BKDR_ANDROM.VO

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.

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.

Installation

This backdoor drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

• %All Users Profile%\{random}.exe
• %All Users Profile%\svchost.exe (when running in virtual machine)
• %ProgramData%\{random}.exe (Windows Vista and higher versions)
• %ProgramData%\svchost.exe (Windows Vista and higher versions and running in virtual machine)

(Note: %All Users Profile% is the All Users or Common profile folder, which is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users in Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, and C:\ProgramData in Windows Vista and 7.. %ProgramData% is a version of the Program Files folder where any user on a multi-user computer can make changes to programs. This is usually C:\ProgramData in Windows Vista and 7, or C:\Program Files on Windows 2000, XP (32-bit), and Server 2003, or C:\Program Files (x86) on Windows XP (64-bit).)

It injects threads into the following normal process(es):

• svchost.exe

Autostart Technique

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

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer\Run
{random number} = "%ProgramData%\{random}.exe" (Windows Vista and higher versions)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\
Explorer\Run
{random number} = "%All Users Profile%\{random}.exe" (Versions lower than Windows Vista)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
SunJavaUpdateSched = "%ProgramData%\svchost.exe" (Windows Vista and higher versions, running in virtual machine and Java update is disabled in startup)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
SunJavaUpdateSched = "%All Users Profile%\svchost.exe" (Versions lower than Windows Vista, running in virtual machine and Java update is disabled in startup)

It modifies the following registry entries to ensure it automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
SunJavaUpdateSched = "%ProgramData%\svchost.exe" (Windows Vista and higher versions, running in virtual machine and Java update is enabled in startup)

(Note: The default value data of the said registry entry is {Java Installation Folder}\jusched.exe.)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
SunJavaUpdateSched = "%All Users Profile%\svchost.exe" (Versions lower than Windows Vista, running in virtual machine and Java update is enabled in startup)

(Note: The default value data of the said registry entry is {Java Installation Folder}\jusched.exe.)

Other System Modifications

This backdoor creates the following registry entry(ies) to bypass Windows Firewall:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\
FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\
List
%System%\svchost.exe = "%System%\svchost.exe:*:Generic Host Process"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\
FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\
List
%System%\msiexec.exe = "%System%\msiexec.exe:*:Generic Host Process"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\
FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\
List
{malware path and filename} = "{malware path and filename}:*:Enabled:{malware filename}"

Backdoor Routine

This backdoor executes the following commands from a remote malicious user:

• Download a file from C&C server and save it as %User Temp%\{random number}.exe
• Download a file from C&C server and save it as %System Root%\Documents and Settings\All Users\ms{random number}.dat and loads it
• Start a process
• Uninstall itself
• Remote command prompt

(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.. %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)

It connects to the following URL(s) to send and receive commands from a remote malicious user:

• http://{BLOCKED}.biz/and/gate.php

NOTES:

This backdoor checks if it is being run in VMWare environment or Emulation software. If it is being run in a VMWare environment or Emulation software, it performs another routine where in it will open Port 8000 and listen for a backdoor command to perform remote shell execution.

It also checks if there is a running network monitoring software in the affected machine. If found, it also performs its other routines.