TROJ_BANLOAD.EKWO
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Banload.BAJ (Microsoft); RDN/Generic.bfr!id (McAfee); Trojan.Asprox.B (Symantec); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan horse Inject2.BQRF (AVG)
Windows
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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
351,744 bytes
EXE
No
07 Mar 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.
Installation
This Trojan creates the following folders:
- %User Profile%\Application Data\gawepcggaoaflmn
(Note: %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.)
Other System Modifications
This Trojan adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\anvds
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm10 = "0306"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm13 = "{random characters}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm15 = "594445400B1E1E0006071E0100041F09001E0006001E4E405E4245505C415B1E45411E595F5454491E415840"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm16 = "594445400B1E1E415F4244515D4045020101041E535E5D1E53421E585E5555491E415940"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm17 = "594445400B1E1E5D51425F53595544401F535E5D1F4440431F444945"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm2 = "5651465541525656515F51565D5D5F6C555C52494046575F50595F56"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm7 = "5651465541525656515F51565D5D5F6C5C45585A48595F515844525F5E"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm1 = "5651465541525656515F51565D5D5F6C5F4152554053594150474557464255"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm3 = "5651465541525656515F51565D5D5F6C5D5A5F5A5D4644495D55555A45435C"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
lfi = "{random characters}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm9 = "5651465541525656515F51565D5D5F6C5A5F5B565546435D5244465A5C45471F554954"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm11 = "5651465541525656515F51565D5D5F"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm18 = "0208"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm19 = "0208"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm20 = "585E4555435F5445105548405D5F435543"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm21 = "46595F545E4642115D5554595010415C50495442"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm22 = "585549405D5E43541E554855"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm23 = "465D415C504854431E554855"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm24 = "76554351555E43116276"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm26 = "594445400B1E1E415F4244515D4045020101041E535E5D1E53421E5D481E595F5454491E415841"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm28 = "594445400B1E1E0000081E0107071F0109081F03031E4E405E4245500907011E535E5C405D1F01001E5B43"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm29 = "594445400B1E1E0000081E0107071F0109081F03031E4E405E4245500907011E535E5C405D1F01031E5B43"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm30 = "{random characters}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
nm31 = "{random characters}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\anvds
arq2 = "5E5B"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\anvds
vp = "1177544250555E43106276106A6611041F006C"
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %User Profile%\gawepcggaoaflmn\dlcypwgoaing
- %User Profile%\gawepcggaoaflmn\muijxhoaitcnn
- %User Profile%\gawepcggaoaflmn\nqcepbiqawtfvse
- %User Profile%\gawepcggaoaflmn\ljnjmwtyledkurl
- %User Startup%\kojfewsmctwkltw.exe
(Note: %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.. %User Startup% is the current user's Startup folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.)
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- {BLOCKED}7.188.33
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.700
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
Delete this registry key
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_CURRENT_USER\Software
- fgiusji
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
- anvds
Step 3
Delete this registry value
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_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm10 = "0306"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm13 = "{random characters}"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm15 = "594445400B1E1E0006071E0100041F09001E0006001E4E405E4245505C415B1E45411E595F5454491E415840"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm16 = "594445400B1E1E415F4244515D4045020101041E535E5D1E53421E585E5555491E415940"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm17 = "594445400B1E1E5D51425F53595544401F535E5D1F4440431F444945"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm2 = "5651465541525656515F51565D5D5F6C555C52494046575F50595F56"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm7 = "5651465541525656515F51565D5D5F6C5C45585A48595F515844525F5E"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm1 = "5651465541525656515F51565D5D5F6C5F4152554053594150474557464255"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm3 = "5651465541525656515F51565D5D5F6C5D5A5F5A5D4644495D55555A45435C"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- lfi = "{random characters}"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm9 = "5651465541525656515F51565D5D5F6C5A5F5B565546435D5244465A5C45471F554954"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm11 = "5651465541525656515F51565D5D5F"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm18 = "0208"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm19 = "0208"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm20 = "585E4555435F5445105548405D5F435543"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm21 = "46595F545E4642115D5554595010415C50495442"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm22 = "585549405D5E43541E554855"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm23 = "465D415C504854431E554855"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm24 = "76554351555E43116276"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm26 = "594445400B1E1E415F4244515D4045020101041E535E5D1E53421E5D481E595F5454491E415841"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm28 = "594445400B1E1E0000081E0107071F0109081F03031E4E405E4245500907011E535E5C405D1F01001E5B43"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm29 = "594445400B1E1E0000081E0107071F0109081F03031E4E405E4245500907011E535E5C405D1F01031E5B43"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm30 = "{random characters}"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\fgiusji
- nm31 = "{random characters}"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\anvds
- arq2 = "5E5B"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\anvds
- vp = "1177544250555E43106276106A6611041F006C"
Step 4
Search and delete these components
- %User Profile%\gawepcggaoaflmn\dlcypwgoaing
- %User Profile%\gawepcggaoaflmn\muijxhoaitcnn
- %User Profile%\gawepcggaoaflmn\nqcepbiqawtfvse
- %User Profile%\gawepcggaoaflmn\ljnjmwtyledkurl
- %User Startup%\kojfewsmctwkltw.exe
Step 5
Search and delete this folder
- %User Profile%\Application Data\gawepcggaoaflmn
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_BANLOAD.EKWO. 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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