TROJ_MONSME.A
RDN/Generic.dx!dcx (McAfee); Trojan-Spy.MSIL.KeyLogger.atfq (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan horse MSIL3.CMBA (AVG)
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
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
381,440 bytes
EXE
No
26 Jun 2014
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 drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:
- %System%\Application Services\appsvc.exe
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System32.)
It creates the following folders:
- %System%\Application Services
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System32.)
Other System Modifications
This Trojan deletes the following files:
- {malware path and file name}:zone.identifier
- %System%\Application Services\appsvc.exe:Zone.Identifier
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System32.)
It adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\
Microsoft\Sysinternals
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\
Microsoft\Sysinternals
PROCID = "9260"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
shell = "explorer.exe,{malware path and file name} "
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced
ShowSuperHidden = "0"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows Script Host\Settings
REG_DWORD = "1"
It modifies the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\
Services\Schedule
Start = "4"
(Note: The default value data of the said registry entry is 2.)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore
DisableSR = "1"
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %User Profile%\Application Data\msconfig.ini
(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.)
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\VB and VBA Program Settings\Microsoft
- Sysinternals
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\VB and VBA Program Settings\Microsoft\Sysinternals
- PROCID = "9260"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
- shell = "explorer.exe,{malware path and file name} "
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
- ShowSuperHidden = "0"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings
- REG_DWORD = "1"
Step 4
Restore these modified registry values
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\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Schedule
- From: Start = "4"
To: Start = ""2""
- From: Start = "4"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore
- DisableSR = "1"
Step 5
Search and delete this file
- %User Profile%\Application Data\msconfig.ini
Step 6
Search and delete this folder
- %System%\Application Services
Step 7
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_MONSME.A. 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
Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.
- {malware path and file name}:zone.identifier
- %System%\Application Services\appsvc.exe:Zone.Identifier
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