BKDR_DESTOVER.A
Backdoor.Destover (Symantec)
Windows
Threat Type: Backdoor
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Dropped by other malware
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.
It executes commands from a remote malicious user, effectively compromising the affected system.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
86,016 bytes
EXE
No
03 Dec 2014
Collects system information
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.
Autostart Technique
This backdoor drops the following file(s) in the Windows User Startup folder to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
- %User Startup%\{malware file name}.exe
(Note: %User Startup% is the current user's Startup folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.)
Backdoor Routine
This backdoor executes the following commands from a remote malicious user:
- Move specified file to another directory
- Enumerate files in specified directory
- Enumerate fixed drives and retrieve free disk space
- Download arbitrary files
- Upload arbitrary files
- Execute arbitrary files
- Drop a dummy file
- Check for a specified file's existence
- Enumerate Processes and Modules
- Terminate specified process
- Gather system information
- Reconfigure CnC connection
- Retrieve current working directory and change to another
It connects to the following URL(s) to send and receive commands from a remote malicious user:
- {BLOCKED}3.{BLOCKED}1.222.102:443
- {BLOCKED}8.{BLOCKED}5.226.235:443
NOTES:
It gathers the following information:
- Computer name
- Operating system version
- Processor information
- IPv4 connections
- Existence of a specified process
- Data from specified registry entry
- Network Adapter information
SOLUTION
9.700
11.316.04
03 Dec 2014
11.317.00
04 Dec 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
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as BKDR_DESTOVER.A. 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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