TROJ_ZURGOP.APGJ

 Analysis by: Cris Nowell Pantanilla

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • 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.

It terminates itself if it detects it is being run in a virtual environment.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

256,000 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

21 Mar 2017

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 adds the following processes:

  • explorer.exe

It injects codes into the following process(es):

  • explorer.exe

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following URL(s) to check for an Internet connection:

  • www.bing.com

It terminates itself if it detects it is being run in a virtual environment.

It does the following:

  • It checks for virtual environtment by checking the presence of the following strings:
    • dbghelp.dll
    • sbiedll.dll
    • qemu
    • virtual
    • vmware
    • xen
    • ffffcce24