Modified by: Anthony Joe Melgarejo
ALIASES:

Trojan horse Downloader.Agent2.BSIU (AVG), TrojanDownloader.Agent (VBA32)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Downloaded from the Internet

This malware is related to the fake flash player scam targeting users in Turkey. It starts with a video link sent via Facebook. This malware specifically pretends as the update and installs the bogus Chrome extension, which blocks antivirus websites.

To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this Trojan, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.

This Trojan may arrive on a system by clicking spammed malicious links on the social networking site Facebook.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 331,776 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 22 Jan 2014
Payload: Downloads files

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be downloaded from the following remote sites:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}r.in

It may arrive on a system by clicking spammed malicious links on the social networking site Facebook.

Installation

This Trojan drops the following copies of itself into the affected system and executes them:

  • %User Profile%\Application Data\Smart Player Installer.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, 7, and 8.)

It creates the following folders:

  • %System Root%\IntelNewz
  • %System Root%\IntelNewz\{random number}

(Note: %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.)

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following URL(s) to download its component file(s):

  • http://{BLOCKED}f.biz/ask.txt - updated URL list
  • http://{BLOCKED}f.biz/ajax/background.js
  • http://{BLOCKED}f.biz/ajax/icon.png
  • http://{BLOCKED}f.biz/ajax/jquery-1.9.1.min.js
  • http://{BLOCKED}f.biz/ajax/manifest.json
  • http://{BLOCKED}f.biz/ajax/script.js

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • %System Root%\IntelNewz\{random number}\background.js - detected as JS_BLOCKER.J
  • %System Root%\IntelNewz\{random number}\icon.png - non-malicious component
  • %System Root%\IntelNewz\{random number}\jquery-1.9.1.min.js - non-malicious component
  • %System Root%\IntelNewz\{random number}\manifest.json - non-malicious component
  • %System Root%\IntelNewz\{random number}\script.js - non-malicious component

(Note: %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.)

NOTES:

The Facebook spam message sending this malware download link is being sent by HTML_BLOCKER.K.

It installs the downloaded files as a Chrome web browser extension.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.700
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 10.556.04
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 22 Jan 2014
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 10.557.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 23 Jan 2014

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

Remove malware/grayware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_BLOCKER.J. (Note: Please skip this step if the threats listed below have already been removed.)

Step 3

Remove the malware/grayware file that dropped/downloaded TROJ_BLOCKER.J. (Note: Please skip this step if the threat(s) listed below have already been removed.)

Step 4

Search and delete these folders

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Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden folders in the search result.
  • %System Root%\IntelNewz

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_BLOCKER.J. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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