HKTL_ORMAC
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Threat Type: Hacking Tool
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This hacking tool 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
688,510 bytes
EXE
No
07 Sep 2013
Arrival Details
This hacking tool 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 hacking tool creates the following folders:
- %User Temp%\$inst
- %Program Files%\Company
- %Program Files%\Company\ChaosOne.exe
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.. %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), and 7 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), and 7 (64-bit).)
Other System Modifications
This hacking tool modifies the following file(s):
- %Windows%\setuplog.txt
(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, which is usually C:\Windows.)
It deletes the following files:
- %User Temp%\$inst\0.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\1.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\3.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\4.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\5.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\6.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\7.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\8.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\9.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\10.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\11.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\12.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\13.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\14.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\15.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\16.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\17.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\20.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\50.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\21.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\51.tmp
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)
It adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
ChaosOne.exe 1.00
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\
Layers
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
ChaosOne.exe 1.00
DisplayName = "ChaosOne.exe 1.00"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
ChaosOne.exe 1.00
DisplayIcon = "%Program Files%\Company\ChaosOne.exe\Uninstall.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
ChaosOne.exe 1.00
UninstallString = "%Program Files%\Company\ChaosOne.exe\Uninstall.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
ChaosOne.exe 1.00
NoModify = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
ChaosOne.exe 1.00
NoRepair = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\
Layers
%System%\Macromed\Flash\FlashUpdater.exe = "WINXPSP3 RUNASADMIN"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
LowLevelHooksTimeout = "271"
Dropping Routine
This hacking tool drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\$inst\2.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\temp_0.tmp
- %Program Files%\Company\ChaosOne.exe\Uninstall.ini
- %Start Menu%\Programs\Warcraft III\????.lnk
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.. %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), and 7 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), and 7 (64-bit).. %Start Menu% is the current user's Start Menu folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Start Menu or C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu on Windows Vista and 7.)
Other Details
This hacking tool connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://www.{BLOCKED}3.com/_download/btn1.gif
- http://{BLOCKED}7.246.237/public/chaosone/ca_notice.txt
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.300
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
Delete this registry key
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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- ChaosOne.exe 1.00
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags
- Layers
Step 3
Delete this registry value
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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ChaosOne.exe 1.00
- DisplayName = "ChaosOne.exe 1.00"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ChaosOne.exe 1.00
- DisplayIcon = "%Program Files%\Company\ChaosOne.exe\Uninstall.exe"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ChaosOne.exe 1.00
- UninstallString = "%Program Files%\Company\ChaosOne.exe\Uninstall.exe"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ChaosOne.exe 1.00
- NoModify = "1"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ChaosOne.exe 1.00
- NoRepair = "1"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers
- %System%\Macromed\Flash\FlashUpdater.exe = "WINXPSP3 RUNASADMIN"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
- LowLevelHooksTimeout = "271"
Step 4
Search and delete these components
- %User Temp%\$inst\2.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\temp_0.tmp
- %Program Files%\Company\ChaosOne.exe\Uninstall.ini
- %Start Menu%\Programs\Warcraft III\????.lnk
Step 5
Search and delete these folders
- %User Temp%\$inst
- %Program Files%\Company
- %Program Files%\Company\ChaosOne.exe
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HKTL_ORMAC. 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.
Step 7
Restore deleted/modified files and/or registry entries from backup
*Note: Only Microsoft-related files/keys/values will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted registry keys/values related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on your computer.
- %Windows%\setuplog.txt
Step 8
Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.
- %User Temp%\$inst\0.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\1.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\3.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\4.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\5.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\6.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\7.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\8.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\9.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\10.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\11.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\12.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\13.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\14.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\15.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\16.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\17.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\20.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\50.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\21.tmp
- %User Temp%\$inst\51.tmp
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