X2KM_LOCKY.THY
Troj/DocDl-GHA (Sophos); W97M.Downloader.M (Symantec); X97M.S.Downloader.31401[h] (ViRobot); Trojan-Downloader.MSExcel.Agent.dm (Kaspersky)
Windows
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.
It executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
31,401 bytes
No
24 Dec 2016
Arrival Details
This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.
Download Routine
This Trojan saves the files it downloads using the following names:
- %User Temp%\bogort{number}
- %User Temp%\momerk{number}.vip
(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)
It then executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}ndustries.com/hjv56
- http://{BLOCKED}ud.{BLOCKED}rechtenbach.de/hjv56
- http://{BLOCKED}porter.ru/hjv56
This is the Trend Micro detection for Microsoft Word documents that are compromised through the insertion of a malicious macro.
SOLUTION
9.800
13.106.05
20 Dec 2016
13.107.00
21 Dec 2016
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
Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.
Step 3
Search and delete these files
- %User Temp%\bogort{number}
- %User Temp%\momerk{number}.vip
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as X2KM_LOCKY.THY. 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.
Step 5
Enable the macro virus protection in Microsoft Office Applications
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