BKDR_HUPIGON.ETY


 ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Cekar.gen!A (Microsoft); PWS-QQPass.dll!a (McAfee); Backdoor.Graybird (Symantec); PAK:PE_Patch, PAK:Sylm, Trojan-PSW.Win32.QQRob.ll (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Packer.KBySV0.22 (ep) (Sunbelt); GenPack:Generic.PWStealer.C0457B61 (FSecure)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • 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

File Size:

196,797 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

19 Sep 2012

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\F0BDFF95.dat
  • %Windows%\Help\wshmcepts.chm

(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).. %Windows% is the Windows folder, which is usually C:\Windows.)

Other System Modifications

This backdoor adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{DFF9F0BD-F0BD-FF95-BDFF-0BDF90BDFF95}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{DFF9F0BD-F0BD-FF95-BDFF-0BDF90BDFF95}\
InProcServer32

It adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CLSID\{DFF9F0BD-F0BD-FF95-BDFF-0BDF90BDFF95}\InProcServer32
ThreadingModel = "Apartment"

Dropping Routine

This backdoor drops the following files:

  • %Program Files%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSINFO\F0BDFF95.dll

(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).)

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.200

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

Delete this registry key

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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_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
    • {DFF9F0BD-F0BD-FF95-BDFF-0BDF90BDFF95}
  • In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{DFF9F0BD-F0BD-FF95-BDFF-0BDF90BDFF95}
    • InProcServer32

Step 3

Delete this registry value

[ Learn More ]

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\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DFF9F0BD-F0BD-FF95-BDFF-0BDF90BDFF95}\InProcServer32
    • ThreadingModel = "Apartment"

Step 4

Search and delete this file

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There may be some files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.
  • %Program Files%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSINFO\F0BDFF95.dll

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as BKDR_HUPIGON.ETY. 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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