Backdoor.Win64.KIMSUKY.THFBFBD

October 25, 2024
 Analysis by: Leidryn Saludez
 ALIASES:

UDS:Trojan.Win64.Agentb.a (KASPERSKY)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

This Backdoor 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:

319,488 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

26 Jun 2024

Payload:

Collects system information, Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

This Backdoor 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 Backdoor adds the following processes:

  • reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /d "\"%s\" %s" /t REG_SZ /v "%s" /f

Backdoor Routine

This Backdoor connects to the following URL(s) to send and receive commands from a remote malicious user:

  • http://{BLOCKED}t.com/proxy.asp
  • {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.2/proxy.asp

Information Theft

This Backdoor gathers the following data:

  • OS information
  • Computer name
  • List of drives and directories
  • List of running processes

Other Details

This Backdoor does the following:

  • It navigates file system and change directories.
  • It executes commands from the C2 server.

It accepts the following parameters:

  • njXbxuRQyujZeUAGGYaH → Creates "System32" directory, copy the file and renamed as "smss.exe", and setup persistence.
  • iFfmHUtawXNNxTHEiAAN → Communicate with the bot controller.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

19.428.02

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

26 Jun 2024

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

19.429.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

27 Jun 2024

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:

     TROJ.Win32.TRX.XXPE50FFF082

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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Backdoor.Win64.KIMSUKY.THFBFBD. 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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