TROJ_DROPPR.DMI
RDN/Generic.dx!dcx (McAfee); Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.heqj (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Generic!SB.0 (Sunbelt); Trojan horse Hider.ZNU (AVG)
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
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
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 creates the following folders:
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
- %User Temp%\nsx5.tmp
- %Program Files%\Common Files\Config
(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.. %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.. %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, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.. %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), and 7 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), and 7 (64-bit).)
Other System Modifications
This Trojan deletes the following files:
- %User Temp%\nsr1.tmp
- %User Temp%\nsx5.tmp
(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, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)
It adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Client
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
inethnfd
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Client
cid = "8415"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Client
cname = "sdAaideMweiV"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Client
sid = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Client
i = "20140625233754"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
inethnfd
UninstallString = "%Program Files%\Common Files\Config\uninstinethnfd.exe "
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
inethnfd
QuietUninstallString = "%Program Files%\Common Files\Config\uninstinethnfd.exe /S"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
inethnfd
DisplayIcon = "%%Program Files%\Common Files\Config\uninstinethnfd.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
inethnfd
DisplayName = "Network System Driver"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
inethnfd
DisplayVersion = "1.0.0.3001"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
inethnfd
VersionMajor = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
inethnfd
VersionMinor = "0"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
inethnfd
NoModify = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
inethnfd
NoRepair = "1"
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\nsh3.tmp
- %User Temp%\nsx5.tmp\System.dll
- %User Temp%\nsx5.tmp\nsExec.dll
- %Program Files%\Common Files\Config\data.xml
- %Program Files%\Common Files\Config\ver.xml
- %System%\hfnapi.dll
- %System%\hfpapi.dll
- %System%\installd.exe
- %System%\nethtsrv.exe
- %System%\netupdsrv.exe
- %System%\drivers\nethfdrv.sys
- %Program Files%\Common Files\config\uninstinethnfd.exe
(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, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.. %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), and 7 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), and 7 (64-bit).. %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System32.)
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
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
Delete this registry key
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.
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software
- Client
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- inethnfd
Step 3
Delete this registry value
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.
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Client
- cid = "8415"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Client
- cname = "sdAaideMweiV"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Client
- sid = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Client
- i = "20140625233754"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\inethnfd
- UninstallString = "%Program Files%\Common Files\Config\uninstinethnfd.exe "
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\inethnfd
- QuietUninstallString = "%Program Files%\Common Files\Config\uninstinethnfd.exe /S"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\inethnfd
- DisplayIcon = "%%Program Files%\Common Files\Config\uninstinethnfd.exe"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\inethnfd
- DisplayName = "Network System Driver"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\inethnfd
- DisplayVersion = "1.0.0.3001"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\inethnfd
- VersionMajor = "1"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\inethnfd
- VersionMinor = "0"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\inethnfd
- NoModify = "1"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\inethnfd
- NoRepair = "1"
Step 4
Search and delete these components
- %User Temp%\nsh3.tmp
- %User Temp%\nsx5.tmp\System.dll
- %User Temp%\nsx5.tmp\nsExec.dll
- %Program Files%\Common Files\Config\data.xml
- %Program Files%\Common Files\Config\ver.xml
- %System%\hfnapi.dll
- %System%\hfpapi.dll
- %System%\installd.exe
- %System%\nethtsrv.exe
- %System%\netupdsrv.exe
- %System%\drivers\nethfdrv.sys
- %Program Files%\Common Files\config\uninstinethnfd.exe
Step 5
Search and delete these folders
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
- %User Temp%\nsx5.tmp
- %Program Files%\Common Files\Config
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_DROPPR.DMI. 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.
Step 7
Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.
- %User Temp%\nsr1.tmp
- %User Temp%\nsx5.tmp
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