BKDR_HUPIGON.QKK
TrojanDropper:Win32/Delfsnif.A (Microsoft); W32/Autorun.worm.g (McAfee); W32.Versie.A (Symantec); Backdoor.Win32.Hupigon.myd (Kaspersky); BehavesLike.Win32.Malware.eah (mx-v) (Sunbelt); Found Win32/DH{CwkDJw} (AVG)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
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Threat Type: Backdoor
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
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 deletes itself after execution.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
305,152 bytes
EXE
No
29 May 2013
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.
Installation
This backdoor drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:
- %Program Files%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSINFO\winlive.exe
- %System Root%\winlive.exe
(Note: %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).. %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)
Dropping Routine
This backdoor drops the following files:
- %System Root%\AutoRun.inf
- %Program Files%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSINFO\Delet.bat
- %System%\_winlive.exe
(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.. %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).. %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System32.)
Other Details
This backdoor connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://dayak.{BLOCKED}j.com/ip.txt
It deletes itself after execution.
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
Search and delete these components
- %System Root%\AutoRun.inf
- %Program Files%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSINFO\Delet.bat
- %System%\_winlive.exe
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as BKDR_HUPIGON.QKK. 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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