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JS_LOCKY.DLDVEL

August 04, 2016
 Analysis by: Jennifer Gumban
 ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:JS/Locky.A (Microsoft)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Spammed via email


This Trojan arrives as attachment to mass-mailed email messages.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

61,044 bytes

File Type:

JS

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

28 Jul 2016

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, Downloads files

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as attachment to mass-mailed email messages.

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

  • http://{BLOCKED}ohnung-joos.de/b1bq2
    ip: {BLOCKED}.169.145.78
  • http://{BLOCKED}livelihoods.org/xvq5048y
    ip: {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.18.27
  • http://www.{BLOCKED}iciodelduca.com/gd0h1
    ip: {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.40.169

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • %User Temp%\cGkXNNXYVJc8QG7a.exe

(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.)

Trend Micro detects the dowloaded file as:

  • RANSOM_LOCKY

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

12.680.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

28 Jul 2016

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

12.681.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

29 Jul 2016

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

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

Remove malware/grayware files dropped/downloaded by JS_LOCKY.DLDVEL. (Note: Please skip this step if the threats listed below have already been removed.)

     
    • RANSOM_LOCKY

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as JS_LOCKY.DLDVEL. 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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