TROJ_JORIK.WPHI
PWS:Win32/Fareit.gen!L (Microsoft); Trojan.Gen (Symantec); Trojan.Win32.Inject.urmt (Kaspersky); Mal/Generic-L (Sophos); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan horse MSIL7.BNHM (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.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
86,016 bytes
EXE
No
12 May 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 creates the following folders:
- %User Profile%\Application Data\lklNNL94gD8h
(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.)
Other System Modifications
This Trojan deletes the following files:
- %System%\svchost.exe
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)
It adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
HWID = "{random values}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
Client Hash = "{random values}"
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %User Profile%\lklNNL94gD8h\655.xml
- %User Startup%\yIi9FwL.lnk
- out.bin
(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.. %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 Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- {BLOCKED}61.70
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.750
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
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
- WinRAR
Step 3
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\WinRAR
- HWID = "{random values}"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
- Client Hash = "{random values}"
Step 4
Search and delete these components
- %User Profile%\lklNNL94gD8h\655.xml
- %User Startup%\yIi9FwL.lnk
- out.bin
Step 5
Search and delete this folder
- %User Profile%\Application Data\lklNNL94gD8h
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_JORIK.WPHI. 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 7
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.
- %System%\svchost.exe
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