TROJ_ALUREON.VES

May 31, 2014
 Analysis by: RonJay Kristoffer Caragay
 ALIASES:

Trojan:Win32/Alureon.GQ(Microsoft),

 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:
 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 requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine. It deletes itself after execution.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

66,048 bytes

File Type:

DLL

Initial Samples Received Date:

16 May 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.

Other System Modifications

This Trojan adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\classes\
clsid\{fbeb8a05-beee-4442-804e-409d6c4515e9}\inprocserver32

Dropping Routine

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\{random characters1}\{random characters2}\wow.dll
  • %User Temp%\{random characters1}\{random characters2}\wow.in

(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.)

Other Details

This Trojan requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

It deletes itself after execution.