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TROJ_UPATRE.BMS

March 03, 2015
 Analysis by: Miguel Carlo Ang
 ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Upatre(Microsoft);Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Upatre.vhu(Kaspersky);TR/Upatre.6118310(Avira)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


This Trojan deletes the initially executed copy of itself.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

24,064 bytes

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

03 Mar 2015

Installation

This Trojan drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %User Temp%\raturas.exe

(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

It drops and executes the following files:

  • %User Temp%\viagra.pdf
  • %User Temp%\{random}.exe

(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following URL(s) to get the affected system's IP address:

  • http://checkip.dyndns.org/

It connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}okeltd.co.uk/demo/documentation/sdocn.pdf
  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.9.129:14203/0203no11/{hostname}/0/{service pack}/0/EFIBFEFBHGBGL
  • http://{BLOCKED}alpalletdelivery.com/cufon/sdocn.pdf

It deletes the initially executed copy of itself

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.750

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

11.492.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

18 Feb 2015

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

11.493.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

19 Feb 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

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 these files

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  • %User Temp%\viagra.pdf
  • %User Temp%\{random}.exe

Step 4

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