TROJ_UPATRE.SMNF1
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Upatre.BC (Microsoft); Backdoor.Win32.Dyreza.aj (Kaspersky); Downloader.Upatre!gen5 (Symantec); Troj/Upatre-KU (Sophos); Trojan.Upatre.AT (BitDefender)
Windows
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet
This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It does not have any propagation routine.
It does not have any backdoor routine.
As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
It connects to certain websites to send and receive information. However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible. It deletes itself after execution.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
31,744 bytes
EXE
No
29 Apr 2015
Connects to URLs/IPs, Steals information, Downloads files
Arrival Details
This Trojan 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 Trojan drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:
- %User Temp%\www_search.exe
(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.)
Propagation
This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.
Backdoor Routine
This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\www_QDF00.txt - contains malware path and file name
(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.)
Download Routine
This Trojan connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:
- https://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.121.140/tku021.png
- https://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.122.31/tku021.png
- https://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.138.75/tku021.png
- https://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.130.90/tku021.png
- https://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.50.65/tku021.png
- https://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.2.228/tku021.png
- https://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.97.36/tku021.png
- https://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.97.71/tku021.png
- https://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.2.228/tku021.png
It saves the files it downloads using the following names:
- %User Temp%\{random filename}.exe
(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.)
As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
Information Theft
This Trojan gathers the following data:
- Computer name
- Operating system version
- Service pack installed
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following URL(s) to get the affected system's IP address:
- http://icanhazip.com/
It connects to the following website to send and receive information:
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.109.65:{random port}/TKU22/{hostname}/{data}
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
It deletes itself after execution.
SOLUTION
9.750
11.627.00
24 Apr 2015
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 components
- %User Temp%\{random filename}.exe
- %User Temp%\www_QDF00.txt
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_UPATRE.SMNF1. 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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