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BKDR_NAPOLAR.AN

January 09, 2014
 Analysis by: Rika Joi Gregorio
 ALIASES:

Trojan.Zbot(Symantec), RDN/Spybot.bfr!h(McAfee), W32/Napolar.DF!tr.bdr(Fortinet), a variant of Win32/Injector.AUJW trojan(Eset)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This backdoor arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

593,920 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

27 Dec 2013

Arrival Details

This backdoor arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

Autostart Technique

This backdoor drops the following file(s) in the Windows User Startup folder to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

  • %User Startup%\lsass.exe

(Note: %User Startup% is the current user's Startup folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.)

Other Details

This backdoor connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}ohnexplodes.in/lol/index.php

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

10.514.03

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

01 Jan 2014

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

10.515.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

02 Jan 2014

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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product and note files detected as BKDR_NAPOLAR.AN

Step 3

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 4

Search and delete files detected as BKDR_NAPOLAR.AN

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Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden folders in the search result.

Step 5

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as BKDR_NAPOLAR.AN. 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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