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden folders in the search result.
  • %Windows%\XXXXXXC0C5E1F5

Step 6

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as BKDR_ZEGOST.QU. 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.

Step 7

Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.

  • %User Temp%\nso3.tmp
  • %Temp%\scsE.tmp
  • %Temp%\scs11.tmp


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