TROJ_JORIK.CIQ

 Analysis by: Abraham Latimer Camba
 Modified by: Michael Cabel

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • 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 does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

It connects to certain URLs. It may do this to remotely inform a malicious user of its installation. It may also do this to download possibly malicious files onto the computer, which puts the computer at a greater risk of infection by other threats. It executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.

It does not have any information-stealing capability.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

259,072 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 Mar 2012

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.

Installation

This Trojan drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %User Profile%\Network\igfxhc32.exe
  • %User Profile%\Application Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\42\5612d6aa-{Random Characters}
  • %System%\igfxhc32.exe

(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name} on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name} on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.. %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\System32 on Windows NT and 2000, or C:\Windows\System32 on Windows XP and Server 2003.)

Autostart Technique

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

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Intel Control Hub = "%System%\igfxhc32.exe"

Other System Modifications

This Trojan adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags

It adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\
Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\
FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\
List
%System%\igfxhc32.exe = "%System%\igfxhc32.exe:*:Enabled:Intel Control Hub"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\
Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\
FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\
List
%System%\igfxhc32.exe = "%System%\igfxhc32.exe:*:Enabled:Intel Control Hub"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\
Layers
%System%\igfxhc32.exe = "DisableNXShowUI"

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following malicious URLs:

  • http://vps531.{BLOCKED}ackupsrv.su/net/5x2.zip

Trend Micro detects the dowloaded file as:

  • WORM_PUSHBOT.AR

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

Information Theft

This Trojan does not have any information-stealing capability.

NOTES:

Other Details

It does not have rootkit capabilities.

It does not exploit any vulnerability.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.200

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

8.796.06

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

24 Feb 2012

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

8.797.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

24 Feb 2012

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Remove malware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_JORIK.CIQ

  • WORM_PUSHBOT.AR

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product and note files detected as TROJ_JORIK.CIQ

Step 4

Terminate a process file/s detected as TROJ_JORIK.CIQ

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*Note: If the detected file/s is/are not displayed in theWindows Task Manager, continue doing the next steps.

Step 5

Delete this registry key

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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. Before you could do this, you must restart in Safe Mode. For instructions on how to do this, you may refer to this page If the preceding step requires you to restart in safe mode, you may proceed to edit the system registry.

  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
    • AppCompatFlags

Step 6

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
    • Intel Control Hub = "%System%\igfxhc32.exe"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List
    • %System%\igfxhc32.exe = "%System%\igfxhc32.exe:*:Enabled:Intel Control Hub"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List
    • %System%\igfxhc32.exe = "%System%\igfxhc32.exe:*:Enabled:Intel Control Hub"

Step 7

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_JORIK.CIQ. 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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