Analysis by: Khristian Joseph Morales
ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:O97M/Emotet.SS!MTB (MICROSOFT)

 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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 92,351 bytes
File Type: Other
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 08 Mar 2022

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 adds the following processes:

  • %Windows%\SysWow64\regsvr32.exe /s {Parent of default Excel save path}\xxw1.ocx

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)

Download Routine

This Trojan saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • {Parent of default Excel save path}\xxw1.ocx

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}tters.com/c7g8t/zbBYgukXYxzAF2hZc/
  • http://www.{BLOCKED}publications.com/home/BABxyyWZx8Vu/
  • http://{BLOCKED}ationit.com/screwing/AxLm/
  • http://{BLOCKED}coschoolputhuppally.org/wp-content/UuQ7LBsPoGu9Q/
  • http://{BLOCKED}sroomtime.com/mongery/ZlPsROtQiXIujmJmAA/