JS_NEMUCOD.IA

July 17, 2015
 Analysis by: Jennifer Gumban
 Modified by: John Karlo Agon
 ALIASES:

JS/DwnLdr-MON (Sophos), JS/Donwloader.Agent (AVG), JS/Nemucod.AJ!tr.dldr (Fortinet)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Via email, Downloaded from the Internet

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. It 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:

8,334 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

02 Jul 2015

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, Downloads files

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

It 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 accesses the following websites to download files:

  • http://{BLOCKED}lantiers.fr/document.php?rnd=7531&id=5556565E104A09011D0116240001170D031105084A070B09
  • http://{BLOCKED}lantiers.fr/document.php?rnd=7082&id=5556565E104A09011D0116240001170D031105084A070B09
  • http://{BLOCKED}lantiers.fr/document.php?rnd=403&id=5556565E104A09011D0116240001170D031105084A070B09
  • http://{BLOCKED}t.com/document.php?rnd=7531&id=5556565E104A09011D0116240001170D031105084A070B09
  • http://{BLOCKED}t.com/document.php?rnd=7082&id=5556565E104A09011D0116240001170D031105084A070B09
  • http://{BLOCKED}t.com/document.php?rnd=403&id=5556565E104A09011D0116240001170D031105084A070B09
  • http://{BLOCKED}a.net.br/document.php?rnd=7531&id=5556565E104A09011D0116240001170D031105084A070B09
  • http://{BLOCKED}a.net.br/document.php?rnd=7082&id=5556565E104A09011D0116240001170D031105084A070B09
  • http://{BLOCKED}a.net.br/document.php?rnd=403&id=5556565E104A09011D0116240001170D031105084A070B09

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • %User Temp%\{random numbers 1}.exe
  • %User Temp%\{random numbers 2}.exe
  • %User Temp%\{random numbers 3}.exe - detected as TSPY_FAREIT.RUI

(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.750

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

11.736.06

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

17 Jun 2015

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

11.737.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

17 Jun 2015

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

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

Remove the malware/grayware file dropped/downloaded by JS_NEMUCOD.IA. (Note: Please skip this step if the threat(s) listed below have already been removed.)

Step 4

Search and delete these files

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There may be some files 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.
  • %User Temp%\{random numbers 1}.exe
  • %User Temp%\{random numbers 2}.exe

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as JS_NEMUCOD.IA. 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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