BKDR_SMALL.SMPS

 Analysis by: Christopher Daniel So

 ALIASES:

Backdoor:Win32/Poison.E (Microsoft), Backdoor.Trojan (Symantec), BackDoor-EWG (McAfee), Backdoor.Win32.Poison.cehs (Kaspersky)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This backdoor arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

9,216 bytes

File Type:

DLL

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

04 Jan 2012

Arrival Details

This backdoor arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Other Details

This backdoor connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • {BLOCKED}ni.webhop.net:443

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.