This Trojan connects to certain URLs. It may do this to remotely inform a malicious user of its installation. It may also do this to download possibly malicious files onto the computer, which puts the computer at a greater risk of infection by other threats.
Other System Modifications
This Trojan adds the following registry keys:
Download Routine
This Trojan connects to the following malicious URLs:
Other Details
This Trojan adds the following lines or registry entries as part of its routine:
(Note: %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.)
Step 1
Terminate the malware/grayware/spyware process:
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For Windows 98 and ME users, Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here. If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps. To terminate the malware/grayware/spyware process:
- Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product and then take note of the names of the malware file(s) detected.
- Open Windows Task Manager.
• For Windows 98 and ME users, press
CTRL+ALT+DELETE
• For Windows NT, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 users, press
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC, then click the Processes tab. - In the list of running programs, locate a malware/grayware/spyware file detected earlier.
- Select the detected files, then press either the End Task or the End Process button, depending on the version of Windows you are using.
- Do the same for the remaining detected malware/grayware/spyware files in the list of running programs.
- To check if the malware/grayware/spyware process has been terminated, close Task Manager, and then open it again.
- Close Task Manager.
Step 2
Delete this registry value
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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.
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\cd46e497
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9813B1C3-32B9-1B69-AACD-57F6959FDBB3}\InProcServer32
- (Default)={malware path and filename}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Windows\CURRENTVERSION\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad
- PgFhPP={9813B1C3-32B9-1B69-AACD-57F6959FDBB3}
To delete the registry value this malware/grayware/spyware created:
- Open Registry Editor. Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT, then press Enter.
- In the left panel, double-click the following:
In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\cd46e497In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:UID=2s1QpI63gbWc24x - In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:LastUpdateTime = 4a6033de - In the left panel, double-click the following:
In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9813B1C3-32B9-1B69-AACD-57F6959FDBB3}\InProcServer32In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:(Default)={malware path and filename} - In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:ThreadingModel = Apartment - In the left panel, double-click the following:
In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Windows\CURRENTVERSION\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoadIn the right panel, locate and delete the entry:PgFhPP={9813B1C3-32B9-1B69-AACD-57F6959FDBB3} - In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
= - Close Registry Editor.
Step 3
Restore this modified registry value
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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.
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\cd46e497
- From: LastUpdateTime=4a6033df
+ To: LastUpdateTime=4a6033de
- From: LastUpdateTime=4a6033e4
+ To: LastUpdateTime=4a6033df
- From: LastUpdateTime=4a6033e9
+ To: LastUpdateTime=4a6033e4
- From: LastUpdateTime=4a6033ef
+ To: LastUpdateTime=4a6033e9
- From: LastUpdateTime=4a6033f4
+ To: LastUpdateTime=4a6033ef
To restore the registry value this malware/grayware/spyware modified:
- Open Registry Editor. Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT, then press Enter.
- In the left panel, double-click the following:
In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\cd46e497In the right panel, locate the registry value: LastUpdateTime=4a6033df - In the right panel, locate the registry value:
= - Right-click on the value name and choose Modify. Change the value data of this entry to:
= 4a6033e4 - Close Registry Editor.
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as
TROJ_AGENT.AWRH
*Note: 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.
