BKDR_PLUGX.AQU
Win32/Korplug.FW (ESET-NOD32);
Windows
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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
413,696 bytes
DLL
Yes
14 Jul 2015
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.
Other System Modifications
This backdoor deletes the following files:
- {path and filename}.jpg
Dropping Routine
This backdoor drops the following files:
- %Application Data%\{random filename 1}
- %Application Data%\{random filename 2}
(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:
- https://amxil.{BLOCKED}t.org/{random}
SOLUTION
9.750
11.790.04
14 Jul 2015
11.791.00
15 Jul 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
- %Application Data%\{random filename 1}
- %Application Data%\{random filename 2}
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as BKDR_PLUGX.AQU. 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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