Modified by: Francis Xavier Antazo

ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Gulcrypt.B (MICROSOFT), a variant of Win32/Kryptik.CXIB trojan (NOD32)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan 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

File Size: 987,648 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 05 Feb 2015

Arrival Details

This Trojan 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 Trojan drops the following files:

  • %System Root%\xwintmp\filepas.tmp
  • %System Root%\xwintmp\randseed.bin
  • %System Root%\xwintmp\pubring.pgp
  • %System Root%\xwintmp\chuingamshik
  • %System Root%\xwintmp\filepas.asc

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

It drops and executes the following files:

  • %System Root%\xwintmp\rar.exe
  • %System Root%\xwintmp\pgp.exe
  • %System Root%\xwintmp\manager.exe

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

It creates the following folders:

  • %System Root%\xwintmp\

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

NOTES:

It creates the file "~files~(hostname)" in folders where it is able to archive files.

Archived files are renamed as {original file name}.{original file extension}.rar.