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HKTL_GENDOWS

November 20, 2021
 Analysis by: Maria Emreen Viray
 ALIASES:

HackTool:Win32/Gendows (MICROSOFT)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware


This Hacking Tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

3,557,008 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

05 Jul 2018

Payload:

Drops files, Displays interface

Arrival Details

This Hacking Tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Installation

This Hacking Tool adds the following processes:

  • cmd.exe /A /C "cmd.exe /c takeown /f %System Root%\bootwin"
  • cmd.exe /A /C "icacls %System Root%\bootwin /grant *S-1-1-0:(F)"
  • cmd.exe /A /C "cmd.exe /c takeown /f %System Root%\JXMYB"
  • cmd.exe /A /C "icacls %System Root%\JXMYB /grant *S-1-1-0:(F)"
  • cmd.exe /A /C "%System%\cscript.exe //nologo %System%\slmgr.vbs -ilc %System Root%\{string}.XRM-MS"
  • cmd.exe /A /C "%System%\cscript.exe //nologo %System%\slmgr.vbs -ipk {random characters}"
  • cmd.exe /A /C "cmd.exe /c takeown /f %System Root%\bootwin"

(Note: %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.. %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)

Autostart Technique

This Hacking Tool drops the following files:

  • %System Root%\{string}.XRM-MS
  • %System Root%\bootsect.dat
  • %System Root%\bootsect.exe

(Note: %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.)

Other Details

This Hacking Tool does the following:

  • It displays an interface that may be used to interact with the software.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.305.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

12 Jul 2012

Step 1

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 2

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Search and delete this file

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  • %System Root%\{string}.XRM-MS
  • %System Root%\bootsect.dat
  • %System Root%\bootsect.exe

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HKTL_GENDOWS. 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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