HKTL_REINLOG.GA

 Analysis by: Janus Agcaoili

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet


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. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

1,125,888 bytes

File Type:

EXE

File Compression:

Delphi

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

21 Oct 2015

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.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Other Details

This hacking tool does the following:

  • Send reports to certain smtp servers when the first button is clicked:
    • smtp.{user input}.com
  • Generate an executable and .ini file when the second button is clicked:
    A dialog box will be displayed to give the user the option to choose the location and name the generated file.
    • {user chosen path}\{user-defined file name}.exe - Detected as TSPY_KEYLOG.NTS
    • config.ini - storage of userdata, deleted after use
  • Displays a text file that contains the features and how to remove the generated file TSPY_KEYLOG.NTS when the third button is clicked:
    • readme.txt - deleted after opening with notepad.exe

NOTES:

This hacking tool uses Chinese (Simplified).

It tries to locate and load the following as libraries:

  • {hacking tool path and name}.EN
  • {hacking tool path and name}.ENU

It requires the correct user name and password for the reporting routine.

It links to website www.{BLOCKED}se.com.

It has the following graphical user interface (GUI):

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.750

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

1.668.46

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

21 Oct 2015

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

1.669.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

22 Oct 2015

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 HKTL_REINLOG.GA. 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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