HKTL_KMSAUTO

June 12, 2017
 ALIASES:

Trojan.Gen.2 (Symantec); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • 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

File Size:

6,086,144 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

12 Jun 2017

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 creates the following folders:

  • %User Profile%\Application Data\Microsoft Toolkit

(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)

Other System Modifications

This Hacking Tool deletes the following files:

  • %Windows%\Tasks\Temp{7bdeb6d2-22a9-4d78-9f55-96865289928d}.job

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)

Dropping Routine

This Hacking Tool drops the following files:

  • %User Profile%\Microsoft Toolkit\Settings.xml
  • %Windows%\Tasks\AutoKMS.job

(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.. %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.8

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

Search and delete these components

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There may be some components that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.
  • %User Profile%\Microsoft Toolkit\Settings.xml
  • %Windows%\Tasks\AutoKMS.job

Step 3

Search and delete this folder

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Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden folders in the search result.
  • %User Profile%\Application Data\Microsoft Toolkit

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HKTL_KMSAUTO. 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

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.

  • %Windows%\Tasks\Temp{7bdeb6d2-22a9-4d78-9f55-96865289928d}.job


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