TROJ_CLICKR.AP
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
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Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
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
226,380 bytes
EXE
Yes
16 Oct 2013
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 drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:
- %Application Data%\update.exe
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista and 7.)
Autostart Technique
This Trojan adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
update.exe = "%Application Data%\update.exe"
Other System Modifications
This Trojan modifies the following file(s):
- %System%\drivers\etc\hosts
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System32.)
It adds the following registry entries as part of its installation routine:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Security Center
UACDisableNotify = "0"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\
system
EnableLUA = "0"
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- {BLOCKED}a.{BLOCKED}at.dns05.com
- {BLOCKED}p.{BLOCKED}at.dns05.com
- {BLOCKED}n.{BLOCOKED}at.dns05.com
- {BLOCKED}a.{BLOCKED}at.dns05.com
- {BLOCKED}r.{BLOCKED}at.dns05.com
- {BLOCKED}a.{BLOCKED}at.dns05.com
- {BLOCKED}n.{BLOCKED}at.dns05.com