TROJ_ESTIWIR.R
Trojan:Win32/Estiwir (Microsoft); Trojan.Packed.NsAnti (Symantec); HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky); Trojan-Dropper.Win32.OnlineGames.qcf (v) (Sunbelt); Win32/Heur (AVG)
Windows
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.
It deletes itself after execution.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
1,321,490 bytes
EXE
Yes
10 Jan 2015
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:
- %User Temp%\95b8.tmp
(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.)
It creates the following folders:
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
- %User Temp%\nsd6.tmp
- %Program Files%\smarttip
- %User Temp%\yhsys
- %User Temp%\nsg27.tmp
- %Program Files%\SmartTip
(Note: %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.. %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.. %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.. %Program Files% is the Program Files folder, where it usually is C:\Program Files on all Windows operating system versions; C:\Program Files (x86) for 32-bit applications running on Windows 64-bit operating systems.)
Autostart Technique
This Trojan adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
smarttip = "%Program Files%\smarttip\SmartTipC.exe /RUN"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
SmartTip = "%Program Files%\SmartTip\SmartTipAgent.exe"
It registers as a system service to ensure its automatic execution at every system startup by adding the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\
Services\50664b2f
Other System Modifications
This Trojan deletes the following files:
- %User Temp%\nsn4.tmp
- %User Temp%\nsd6.tmp
- %User Profile%\Cookies\index.dat
- %System%\Drivers\EstRtw.sys
- %User Temp%\9990.exe
- %User Temp%\nsq25.tmp
- %User Temp%\nsg27.tmp
- %Program Files%\SmartTip\SmartTipC.exe
- %Program Files%\SmartTip\Uninstall.exe
- %Program Files%\SmartTip\Update.dat
- %User Temp%\68546.exe
- %System Root%\DelUS.bat
(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.. %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.. %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.. %Program Files% is the Program Files folder, where it usually is C:\Program Files on all Windows operating system versions; C:\Program Files (x86) for 32-bit applications running on Windows 64-bit operating systems.. %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.)
It adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\HOOK_ID
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\SYS_DLL
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SmartTip
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SmartTip\
update
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
SmartTip
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)
DisplayName = "½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)
InstallLocation = "%Program Files%\smarttip"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)
UninstallString = "%Program Files%\smarttip\Uninstall.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)
DisplayIcon = "%Program Files%\smarttip\SmartTipC.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)
DisplayVersion = "1.0.0.1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)
URLInfoAbout = "http://smarttip.{BLOCKED}o.kr"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)
Publisher = "TGSM"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CLSID\HOOK_ID
name = "9990.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\
Services\50664b2f
Type = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\
Services\50664b2f
ErrorControl = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\
Services\50664b2f
Start = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\
Services\50664b2f
ImagePath = "\??\%System%\drivers\50664b2f.sys"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CLSID\SYS_DLL
name = "UugdrGY.dll"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SmartTip
dir = "%Program Files%\SmartTip"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SmartTip\
update
ver = "7"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
SmartTip
Comments = "SmartTip"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
SmartTip
DisplayIcon = "%Program Files%\SmartTip\uninst.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
SmartTip
DisplayName = "Windows SmartTip"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
SmartTip
DisplayVersion = "7"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
SmartTip
HelpLink = "http://www.{BLOCKED}ip.co.kr"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
SmartTip
Publisher = "Maroin"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
SmartTip
UninstallString = "%Program Files%\SmartTip\uninst.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
SmartTip
URLInfoAbout = "http://www.{BLOCKED}ip.co.kr"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
SmartTip
URLUpdateInfo = "http://www.{BLOCKED}ip.co.kr"
It deletes the following registry keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\TANG2_OTP
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\HOK_OTP
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\TANG1_NCP
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\TANG1_URL
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\AH3SEC
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Browser Helper Objects\{18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Browser Helper Objects
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\
Services\50664b2f\Enum
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\
Services\50664b2f\Security
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\9990.exe
- %User Temp%\nsd6.tmp\System.dll
- %User Temp%\license1.txt
- %User Temp%\nsd6.tmp\KillProcDLL.dll
- %Program Files%\smarttip\SmartTipC.exe
- %Program Files%\smarttip\Uninstall.exe
- %User Temp%\nsd6.tmp\version.dll
- %User Temp%\A1.zip
- %User Temp%\B1.zip
- %User Temp%\C1.zip
- %User Temp%\D1.zip
- %User Temp%\yhsys\doit.rar
- %System%\drivers\50664b2f.sys
- %User Temp%\stdJqw.dll
- %User Temp%\UugdrGY.dll
- %User Temp%\gu9qdCwJFD.dll
- %User Temp%\68546.exe
- %Program Files%\smarttip\Update.dat
- %User Temp%\nsg27.tmp\KillProcDLL.dll
- %User Temp%\nsg27.tmp\DLLWaitForKillProgram.dll
- %User Temp%\nsg27.tmp\nsExec.dll
- %User Temp%\nsg27.tmp\DLLWebCount.dll
- %Program Files%\SmartTip\SmartTip.exe
- %Program Files%\SmartTip\SmartTipAgent.exe
- %Program Files%\SmartTip\smarttip.dll
- %User Temp%\nsg27.tmp\GetVersion.dll
- %Program Files%\SmartTip\uninst.exe
- %User Temp%\nsg27.tmp\SelfDelete.dll
- \DelUS.bat
- %System%\ws2tcpip.dll
(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.. %Program Files% is the Program Files folder, where it usually is C:\Program Files on all Windows operating system versions; C:\Program Files (x86) for 32-bit applications running on Windows 64-bit operating systems.. %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://sub.{BLOCKED}ip.co.kr/opapp/tdisk/app/download/{BLOCKED}ip_silent.exe
- http://{BLOCKED}9.167.187/mail.asp?{random characters}
- http://smarttip.{BLOCKED}o.kr
- http://smarttip.{BLOCKED}o.kr/mmsv/Access3.php?{random characters}
- {BLOCKED}.1.211
- {BLOCKED}0.1
- {BLOCKED}.1.209
It deletes itself after execution.
