PHP_RUNPE.A

April 22, 2017
 Analysis by: Cris Nowell Pantanilla
 ALIASES:

PHP/Agent.IQ trojan (NOD32)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan may be hosted on a website and run when a user accesses the said website.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

2,719 bytes

File Type:

Script

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

20 Apr 2017

Payload:

Executes files

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be hosted on a website and run when a user accesses the said website.

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • It is capable of performing the following functions:
    • Set FDF version
    • Read/Write/Delete files
    • Execute command lines
  • It executes the following file:
    • %Application Data%\Roaming\Ykohir\cipo.yne.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.)

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

13.352.07

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

20 Apr 2017

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

13.353.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

21 Apr 2017

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 PHP_RUNPE.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.


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