BKDR_NANOCORE.SMD

February 05, 2018
 Analysis by: Wilbert Vidal
 ALIASES:

Trojan.MSIL.NanoCore.B (fs) (VIPRE); Backdoor.NanoCore (Malwarebytes); Trojan.Nanocore.23 (DrWeb)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Backdoor 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

File Size:

207,360 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

30 Jan 2018

Arrival Details

This Backdoor 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 Backdoor drops the following files:

  • %Application Data%\{GUID}\run.dat

(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming 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 Backdoor connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • {BLOCKED}waylord.{BLOCKED}s.net
  • {BLOCKED}baddest.{BLOCKED}o.org

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

13.812.05

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

29 Nov 2017

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

13.813.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

30 Nov 2017

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

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 4

Search and delete this file

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  • %Application Data%\{GUID}\run.dat

Step 5

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as BKDR_NANOCORE.SMD. 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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