TrojanSpy.Win64.EMOTET.YJCET
Trojan:Win64/Emotet.BD!MTB (MICROSOFT)
Windows
Threat Type: Trojan Spy
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Trojan Spy arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It deletes the initially executed copy of itself.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
414,720 bytes
DLL
20 May 2022
Arrival Details
This Trojan Spy 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 Spy adds the following folders:
- %System%\{random}
- %AppDataLocal%\{random}
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.. %AppDataLocal% is the Local Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
It drops and executes the following files:
- %System%\{random}\{random characters}.{3 random characters}
- %AppDataLocal%\{random}\{random characters}.{3 random characters}
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.. %AppDataLocal% is the Local Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
It adds the following processes:
- %System%\regsvr32.exe "%System%\{random}\{random characters}.{3 random characters}"
- %System%\regsvr32.exe "%AppDataLocal%\{random}\{random characters}.{3 random characters}"
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.. %AppDataLocal% is the Local Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
Other System Modifications
This Trojan Spy adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
services\{File name of dropped file}
ImagePath = %System%\regsvr32.exe "%System%\{random}\{random characters}.{3 random characters}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
{File name of dropped file} = %System%\regsvr32.exe "%AppDataLocal%\{random}\{random characters}.{3 random characters}"
Other Details
This Trojan Spy connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.37.178:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.244.7:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.70.96:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.66.124:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.131.28:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.166.162:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.24.231:80
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.45.86:4143
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.163.214:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.88.10:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.246.206:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.28.199:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.247.144:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.17.99:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.109.124:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.222.11:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.8.30:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.140.115:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.142.56:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.135.165:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.117.186:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.30.83:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.20.155:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.193.249:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.152.127:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.140.238:7080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.124.41:7080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.20.25:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.150.244:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.0.91:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.227.137:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.222.101:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.98.99:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.28.102:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.35.198:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.226.45:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.201.2:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.201.15:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.253.162:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.98.206:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.2.232:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.99.3:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.232.124:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.242.26:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.42.236:80
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.229.39:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.116.246:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.188.93:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.28.33:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.251.154:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.115.35:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.112.196:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.196.120:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.111.200:7080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.76.89:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.212.130:7080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.146.25:7080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.115.99:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.215.74:443
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.89.58:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.66.193:8080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.21.73:7080
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.75.120:443
It deletes the initially executed copy of itself.
SOLUTION
9.800
17.576.05
20 May 2022
17.577.00
21 May 2022
Step 1
Trend Micro Predictive Machine Learning detects and blocks malware at the first sign of its existence, before it executes on your system. When enabled, your Trend Micro product detects this malware under the following machine learning name:
- Mal.Win32.TRX.XXPE50FFF056
Step 2
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 3
Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.
Step 4
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 5
Search and delete these files
- %System%\{random characters}\{random characters}.{3 random characters}
- %AppDataLocal%\{random characters}\{random characters}.{3 random characters}
Step 6
Search and delete this folder
- %System%\{random characters}
- %AppDataLocal%\{random characters}
Step 7
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TrojanSpy.Win64.EMOTET.YJCET. 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.
Step 8
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TrojanSpy.Win64.EMOTET.YJCET. 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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