BKDR_BANDOK.FR
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.xvrs (Kaspersky), VirTool:Win32/CeeInject (Microsoft); Backdoor.Bandock.A (Symantec)
Windows
Threat Type: Backdoor
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet
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. It connects to a website to send and receive information.
It retrieves specific information from the affected system.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
785,648 bytes
EXE
No
04 May 2016
Steals information, Connects to URLs/IPs, Compromises system security
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 and executes them:
- %Application Data%\mbsa\mbsa.exe
(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming 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 adds the following processes:
- iexplore.exe
It creates the following folders:
- %Application Data%\arl
(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming 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 adds the following mutexes to ensure that only one of its copies runs at any one time:
- BCcSSUSUSUSu
- CNcmcmcmcjSJs
It injects codes into the following process(es):
- iexplore.exe (added process)
Autostart Technique
This Backdoor adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
mbsa = "%Application Data%\mbsa\mbsa.exe"
Other System Modifications
This Backdoor adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion
{Random Numbers} = "{Random String}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Vvvveeeee4
rno1 = "{Random Numbers}.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Vvvveeeee4
gn = "{Random Numbers}.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Vvvveeeee4
mep = "{Random Numbers}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Vvvveeeee4
api = "{Random Numbers}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Vvvveeeee4
pim = "{Random Numbers}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Vvvveeeee4
tvn = "{Random Numbers}.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
DFkfkdk333 = "{Random Numbers}"
Backdoor Routine
This Backdoor executes the following commands from a remote malicious user:
- AddAutoFTPToDB
- CaptureScreen
- ChromeInject
- ClearCred
- CompressArchive
- CopyMTP
- DeleteAutoFTPFromDB
- DeleteFileFromDevice
- DisableChrome
- DisableMouseCapture
- EnableAndLoadCapList
- GenerateReports
- GetAutoFTP
- GetCamlist
- GetFileMONLIST
- GetSound
- GetUSBMONLIST
- GetWifi
- GrabFileFromDevice
- PutFileOnDevice
- RarFolder
- SearchMain
- SendCam
- SendFileMonLog
- SendMTPList
- SendMTPList2
- SendStartup
- SendUSBList
- SendinfoList
- SignoutSkype
- SplitMyFile
- StartFileMonitor
- StartShell
- StealUSB
- StopCam
- StopFileMonitor
- StopSearch
- StopUSBMonitor
- Uninstall
- getkey
It connects to the following websites to send and receive information:
- {BLOCKED}ir.net
- http://www.{BLOCKED}blisherslb.com/CU/
- https://www.{BLOCKED}blisherslb.com/CU/
Download Routine
This Backdoor connects to the following URL(s) to download its component file(s):
- http://{BLOCKED}ir.net/mod/
It saves the files it downloads using the following names:
- %Application Data%\mbsa\cpm.dll
- %Application Data%\mbsa\pmd.dll
- %Application Data%\mbsa\2294.exe
(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming 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.)
Information Theft
This Backdoor retrieves the following information from the affected system:
- User Name
- Computer Name
- OS Version
- IP Address
SOLUTION
9.800
13.948.04
05 Feb 2018
13.949.00
06 Feb 2018
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
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 3
Delete this registry key
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
- Vvvveeeee4
- Vvvveeeee4
Step 4
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\Windows\CurrentVersion
- {Random Numbers} = "{Random String}"
- {Random Numbers} = "{Random String}"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
- DFkfkdk333 = "{Random Numbers}"
- DFkfkdk333 = "{Random Numbers}"
Step 5
Search and delete this folder
- %Application Data%\mbsa
Step 6
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as BKDR_BANDOK.FR. 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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