BKDR_FAKETM.AE
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
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.
It deletes the initially executed copy of itself.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This backdoor arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.
Installation
This backdoor drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:
- %System%:MCPUPlayer.exe (With Admin Rights Privilege)
- %User Profile%\Application Data\MCPUPlayer.exe (Without Admin Rights Privilege)
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\System32 on Windows NT and 2000, or C:\Windows\System32 on Windows XP and Server 2003.. %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name} on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name} on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)
Autostart Technique
This backdoor adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
AdobeCro CPUPlayer = "%System%:MCPUPlayer.exe" (With Admin Rights Privilege)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
AdobeCro CPUPlayer = “%User Profile%\Application Data\MCPUPlayer.exe" (Without Admin Rights Privilege)
Other Details
This backdoor connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- sendmsg.{BLOCKED}crab.com
It deletes the initially executed copy of itself