WORM_CRIDEX.AR

 Analysis by: Sabrina Lei Sioting

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Worm

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


This worm arrives by connecting affected removable drives to a system. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It is injected into all running processes to remain memory resident.

It drops an AUTORUN.INF file to automatically execute the copies it drops when a user accesses the drives of an affected system.

It connects to a website to send and receive information.

It deletes the initially executed copy of itself.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

79,872 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

19 Jan 2012

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

This worm arrives by connecting affected removable drives to a system.

It 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 worm drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %Application Data%\KB{random numbers}.exe

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

It drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\POS6.tmp.BAT

(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.)

It creates the following folders:

  • %Application Data%\{random folder}

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

It is injected into all running processes to remain memory resident.

It adds the following mutexes to ensure that only one of its copies runs at any one time:

  • Local\E{random numbers}
  • Local\M{random numbers}
  • Local\I{random numbers}
  • Local\R{random numbers}
  • Local\F{random numbers}
  • Local\B{random numbers}
  • Local\S{random numbers}

Autostart Technique

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

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
KB{random numbers}.exe = ""%Application Data%\KB{random numbers}.exe""

Other System Modifications

This worm adds the following registry entries as part of its installation routine:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
GlobalUserOffline = 0

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows Media Center\{random1}
{default} = {hex numbers}

It adds the following registry keys as part of its installation routine:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows Media Center

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows Media Center\{random}

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows Media Center\{random1}

Propagation

This worm creates the following folders in all removable drives:

  • {random folder}

It drops the following copy(ies) of itself in all removable drives:

  • {random folder}\{random file name}.exe

It drops an AUTORUN.INF file to automatically execute the copies it drops when a user accesses the drives of an affected system.

The said .INF file contains the following strings:

[autorun]
open={random folder}\{random file name}.exe
shell\Open\Command={random folder}\{random file name}.exe
shell\Open\Default=1
shell\Explore\Command={random folder}\{random file name}.exe
shell\Autoplay\command={random folder}\{random file name}.exe

Backdoor Routine

This worm connects to the following websites to send and receive information:

  • https://{BLOCKED}.com/T1/
  • https://{BLOCKED}.com/T1/
  • https://{BLOCKED}.com/T1/
  • https://{BLOCKED}.net/T1/

Information Theft

This worm monitors the Internet Explorer (IE) activities of the affected system, specifically the address bar. It recreates a legitimate website with a spoofed login page if a user visits banking sites with the following strings in the address bar and/or title bar:

