TROJ_ZLOB.FAY
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Renos.CO (Microsoft); Puper (McAfee); Downloader.MisleadApp (Symantec); Hoax.Win32.Renos.dym (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan.FakeAlert.PO (FSecure)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
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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
19,456 bytes
EXE
No
27 Nov 2012
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.
Other System Modifications
This Trojan deletes the following files:
- %User Temp%\br1.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.)
It adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\
CLSID\{c0ca766d-060c-48e1-b536-205e321bd174}\InProcServer32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Windows Safety Alert
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\kldfjlfd
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
SharedTaskScheduler
{c0ca766d-060c-48e1-b536-205e321bd174} = "geosphere"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CLSID\{c0ca766d-060c-48e1-b536-205e321bd174}\InProcServer32
ThreadingModel = "Apartment"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Windows Safety Alert
DisplayName = "Windows Safety Alert"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Windows Safety Alert
UninstallString = "{malware path and file name} /del"
It deletes the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
SharedTaskScheduler\{c0ca766d-060c-48e1-b536-205e321bd174}
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %System%\wowlze.dll
- %User Temp%\br1.exe
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\System32 on Windows NT and 2000, or C:\Windows\System32 on Windows XP and Server 2003.. %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.)
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://www.{BLOCKED}ore.com/get.php?partner=1012
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.300
Step 1
For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.
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\Classes\CLSID\{c0ca766d-060c-48e1-b536-205e321bd174}
- InProcServer32
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- Windows Safety Alert
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
- kldfjlfd
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\Explorer\SharedTaskScheduler
- {c0ca766d-060c-48e1-b536-205e321bd174} = "geosphere"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{c0ca766d-060c-48e1-b536-205e321bd174}\InProcServer32
- ThreadingModel = "Apartment"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Windows Safety Alert
- DisplayName = "Windows Safety Alert"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Windows Safety Alert
- UninstallString = "{malware path and file name} /del"
Step 4
Search and delete these files
- %System%\wowlze.dll
- %User Temp%\br1.exe
Step 5
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_ZLOB.FAY. 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 6
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%\br1.tmp
Step 7
Restore these deleted registry keys/values from backup
*Note: Only Microsoft-related keys/values will be restored. If the malware/grayware also deleted registry keys/values related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on your computer.
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SharedTaskScheduler
- {c0ca766d-060c-48e1-b536-205e321bd174}
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