PUA_TopicBridge
Windows
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
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
777,080 bytes
EXE
No
10 Oct 2015
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 creates the following folders:
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\apps
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin/res
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/0
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/1
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/143
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/147
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/151
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/155
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/159
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/163
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/167
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/171
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/175
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/177
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/222
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/249
(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.. %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.. %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\lua51.dll
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\1FUJVik4d.dll
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\2MSHtLikxL.dll
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/yZvWSsXxcDUukLwXNnrSdEbC90vWFf90iJ.dll
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin.zip
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin/res/common.css
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin/res/common.js
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin/res/jquery.js
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin/res/knockout.js
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\kLoPVvrSyZOofGUugHSsEez1.dll
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\index.html
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\options.json
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\.DS_Store
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\accept-lg.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\accept.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\back.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\cancel.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\close.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\decline.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\default_logo.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\main.css
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\next.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\progress-bar.gif
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\progress.gif
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\progressPause.gif
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\skin.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\step_bg.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\step_off.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\step_on.png
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\1\adknowledge_3.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\1\do_tracking_hit.lua
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\143\arcadetwist_playthru_pcprocleaner_updateadmin_628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\147\arcadetwist_knctr_playthru_updateadmin_628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\151\arcadetwist_playthru_onesystemcare_updateadmin_628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\155\knctr_playthru_onesystemcare_updateadmin_628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\159\knctr_playthru_tidy_updateadmin_628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\163\knctr_playthru_tidy_triple_628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\167\tidynetwork_playthru_propccleaner_updateadmin_628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\171\tidy_playthru_onesystemcare_triple_628_3.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\175\onesystemcare_tidy_double628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\177\playthru_tidy_double_628_3.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\222\arcadetwist_geniusbox_onesystemcare_628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\249\wordshark_geniusbox_onesystemcare_628.mht
(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.)
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://service.{BLOCKED}adadmin.com/install?{random characters}
- http://mirror.{BLOCKED}adnet1049.com/skins/da/06032014/megazord_skin_cancel.zip
- http://service.{BLOCKED}adadmin.com/env?{random characters}
- http://mirror.{BLOCKED}adnet1049.com/binstallers/BM2/adknowledge/ipage/adknowledge_3.mht
- http://mirror.{BLOCKED}adnet1049.com/binstallers/BM2/api/do_tracking_hit.lua
- http://mirror.{BLOCKED}adnet1049.com/{random path}
- http://mirror.{BLOCKED}adnet1049.com/products/BM2/combos/arcadetwist_knctr_playthru_updateadmin_628.mht
- http://mirror.{BLOCKED}adnet1049.com/products/BM2/combos/knctr_playthru_onesystemcare_updateadmin_628.mht
- http://mirror.{BLOCKED}adnet1049.com/products/BM2/combos/knctr_playthru_tidy_updateadmin_628.mht
- http://mirror.{BLOCKED}adnet1049.com/products/BM2/combos/knctr_playthru_tidy_triple_628.mht
- http://mirror.{BLOCKED}adnet1049.com/products/BM2/combos/tidy_playthru_onesystemcare_triple_628_3.mht
- http://mirror.{BLOCKED}adnet1049.com/products/BM2/combos/onesystemcare_tidy_double628.mht
- http://mirror.{BLOCKED}adnet1049.com/products/BM2/combos/playthru_tidy_double_628_3.mht
- http://mirror.{BLOCKED}adnet1049.com/products/BM2/combos/arcadetwist_geniusbox_onesystemcare_628.mht
- http://mirror.{BLOCKED}adnet1049.com/products/BM2/combos/wordshark_geniusbox_onesystemcare_628.mht
- {BLOCKED}63.140
- {BLOCKED}7.34
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.750
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
Search and delete these components
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\lua51.dll
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\1FUJVik4d.dll
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\2MSHtLikxL.dll
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/yZvWSsXxcDUukLwXNnrSdEbC90vWFf90iJ.dll
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin.zip
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin/res/common.css
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin/res/common.js
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin/res/jquery.js
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin/res/knockout.js
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\kLoPVvrSyZOofGUugHSsEez1.dll
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\index.html
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\options.json
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\.DS_Store
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\accept-lg.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\accept.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\back.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\cancel.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\close.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\decline.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\default_logo.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\main.css
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\next.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\progress-bar.gif
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\progress.gif
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\progressPause.gif
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\skin.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\step_bg.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\step_off.png
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets\step_on.png
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\1\adknowledge_3.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\1\do_tracking_hit.lua
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\143\arcadetwist_playthru_pcprocleaner_updateadmin_628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\147\arcadetwist_knctr_playthru_updateadmin_628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\151\arcadetwist_playthru_onesystemcare_updateadmin_628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\155\knctr_playthru_onesystemcare_updateadmin_628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\159\knctr_playthru_tidy_updateadmin_628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\163\knctr_playthru_tidy_triple_628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\167\tidynetwork_playthru_propccleaner_updateadmin_628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\171\tidy_playthru_onesystemcare_triple_628_3.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\175\onesystemcare_tidy_double628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\177\playthru_tidy_double_628_3.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\222\arcadetwist_geniusbox_onesystemcare_628.mht
- %User Temp%\jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\249\wordshark_geniusbox_onesystemcare_628.mht
Step 3
Search and delete these folders
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\apps
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin/res
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06\skin\assets
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/0
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/1
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/143
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/147
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/151
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/155
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/159
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/163
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/167
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/171
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/175
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/177
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/222
- %User Temp%/jBDkn0acLkx2bZstN06/249
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA_TopicBridge. 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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