Trojan.W97M.POWLOAD.THEBBAI

May 30, 2019
 Modified by: Carl Maverick Pascual
 PLATFORM:

Windows

 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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

143,488 bytes

File Type:

DOC

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

30 May 2019

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 adds the following processes:

  • %System%\wbem\wmiprvse.exe -Embedding
  • powershell -ExecutionPolicy bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -noprofile -e [Base-64 encoded command]

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

Dropping Routine

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\50h5opda.1vn.psm1
  • %User Profile%\10.exe
  • %User Temp%\qcgg10yh.2pz.ps1

(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(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).. %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}torrent.com/wp-includes/bj07f0biw9_0sj91efi-0
  • http://{BLOCKED}teful.com/codImwUJbt
  • http://{BLOCKED}r.net/cgi-bin/OmrZcAEqS
  • http://{BLOCKED}nfosys.com/products/FSrnZTOgOA
  • http://{BLOCKED}a.net/bqi776dm_agvux-6816533798

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

15.126.02

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

22 May 2019

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

15.127.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

23 May 2019

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

Identify and terminate files detected as Trojan.W97M.POWLOAD.THEBBAI

[ Learn More ]
  1. Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
  2. If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
  3. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 3

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.
  • %User Temp%\50h5opda.1vn.psm1
  • %User Profile%\10.exe
  • %User Temp%\qcgg10yh.2pz.ps1

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.W97M.POWLOAD.THEBBAI. 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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