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.700
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
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 3
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\System\CurrentControlSet\Services
- 50664b2f
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- ½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- HOOK_ID
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- SYS_DLL
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
- SmartTip
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SmartTip
- update
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- SmartTip
Step 4
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_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- smarttip = "%Program Files%\smarttip\SmartTipC.exe /RUN"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- SmartTip = "%Program Files%\SmartTip\SmartTipAgent.exe"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)
- DisplayName = "½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)
- InstallLocation = "%Program Files%\smarttip"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)
- UninstallString = "%Program Files%\smarttip\Uninstall.exe"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)
- DisplayIcon = "%Program Files%\smarttip\SmartTipC.exe"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)
- DisplayVersion = "1.0.0.1"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)
- URLInfoAbout = "http://smarttip.{BLOCKED}o.kr"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\½º¸¶Æ®ÆÁ(SmartTip)
- Publisher = "TGSM"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\HOOK_ID
- name = "9990.exe"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\50664b2f
- Type = "1"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\50664b2f
- ErrorControl = "1"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\50664b2f
- Start = "1"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\50664b2f
- ImagePath = "\??\%System%\drivers\50664b2f.sys"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\SYS_DLL
- name = "UugdrGY.dll"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SmartTip
- dir = "%Program Files%\SmartTip"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SmartTip\update
- ver = "7"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SmartTip
- Comments = "SmartTip"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SmartTip
- DisplayIcon = "%Program Files%\SmartTip\uninst.exe"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SmartTip
- DisplayName = "Windows SmartTip"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SmartTip
- DisplayVersion = "7"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SmartTip
- HelpLink = "http://www.{BLOCKED}ip.co.kr"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SmartTip
- Publisher = "Maroin"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SmartTip
- UninstallString = "%Program Files%\SmartTip\uninst.exe"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SmartTip
- URLInfoAbout = "http://www.{BLOCKED}ip.co.kr"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SmartTip
- URLUpdateInfo = "http://www.{BLOCKED}ip.co.kr"
Step 5
Search and delete these components
- %User Temp%\9990.exe
- %User Temp%\nsd6.tmp\System.dll
- %User Temp%\license1.txt
- %User Temp%\nsd6.tmp\KillProcDLL.dll
- %Program Files%\smarttip\SmartTipC.exe
- %Program Files%\smarttip\Uninstall.exe
- %User Temp%\nsd6.tmp\version.dll
- %User Temp%\A1.zip
- %User Temp%\B1.zip
- %User Temp%\C1.zip
- %User Temp%\D1.zip
- %User Temp%\yhsys\doit.rar
- %System%\drivers\50664b2f.sys
- %User Temp%\stdJqw.dll
- %User Temp%\UugdrGY.dll
- %User Temp%\gu9qdCwJFD.dll
- %User Temp%\68546.exe
- %Program Files%\smarttip\Update.dat
- %User Temp%\nsg27.tmp\KillProcDLL.dll
- %User Temp%\nsg27.tmp\DLLWaitForKillProgram.dll
- %User Temp%\nsg27.tmp\nsExec.dll
- %User Temp%\nsg27.tmp\DLLWebCount.dll
- %Program Files%\SmartTip\SmartTip.exe
- %Program Files%\SmartTip\SmartTipAgent.exe
- %Program Files%\SmartTip\smarttip.dll
- %User Temp%\nsg27.tmp\GetVersion.dll
- %Program Files%\SmartTip\uninst.exe
- %User Temp%\nsg27.tmp\SelfDelete.dll
- \DelUS.bat
- %System%\ws2tcpip.dll
Step 6
Search and delete these folders
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
- %User Temp%\nsd6.tmp
- %Program Files%\smarttip
- %User Temp%\yhsys
- %User Temp%\nsg27.tmp
- %Program Files%\SmartTip
Step 7
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TROJ_ESTIWIR.R. 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 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%\nsn4.tmp
- %User Temp%\nsd6.tmp
- %User Profile%\Cookies\index.dat
- %System%\Drivers\EstRtw.sys
- %User Temp%\9990.exe
- %User Temp%\nsq25.tmp
- %User Temp%\nsg27.tmp
- %Program Files%\SmartTip\SmartTipC.exe
- %Program Files%\SmartTip\Uninstall.exe
- %Program Files%\SmartTip\Update.dat
- %User Temp%\68546.exe
- %System Root%\DelUS.bat
Step 9
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_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- TANG2_OTP
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- HOK_OTP
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- TANG1_NCP
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- TANG1_URL
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- AH3SEC
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects
- {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3}
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
- Browser Helper Objects
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\50664b2f
- Enum
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\50664b2f
- Security
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