BKDR_KIRPICH.D
Trojan:Win32/Gyplit.A (Microsoft), Win32/Agent.THP trojan (Eset), Mal/Gyplit-A (Sophos), Trojan.Gen (Symantec)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Threat Type: Backdoor
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
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
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 files:
- %Cookies%\winggf.dat
- %User Profile%\Application Data\Adobe\Plugins\AcroRd32Info.exe
- %Application Data%\Microsoft\Windows\Usrdpa.dat
- %User Profile%\1.hiv
- %User Profile%\2.hiv
- %User Temp%\update.js
(Note: %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.. %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.. %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)
It creates the following folders:
- %User Profile%\Application Data\Adobe\Plugins
(Note: %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.)
Other System Modifications
This backdoor adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Run
updater = "%User Profile%\Application Data\Adobe\Plugins\AcroRd32Info.exe"
Other Details
This backdoor connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- {BLOCKED}s.{BLOCKED}nline.us:80
SOLUTION
Step 1
For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.
Step 2
Restart in Safe Mode
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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- updater = "%User Profile%\Application Data\Adobe\Plugins\AcroRd32Info.exe"
- updater = "%User Profile%\Application Data\Adobe\Plugins\AcroRd32Info.exe"
Step 4
Search and delete this file
- %Cookies%\winggf.dat
- %User Profile%\Application Data\Adobe\Plugins\AcroRd32Info.exe
- %Application Data%\Microsoft\Windows\Usrdpa.dat
- %User Profile%\1.hiv
- %User Profile%\2.hiv
- %User Temp%\update.js
Step 5
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as BKDR_KIRPICH.D. 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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