TROJ_SWISYN.XRV

October 06, 2014
 Analysis by: RonJay Kristoffer Caragay
 ALIASES:

Trojan:Win32/Danglo!gmb (Microsoft); Win32/TrojanDownloader.Hancitor.A (ESET-NOD32); RDN/Downloader.a!ti (McAfee); Trojan.Smoaler (Symantec); Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Foreign.leeg (Kaspersky); Troj/Agent-AJBI (Sophos); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt)

 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 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

File Size:

106,496 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

24 Sep 2014

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 copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %User Temp%\winlogin.exe

(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, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)

Autostart Technique

This Trojan adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
winlogin = "%User Temp%\winlogin.exe"

Other System Modifications

This Trojan adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Active Setup\Installed Components\05F16C88-71D3-42C1-BB4F-E9BAF7DB4A9E

It adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Active Setup\Installed Components\05F16C88-71D3-42C1-BB4F-E9BAF7DB4A9E
cfg = "{random characters}"

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • {BLOCKED}4qc2r4bn63.tor2web.org

It deletes itself after execution.

NOTES:

It also connects to the following non-malicious URL to get the IP:

  • http://icanhazip.com

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

11.170.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

25 Sep 2014

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

11.171.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

25 Sep 2014

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

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 3

Delete this registry key

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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\Active Setup\Installed Components
    • 05F16C88-71D3-42C1-BB4F-E9BAF7DB4A9E

Step 4

Delete this registry value

[ Learn More ]

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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    • winlogin = "%User Temp%\winlogin.exe"
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\05F16C88-71D3-42C1-BB4F-E9BAF7DB4A9E
    • cfg = "{random characters}"

Step 5

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

Step 6

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.


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