TROJ_MIPC.034134IQ14
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
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.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
687,624 bytes
EXE
No
04 Oct 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 creates the following folders:
- %User Temp%\Tempdir
- %User Temp%\TempDir
(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.)
Other System Modifications
This Trojan adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
TypeLib\{F126C9FC-9299-40F2-BD42-C59023AD1E7F}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
TypeLib\{F126C9FC-9299-40F2-BD42-C59023AD1E7F}\1.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
TypeLib\{F126C9FC-9299-40F2-BD42-C59023AD1E7F}\1.0\
FLAGS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
TypeLib\{F126C9FC-9299-40F2-BD42-C59023AD1E7F}\1.0\
0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
TypeLib\{F126C9FC-9299-40F2-BD42-C59023AD1E7F}\1.0\
0\win32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
TypeLib\{F126C9FC-9299-40F2-BD42-C59023AD1E7F}\1.0\
HELPDIR
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Interface\{237FDFDB-3722-470E-8BA8-90196DABE967}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Interface\{237FDFDB-3722-470E-8BA8-90196DABE967}\ProxyStubClsid
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Interface\{237FDFDB-3722-470E-8BA8-90196DABE967}\ProxyStubClsid32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Interface\{237FDFDB-3722-470E-8BA8-90196DABE967}\TypeLib
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\
FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Appscion
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Setup.Application = "Setup.Application"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
CLSID\{017E057B-DACF-4A07-B878-E294565E3F90} = "Setup.Application"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Setup.Application\CLSID = "{017E057B-DACF-4A07-B878-E294565E3F90}"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
CLSID\{017E057B-DACF-4A07-B878-E294565E3F90}\ProgID = "Setup.Application"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
CLSID\{017E057B-DACF-4A07-B878-E294565E3F90}\InprocHandler32 = "ole32.dll"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
CLSID\{017E057B-DACF-4A07-B878-E294565E3F90}\LocalServer32 = "{malware path and file name} "
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Interface\{237FDFDB-3722-470E-8BA8-90196DABE967}\TypeLib
Version = "1.0"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\
FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION
{malware file name} = "1aa"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Appscion
AppInstanceUid = "BB89883B-BE5F-48A2-AF72-4445FF0CDD60"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Appscion
RunPhase = "{random values}"
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\TempDir\Chrome96187_Local State
- %User Temp%\TempDir\Chrome96203_Local State
- %User Temp%\TempDir\Chrome96218_Local State
- %User Temp%\TempDir\Firefox96234_profiles.ini
- %User Temp%\TempDir\Firefox96250_profiles.ini
- %User Temp%\TempDir\Chrome97140_Local State
- %User Temp%\TempDir\Firefox97140_profiles.ini
(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.)
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://setup.{BLOCKED}installer.com
- {BLOCKED}6.176
- {BLOCKED}0.1
- {BLOCKED}.228.226
- {BLOCKED}.52.5
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.700
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
Delete this registry key
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\Classes\TypeLib
- {F126C9FC-9299-40F2-BD42-C59023AD1E7F}
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{F126C9FC-9299-40F2-BD42-C59023AD1E7F}
- 1.0
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{F126C9FC-9299-40F2-BD42-C59023AD1E7F}\1.0
- FLAGS
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{F126C9FC-9299-40F2-BD42-C59023AD1E7F}\1.0
- 0
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{F126C9FC-9299-40F2-BD42-C59023AD1E7F}\1.0\0
- win32
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{F126C9FC-9299-40F2-BD42-C59023AD1E7F}\1.0
- HELPDIR
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface
- {237FDFDB-3722-470E-8BA8-90196DABE967}
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{237FDFDB-3722-470E-8BA8-90196DABE967}
- ProxyStubClsid
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{237FDFDB-3722-470E-8BA8-90196DABE967}
- ProxyStubClsid32
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{237FDFDB-3722-470E-8BA8-90196DABE967}
- TypeLib
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
- FeatureControl
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl
- FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE
- Appscion
Step 3
Delete this registry value
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_CLASSES_ROOT
- Setup.Application = "Setup.Application"
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- CLSID\{017E057B-DACF-4A07-B878-E294565E3F90} = "Setup.Application"
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- Setup.Application\CLSID = "{017E057B-DACF-4A07-B878-E294565E3F90}"
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- CLSID\{017E057B-DACF-4A07-B878-E294565E3F90}\ProgID = "Setup.Application"
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- CLSID\{017E057B-DACF-4A07-B878-E294565E3F90}\InprocHandler32 = "ole32.dll"
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- CLSID\{017E057B-DACF-4A07-B878-E294565E3F90}\LocalServer32 = "{malware path and file name} "
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{237FDFDB-3722-470E-8BA8-90196DABE967}\TypeLib
- Version = "1.0"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION
- {malware file name} = "1aa"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Appscion
- AppInstanceUid = "BB89883B-BE5F-48A2-AF72-4445FF0CDD60"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Appscion
- RunPhase = "{random values}"
Step 4
Search and delete these components
- %User Temp%\TempDir\Chrome96187_Local State
- %User Temp%\TempDir\Chrome96203_Local State
- %User Temp%\TempDir\Chrome96218_Local State
- %User Temp%\TempDir\Firefox96234_profiles.ini
- %User Temp%\TempDir\Firefox96250_profiles.ini
- %User Temp%\TempDir\Chrome97140_Local State
- %User Temp%\TempDir\Firefox97140_profiles.ini
Step 5
Search and delete these folders
- %User Temp%\Tempdir
- %User Temp%\TempDir
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_MIPC.034134IQ14. 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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