BKDR_NETBOT.BHHH

 Analysis by: Jennifer Gumban

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet


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. It may be dropped by other malware.

It does not have any propagation routine.

It executes commands from a remote malicious user, effectively compromising the affected system. It connects to a website to send and receive information.

It does not have any downloading capability.

It gathers certain information on the affected computer.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Ports:

TCP Port 443

File Size:

73,728 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

28 Nov 2013

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, Compromises system security

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.

It may be dropped by other malware.

Autostart Technique

This backdoor adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Shell Folders
Startup = "%User Profile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
User Shell Folders\New
Startup = "%User Profile%\My Documents\Startup"

It enables its automatic execution at every system startup by dropping the following copies of itself into the Windows Common Startup folder:

  • %User Profile%\My Documents\Startup\algsrv.exe

(Note: %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.)

Propagation

This backdoor does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This backdoor executes the following commands from a remote malicious user:

  • Perform remote shell
  • Monitor mouse and keyboard events
  • Uninstall itself
  • Inject itself to specific process
  • Terminate process
  • Capture screenshot
  • Get drive information
  • File Manipulation (Create, Modify, Rename, Copy, Delete)
  • Execute file

It connects to the following websites to send and receive information:

  • {BLOCKED}.90.11:443

Download Routine

This backdoor does not have any downloading capability.

Information Theft

This backdoor gathers the following information on the affected computer:

  • Computer Name
  • OS Version
  • RAM

NOTES:
This backdoor pings the following URL to get its IP address where it connects to send and receive information from malicious user:

  • yd.{BLOCKED}bto.org:443

It does not have rootkit capabilities.

It does not exploit any vulnerability.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

10.450.06

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

03 Dec 2013

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

10.451.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

04 Dec 2013

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

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 3

Delete this registry value

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Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.

 
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
    • Startup = "%User Profile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\New
    • Startup = "%User Profile%\My Documents\Startup"

Step 4

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as BKDR_NETBOT.BHHH. 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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