TROJ_CUTWAIL.LM
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Cutwail.BS(Microsoft), Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Cutwail(Ikarus)
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
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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
41,472 bytes
EXE
Yes
23 Mar 2013
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:
- %User Profile%\nobfudycomal.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.)
Autostart Technique
This Trojan adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
nobfudycomal = "%User Profile%\nobfudycomal.exe"
Other System Modifications
This Trojan adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion
AppManagement = "{random value}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion
nobfudycomalzap = "{random value}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
HWID = "{random value}"