  • *.com/K1inessaccess.citiveaccess.citizen
  • *.onlineaccess
  • */Authenticatbank.com*
  • */Authoint.usbank.com*
  • */CASHplusineaccess1.com*
  • */CLKCCM/*treasury.pncbank*
  • */Common/Sice.wellsfargo.co
  • */Common/Signnlineserv/CM*
  • */Common/Sit*
  • */Common/net*
  • */IBWS/*
  • */ebc_ebc1*express.53.com*
  • */ebc_ebc1961press.53.com/expcom*
  • */ibsolbb/*
  • */inets/*
  • */sbuser/*
  • */wirenternet-ebankingm*
  • *CLKCCM*
  • *access.rbsm.cotiabank.com*
  • *anb.portalva
  • *b*business-eb.ibaeaf*
  • *b*servlet/teller*urentry.calbankt
  • *ba*efirstbank.com*
  • *banking.ca/*
  • *banking.calapitalonebank.cocom/K1/*\
  • *banking.calb
  • *banking.calbaitalonebank.com*m/K1/*
  • *banking.firservices.com*
  • *banking.firstteom*
  • *banking.tbank.com*
  • *bankonline.com*
  • *bankonline.sbo*
  • *banwernet.capitalon
  • *bc_ebc1961/*
  • *blilk.com*
  • *bmibank.com*
  • *bmoharri
  • *bmoharrispbnycash.bankofnyn.com*
  • *bmomutualfu
  • *bmomutualfun
  • *bmomutualfundsbusinessbanking./logon*
  • *bnycash.bankoflon.com*
  • *bnycasr.bnymellon.com*on*
  • *bnycger.bnymellon.cognon*
  • *bob.sovere
  • *bolb-eashproonline.bankohewest.com*
  • *bolb-east.roonline.bankofawest.com*
  • *boveda.banam
  • *btowernet.capital
  • *busibbankingforbusinxpress.com*
  • *busieasurydirect.tdbxpress/logon.act
  • *busineibbpowerlink.com
  • *businesing.calbanktrustbank.com*
  • *business.nfundsxpress.com*
  • *businessbankiibc.com*
  • *businessbankinom/logon*
  • *businessclassoshanalyzer.com*
  • *businesse.fundsxpress.co
  • *businessmg.calbanktrust.cnk.com*
  • *businessonlierlink.com*
  • *businesurydirect.tdbanress/logon.actio
  • *buwebbankingforbushexpress.com*
  • *bxs.spx*
  • *cashanalyzecom*
  • *cashanalyzer.m*
  • *cencorpcu.com*
  • *cfgbusincial*
  • *cib.bankof/auth*
  • *cib.bankom/auth*
  • *cibbbt.com/auth*
  • *citibank.citigroizensbank.com*
  • *cl.bbt.com/auth*
  • *cmserver*
  • *comerica.com/bks.com/olb*
  • *commerci*commercialservifxmanager.bankofirect.com*
  • *commercial.w
  • *commercial.wa
  • *commercial.wach
  • *commercialser*ifxmanager.banksdirect.com*
  • *corpACH*
  • *cu.com*s.cunet.org*
  • *cu.conks.cunet.org*
  • *cuylinks.cunet.org
  • *e-moneyger.corentrycorp.amegy
  • *easyweba.banamex.com.mxIBWS/*
  • *easywebcpst.associatedbanedbank.com*
  • *easyweda.banamex.com.*/IBWS/*
  • *ebanking-serves.com*
  • *ebanking-servic.com*
  • *ebc_ebc1961*
  • *ebc_ervices.com*
  • *ecas.arvest.com*
  • *ecash.rvest.com*
  • *efirstbank.com*
  • *enlobal1.onlineban
  • *entebal1.onlinebank.*/sbuser/*
  • *enteral1.onlinebank.c/sbuser/*
  • *enternetb
  • *enternetban*northerntrust.c
  • *epd.uscenasp*
  • *epd.uscentrp*
  • *epd.usnet*
  • *express.53itizens.com*
  • *express.tcitizens.com*
  • *eyger.com*
  • *flickr.com*
  • *globalinkreet.com*
  • *globalistreet.com*
  • *globet.net*
  • *glrnet.net*
  • *hb.exe* aspx*
  • *hbcash.ex
  • *hbcash.exe*
  • *hillsbank.co*
  • *hillsbank.com*
  • *hillsbankbb/*
  • *hillsonalcity.com*
  • *hiltionalcity.com*
  • *homebank.n
  • *hsbc*
  • *ibbpowan.com*
  • *ibbpower.com*
  • *ibbpowerlink.business.jsp*
  • *ibbpowerlink.cosiness.jsp*
  • *iconnect.com*
  • *inetba
  • *inetbank
  • *mbachexmbersunited.org*surer.com*
  • *mbachexpress.nited.org*
  • *metrobankd
  • *metrobankdir
  • *metrobankdir*
  • *metrobankdom*
  • *mybanknshinestatefeder
  • *mybasunshinestatefed
  • *mystreabank.com*
  • *nashvillecint.usbank.com*
  • *nashvillecitt.usbank.com*
  • *nfgbusinessonlinakecitybank.webc
  • *nline.chase.com/*
  • *nortbanker.cc*
  • *northbnker.cc*
  • *northeOn/*
  • *northerntrust
  • *nsbank.com/
  • *nsbank.com//b
  • *ntrs.com*
  • *onlinebanking.bonline.tdbank.coank.com*
  • *onlinebausinessonline.tdapitalbank.com*
  • *onlineserv/-banking*
  • *orporate.org*
  • *otm.sun
  • *passport.tvillecitizensban.com*
  • *paylinks.cune
  • *paypalaspx*
  • *phcp/sank.com*
  • *phcp/senk.com*
  • *phcp/serv.com*
  • *pub/htmk.citigroup.com*nk.com*
  • *pub/html*citigroup.com*
  • *rbs.com/wps/andyspringbank.c/mp*
  • *rbs.com/wps/podyspringbank.comp*
  • *royalbaaccess.rbsm.com/abank.com*
  • *royalbankcess.rbsm.com/loank.com*
  • *s.usbank.com*
  • *sandyspayment.com/mp*
  • *sandytpayment.com/mp*
  • *secure
  • *secure.bancbank.wesbanco.co
  • *secure.banebank.wesbanco.m*
  • *secure.fundsxpolb*
  • *secure2.umb.co*libertymutualbuioonline.metavanom*
  • *secure7.access1.com*
  • *secure7.oncess1.com*
  • *securebaalhartfederal.co
  • *securebankhartfederal.com*
  • *securentry*
  • *sial.wachovia.comhcp/servlet*
  • *solusinessonline.comconstitutioncorp
  • *solutioessonline.com*
  • *solutionssonline.com*
  • *sso.towernet.capital.com/consultnc*
  • *sso.uboc*
  • *sttennessee*
  • *svbc.banksterling.cocom*
  • *svbconnect.crling.com*
  • *svng.banksterling.k.com*
  • *tatedbank.com*
  • *telepc.*
  • *top.capital.com*
  • *top.capitst.com*
  • *torateAccounts*
  • *treasessonline.huntinm*
  • *treasury.portal/*
  • *treasury.wcom*
  • *treasurydir3.com/express/lo.com*
  • *treasuryk.com*
  • *treateAccounts*
  • *treinessonline.huntcom*
  • *trem/wps/portal/cb/bank.com*
  • *trusessclassonline.ccey-ebanking.comm*
  • *trustmsclassonline.comy-ebanking.com*
  • *twitter.
  • *unitedban
  • *unitedbankw
  • *unxe*
  • *usaa.com*
  • *usinessclassonlinalyzer.com*
  • *vectrabank.ingbankconnect.cktx.com/cgi-bin/inkweb.com*
  • *vectrabanpringbankconnectanktx.com/cgi-biylinkweb.com*
  • *webbankin
  • *wellsoffiualfunds.com*
  • *wellsofutualfunds.com*
  • *wellsomutualfunds.comnessbanking.cibc*
  • *westfieldcure-eccu.org*
  • *westfiesecure-eccu.org*
  • *wsclassonline.comr.com*
  • *y.statestreet.cotfolio*
  • .1stsource.com*
  • .com/K1/*essaccess.citibaaccess.citizensb
  • .fsbnm.com*
  • .fsbperkasie.com
  • access.ine.scotiabank.cank.com*
  • anking.firsttenn*
  • bank.com*
  • banking.cibc.com
  • banking.com*
  • bcashmgmt.com*
  • bk.inetbanker.co
  • blilk.comom*
  • bperkasie.com*
  • businessonline.hnager.com*
  • capitalonebank.cultnc*
  • centerprisebank.
  • comerica.com/bus.com/olb*
  • corp.amegybank.cnlineserv/CM*
  • direct.com*
  • easury.pncbank.c
  • ebanking.com*
  • encorpcu.com*
  • er.usbank.com*
  • erkasie.com*
  • essclassonline.czer.com*
  • etrobankdirect.c
  • fbconnect.com*
  • ficenterprisebanm*
  • harrisprivatebanankofny.com*
  • hutch.com*
  • ibanking-service
  • ierview.membersuzuhoe-treasurer.
  • itutioncorp.org*
  • l.mibank.com*
  • l.selectpayment.
  • moharrisprivateb.bankofny.com*
  • mycorporatecure.fnbhutch.cmoneyger*
  • neymanagergps.co
  • nlinebanking.banline.tdbank.com*k.com*
  • nlinencr.com*
  • oneyger.com*
  • onlinencr.k.com*
  • paylinks.cunet.o
  • rcial.wachovia.c*phcp/servlet*
  • robankdirect.com
  • rp.amegybank.comineserv/CM*
  • rview.membersunihoe-treasurer.co
  • s.citibank.citigitizensbank.com
  • s.com*
  • secure2.umb.com*ibertymutualbusionline.metavante*
  • servlet/telleecurentry.calban
  • sh.fsbnm.com*
  • sinessonline.hunger.com*
  • solutions.html*
  • ssbanking.cibc.c!
  • stitutioncorp.or
  • stsource.com*
  • t.capitalonebanknsultnc*
  • tsbk.inetbanker.
  • webcashmgmt.com*bank.com*
  • wtdirect.com*
  • ycorporate.org*
  • nbhutch.com*
  • ylinks.cunet.orgbankonline.sboff
  • ymanagergps.com*

