TROJ_CRYPT.VUV

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.

It deletes itself after execution.

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 copies of itself into the affected system:

• %User Temp%\winlogin.exe

(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

Autostart Technique

This Trojan adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
winlogin = "%User Temp%\winlogin.exe"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Active Setup\Installed Components\05F16C88-71D3-42C1-BB4F-E9BAF7DB4A9E
cfg = "{random characters}"

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

• http://{BLOCKED}zip.com
• {BLOCKED}.218.205
• {BLOCKED}60.200
• {BLOCKED}.221.20

It deletes itself after execution.