HackTool.Win32.GameHack.VHUIYU
Windows
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Threat Type: Hacking Tool
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Hacking Tool 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
1,581,248 bytes
EXE
Yes
20 Jan 2020
Arrival Details
This Hacking Tool 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 Hacking Tool adds the following processes:
- "%User Profile%\Cheathappens\Work\Runtime\~CheathappensTrainer982.tmp" "16744820695884" "{malware file path and name}"
(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
It creates the following folders:
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Work\Runtime\Version
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Work\Runtime
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Work
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens
- %Application Data%\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys\#embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Debug
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Keys
Other System Modifications
This Hacking Tool deletes the following files:
- %Application Data%\Macromedia\Flash Player\#SharedObjects\K48846QH\embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net\flash\embed_player_v2.0.swf\settings.sxx
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
DirectInput\MostRecentApplication
Version = "\x00\x07\x00\x00"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
DirectInput\MostRecentApplication
Name = "~CHEATHAPPENSTRAINER982.TMP"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
DirectInput\MostRecentApplication
Id = "~CHEATHAPPENSTRAINER982.TMP5A72405E000C8200"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
DirectInput\MostRecentApplication
MostRecentStart = "\xc9\x03\xc9I\x8f[\xd5\x01"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\
Microsoft\DirectDraw\MostRecentApplication
Name = "~CheathappensTrainer982.tmp"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\
Microsoft\DirectDraw\MostRecentApplication
ID = "1517437022"
Dropping Routine
This Hacking Tool drops the following files:
- %Application Data%\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys\#embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net\settings.sxx
- %User Temp%\Options
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Work\Runtime\inetcheck.dat
- %Application Data%\Macromedia\Flash Player\#SharedObjects\K48846QH\embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net\flash\embed_player_v2.0.swf\settings.sol
- %AppDataLocal%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\3UYAQU1F\www.cheathappens[1].xml
- %User Temp%\5.ogg
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Debug\Bioshock Remastered.debug
- %User Temp%\4.ogg
- %User Temp%\6.ogg
- %Application Data%\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys\settings.sol
- %User Temp%\1.ogg
- %User Temp%\3.ogg
- %Application Data%\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys\#embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net\settings.sol
- %Application Data%\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys\settings.sxx
- %User Temp%\CH.dll
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Work\Runtime\~CheathappensTrainer982.tmp
- %User Temp%\help.txt
- %AppDataLocal%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MSIMGSIZ.DAT
- %User Temp%\0.ogg
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Work\Runtime\cheathappens.net
- %User Temp%\7.ogg
Other Details
This Hacking Tool connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://www.{BLOCKED}appens.com/inetcheck.txt
- http://www.{BLOCKED}appens.com/unauthorized/129749208.zip
- http://www.{BLOCKED}appens.com/trainer_troubleshooting_lite.asp
- http://www.{BLOCKED}tagmanager.com
- http://d31qbv1cthcecs.{BLOCKED}ront.net
- http://fonts.{BLOCKED}apis.com
- http://www.{BLOCKED}tagservices.com
- http://fast.{BLOCKED}a.com
- http://embedwistia-a.{BLOCKED}hd.net
- http://distillery.{BLOCKED}a.com
- http://pipedream.{BLOCKED}a.com
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.850
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Identify and terminate files detected as HackTool.Win32.GameHack.VHUIYU
- Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
- If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
- If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.
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_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\MostRecentApplication
- Version = "\x00\x07\x00\x00"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\MostRecentApplication
- Name = "~CHEATHAPPENSTRAINER982.TMP"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\MostRecentApplication
- Id = "~CHEATHAPPENSTRAINER982.TMP5A72405E000C8200"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\MostRecentApplication
- MostRecentStart = "\xc9\x03\xc9I\x8f[\xd5\x01"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\DirectDraw\MostRecentApplication
- Name = "~CheathappensTrainer982.tmp"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\DirectDraw\MostRecentApplication
- ID = "1517437022"
Step 4
Search and delete these components
- %Application Data%\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys\#embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net\settings.sxx
- %User Temp%\Options
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Work\Runtime\inetcheck.dat
- %Application Data%\Macromedia\Flash Player\#SharedObjects\K48846QH\embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net\flash\embed_player_v2.0.swf\settings.sol
- %AppDataLocal%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\3UYAQU1F\www.cheathappens[1].xml
- %User Temp%\5.ogg
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Debug\Bioshock Remastered.debug
- %User Temp%\4.ogg
- %User Temp%\6.ogg
- %Application Data%\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys\settings.sol
- %User Temp%\1.ogg
- %User Temp%\3.ogg
- %Application Data%\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys\#embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net\settings.sol
- %Application Data%\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys\settings.sxx
- %User Temp%\CH.dll
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Work\Runtime\~CheathappensTrainer982.tmp
- %User Temp%\help.txt
- %AppDataLocal%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MSIMGSIZ.DAT
- %User Temp%\0.ogg
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Work\Runtime\cheathappens.net
- %User Temp%\7.ogg
Step 5
Search and delete these folders
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Work\Runtime\Version
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Work\Runtime
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Work
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens
- %Application Data%\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys\#embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Debug
- %User Profile%\Cheathappens\Keys
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HackTool.Win32.GameHack.VHUIYU. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
Step 7
Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.
- %Application Data%\Macromedia\Flash Player\#SharedObjects\K48846QH\embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net\flash\embed_player_v2.0.swf\settings.sxx
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