Other Details

This worm deletes the initially executed copy of itself

NOTES:

It monitors the following browsers:

  • IEXPLORE.EXE
  • FIREFOX.EXE

It has the following backdoor capabilities:

  • Update itself
  • Download other files
  • Steal login credentials
  • Monitors cookies
  • Download and execute additional files
  • Upload collected certificates and credentials

It collects configuration data and store it in the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Media Center\{random}
{default} = {config file}

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.200

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

8.721.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

19 Jan 2012

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

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. Before you could do this, you must restart in Safe Mode. For instructions on how to do this, you may refer to this page If the preceding step requires you to restart in safe mode, you may proceed to edit the system registry.

 
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft
    • Windows Media Center

Step 4

Delete this registry value

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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\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    • KB{random numbers}.exe = ""%Application Data%\KB{random numbers}.exe""
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
    • GlobalUserOffline = 0

Step 5

Search and delete these folders

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Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden folders in the search result. %Application Data%\{random folder}
{drive letter}\{random folder}

Step 6

Search and delete this file

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There may be some component files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result. %User Temp%\POS6.tmp.BAT

Step 7

Search and delete AUTORUN.INF files created by WORM_CRIDEX.AR that contain these strings

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[autorun]
open={random folder}\{random file name}.exe
shell\Open\Command={random folder}\{random file name}.exe
shell\Open\Default=1
shell\Explore\Command={random folder}\{random file name}.exe
shell\Autoplay\command={random folder}\{random file name}.exe

Step 8

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