TROJ_GAMETHI.AJJ
PWS:Win32/OnLineGames.CTB (Microsoft); [00009308.EXE]:PWS-OnlineGames.f (McAfee); Infostealer.Onlinegame (Symantec); Trojan-GameThief.Win32.OnLineGames.sqce (Kaspersky); BehavesLike.Win32.Malware.ahc (mx-v) (Sunbelt); Trojan horse PSW.Generic6.YVZ.dropper (AVG)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
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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.
It deletes itself after execution.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
14,867 bytes
EXE
No
18 May 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.
Other System Modifications
This Trojan adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Game\
XYDE
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{30909876-4567-3908-4056-909834565103}\
InprocServer32
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Game\
XYDE
Url = "{random values}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CLSID\{30909876-4567-3908-4056-909834565103}\InprocServer32
ThreadingModel = "Apartment"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
ShellExecuteHooks
{30909876-4567-3908-4056-909834565103} = "erxycloe.dll"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Game\
XYDE
KickRole = "0"
It modifies the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
AppInit_Dlls = "erxycloe.dll"
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %System%\erxycloe.dll
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System32.)
Other Details
This Trojan deletes itself after execution.
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.300
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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Game
- XYDE
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{30909876-4567-3908-4056-909834565103}
- InprocServer32
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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Game\XYDE
- Url = "{random values}"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{30909876-4567-3908-4056-909834565103}\InprocServer32
- ThreadingModel = "Apartment"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellExecuteHooks
- {30909876-4567-3908-4056-909834565103} = "erxycloe.dll"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Game\XYDE
- KickRole = "0"
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\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
- AppInit_Dlls = "erxycloe.dll"
Step 5
Search and delete this file
- %System%\erxycloe.dll
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_GAMETHI.AJJ. 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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