BKDR_ZUEX.AI
Windows
Threat Type: Backdoor
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
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.
It executes commands from a remote malicious user, effectively compromising the affected system.
It steals certain information from the system and/or the user.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
117248 bytes
EXE
Yes
05 Aug 2015
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.
Backdoor Routine
This backdoor executes the following commands from a remote malicious user:
- Remote Shell
- List Processes
- List Drives and Description
- List Files
- Download arbitrary files and Execute
- Manipulate Files
It connects to the following URL(s) to send and receive commands from a remote malicious user:
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.17.57
Information Theft
This backdoor steals the following information:
- Windows Install Date
SOLUTION
9.750
11.838.04
06 Aug 2015
11.839.00
07 Aug 2015
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
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as BKDR_ZUEX.AI. 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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