TROJANSPY.WIN32.LOKI.AW.HP

 Analysis by: Kiyoshi Obuchi

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan Spy

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet


This Trojan Spy 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

File Size:

691,712 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

02 Oct 2018

Payload:

Collects system information, Steals information, Drops files, Terminates processes, Connects to URLs/IPs, Disables services, Displays windows

Arrival Details

This Trojan Spy 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 Spy drops the following files:

  • %Application Data%\{Random Characters}\{Random Characters}.lck

(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, 7, and 8.)

It drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %Application Data%\{random characters}\{random characters}.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, 7, and 8.)

It creates the following folders:

  • %Application Data%\{random characters}

(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, 7, and 8.)

It adds the following mutexes to ensure that only one of its copies runs at any one time:

  • F763FD6CB32A01D7B8238AA4

It terminates itself if it finds the following processes in the affected system's memory:

  • procexp64exe
  • procmon64.exe
  • procmon.exe
  • ollydbg.exe
  • procexp.exe
  • windbg.exe

Process Termination

This Trojan Spy terminates the following processes if found running in the affected system's memory:

  • avastsvc.exe
  • aavastui.exe
  • avgsvc.exe
  • iavgui.exe

Information Theft

Upon execution of the affected application, it gathers the following information:

  • User name
  • Computer Name

It attempts to steal stored account information used in the following installed File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software:

  • AbleFTP10
  • AbleFTP11
  • AbleFTP12
  • AbleFTP13
  • AbleFTP14
  • AbleFTP7
  • AbleFTP8
  • AbleFTP9
  • ALFTP
  • Automize10
  • Automize11
  • Automize12
  • Automize13
  • Automize14
  • Automize7
  • Automize8
  • Automize9
  • BlazeFtp
  • Cyberduck
  • DeluxeFTP
  • EasyFTP
  • ExpanDrive
  • Far
  • Far Manager
  • Far2
  • Fastream
  • FileZilla
  • FlashFXP
  • FTP Now
  • FTPBox
  • FTPGetter
  • FTPInfo
  • FTPShell
  • GHISLER
  • GoFTP
  • JaSFtp10
  • JaSFtp11
  • JaSFtp12
  • JaSFtp13
  • JaSFtp14
  • JaSFtp7
  • JaSFtp8
  • JaSFtp9
  • LinasFTP
  • MyFTP
  • NexusFile
  • Notepad++ NppFTP
  • NovaFTP
  • SftpNetDrive
  • sherrod FTP
  • SmartFTP
  • Staff-FTP
  • Steed
  • SuperPutty
  • Xftp

It attempts to steal stored email credentials from the following:

  • Foxmail
  • OUTLOOK
  • pocomail
  • GmailNotifierPro
  • Opera Mail
  • Mail2
  • ymail
  • TrulyMail

It attempts to get stored information such as user names, passwords, and hostnames from the following browsers:

  • 360Browser
  • Chrome
  • ChromeSxS
  • Chromium
  • ChromiumViewer
  • Chromodo
  • Citrio
  • CocCoc
  • Comodo
  • Coowon
  • Cyberduck
  • Epic Privacy Browser
  • Firefox
  • Iridium
  • Lunascape
  • MapleStudio ChromePlus
  • Mustang Browser
  • Nichrome
  • Opera
  • Orbitum
  • QupZilla
  • RockMelt
  • Spark
  • SuperBird
  • Titan
  • Torch
  • Vivaldi
  • YandexBrowwer

Stolen Information

This Trojan Spy sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}p.co/{BLOCKED}oo/kertyuiodgf/fre.php

Other Details

This Trojan Spy does the following:

  • Steals credentials from the following password managers:
    • Enpass
    • RoboForm
    • 1Password
  • Steals information from the following sticky notes:
    • To-Do DeskList
    • stickies
    • NoteFly
    • Conceptworld
    • Sticky Notes
  • Steals credentials from the following instant messaging application:
    • .purple
  • Displays the following if the local time is less than January 2016

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

14.540.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

02 Oct 2018

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

14.541.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

03 Oct 2018

Step 1

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 2

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 3

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 4

Search and delete this folder

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  • %Application Data%\{random characters}

Step 5

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