PE_ZEEKER.A
BehavesLike.Win32.Malware.ssc (mx-v) (Sunbelt)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
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Threat Type: File infector
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This file infector 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
167,940 bytes
EXE
No
09 Jun 2012
Arrival Details
This file infector 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 file infector drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:
- %System%\love.exe
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System32.)
Other System Modifications
This file infector deletes the following files:
- {malware path and file name}.exe
- %System Root%\_DELET~1.BAT
(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)
It adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\
DownloadManager
Dropping Routine
This file infector drops the following files:
- %System Root%\_deleteme.bat
- %System Root%\vcredist_x86.exe
- %Desktop%\vcredist_x86.exe
- %Desktop%\WinPcap_4_1_2.exe
- %System%\ok.dll
(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.. %Desktop% is the current user's desktop, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{User Name}\Desktop on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop on Windows Vista and 7.. %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System32.)
Other Details
This file infector connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://m.{BLOCKED}w.com/show.exe
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.200
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
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_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft
- DownloadManager
Step 3
Search and delete these components
- %System Root%\_deleteme.bat
- %System Root%\vcredist_x86.exe
- %Desktop%\vcredist_x86.exe
- %Desktop%\WinPcap_4_1_2.exe
- %System%\ok.dll
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to clean files detected as PE_ZEEKER.A. 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.
- {malware path and file name}.exe
- %System Root%\_DELET~1.BAT
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