TROJ_CRYPCTB.YW

May 12, 2015
 ALIASES:

Ransom:Win32/Critroni.A (Microsoft); Generic.vy (McAfee); Trojan.Cryptolocker.E (Symantec); Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Onion.ds (Kaspersky); Troj/Ransom-ATZ (Sophos); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan horse Crypt4.XKW (AVG)

 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:

1,070,592 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 May 2015

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.

Dropping Routine

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • 78156/1688
  • %User Temp%\qumnbtg.exe
  • %Windows%\Tasks\hdmomih.job
  • %User Profile%\Microsoft\anhshef
  • %User Profile%\Adobe\anhshef
  • %System%\config\systemprofile\My Documents\!Decrypt-All-Files-ansppre.txt
  • %System%\config\systemprofile\My Documents\!Decrypt-All-Files-ansppre.bmp

(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.. %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.. %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.. %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.750

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

Search and delete these components

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  • 78156/1688
  • %User Temp%\qumnbtg.exe
  • %Windows%\Tasks\hdmomih.job
  • %User Profile%\Microsoft\anhshef
  • %User Profile%\Adobe\anhshef
  • %System%\config\systemprofile\My Documents\!Decrypt-All-Files-ansppre.txt
  • %System%\config\systemprofile\My Documents\!Decrypt-All-Files-ansppre.bmp

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_CRYPCTB.YW. 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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