BKDR_ZEGOST.EA
Backdoor.Ghostnet!gen1 (Symantec); Backdoor.Win32.Zegost.aipm (Kaspersky); Trojan horse DoS.EPS (AVG)
Windows
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.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
159,762 bytes
EXE
No
10 Jan 2015
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:
- %User Profile%\Æô¶¯\server.exe
- %System Root%\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\server.exe
(Note: %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 Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.)
Other System Modifications
This backdoor deletes the following files:
- %User Profile%\Æô¶¯\server.exe
(Note: %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.)
Dropping Routine
This backdoor drops the following files:
- %Common Startup%\server.exe
(Note: %Common Startup% is the system's shared Startup folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)
Other Details
This backdoor connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- {BLOCKED}84.27
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
Search and delete this file
- %Common Startup%\server.exe
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as BKDR_ZEGOST.EA. 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 4
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 Profile%\Æô¶¯\server.exe
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