Trojan.Win32.KRYPTIK.USXVPAE20

February 11, 2020
 Modified by: Henry Alarcon Jr.
 ALIASES:

Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

1,326,080 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

11 Feb 2020

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:

  • {malware file path and name}
  • %System%\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
  • %Windows%\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1644 -s 364

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

Other System Modifications

This Trojan adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\
Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\
Debug
ExceptionRecord = "{random characters}"

It modifies the following registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony
DomainName = ""

It deletes the following registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony\
TAPISRVSCPGUID

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2407829820-1079796033-203259571-500\Software\
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Telephony\HandoffPriorities\RequestMediaCall

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://drive.{BLOCKED}e.com

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

15.621.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

14 Jan 2020

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.Win32.KRYPTIK.USXVPAE20

[ 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

Delete this registry value

[ Learn More ]

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\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Debug
    • ExceptionRecord = "{random characters}"

Step 4

Restore these modified registry values

[ Learn More ]

Important:Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this only if you know how to or you can seek your system administrator's help. You may also check out this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.

  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony
    • DomainName = ""

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.Win32.KRYPTIK.USXVPAE20. 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:

Step 6

Restore these deleted registry keys/values from backup

*Note: Only Microsoft-related keys/values will be restored. If the malware/grayware also deleted registry keys/values related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on your computer.

  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony
    • TAPISRVSCPGUID
  • In HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2407829820-1079796033-203259571-500\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony\HandoffPriorities
    • RequestMediaCall


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