TROJ_RANSOM.ENU
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Obvod.M (Microsoft); Trojan-Ransom.Win32.PornoAsset.cewk (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan horse PSW.Generic11.GGQ (AVG)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
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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 drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:
- %User Profile%\Application Data\KT58wrBt.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 and 7.)
Other System Modifications
This Trojan deletes the following files:
- %User Profile%\Application Data\KT58wrBt.exe_
- %User Profile%\Application Data\KT58wrBt.exe
- {malware path and file name}_
(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 and 7.)
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Main
DisableScriptDebuggerIE = "yes"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Main
Error Dlg Displayed On Every Error = "no"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\
Zones\3
2500 = "3"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Main
NoProtectedModeBanner = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
WarnOnZoneCrossing = "0"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Direct3D
LA = "19"
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %User Profile%\Application Data\KT58wrBt.exe.b
- %User Profile%\Application Data\KT58wrBt.exe_.b
- %User Profile%\Application Data\5037Ev.dat
(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 and 7.)
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 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_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
- DisableScriptDebuggerIE = "yes"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
- Error Dlg Displayed On Every Error = "no"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3
- 2500 = "3"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
- NoProtectedModeBanner = "1"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
- WarnOnZoneCrossing = "0"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Direct3D
- LA = "19"
Step 3
Search and delete these components
- %User Profile%\Application Data\KT58wrBt.exe.b
- %User Profile%\Application Data\KT58wrBt.exe_.b
- %User Profile%\Application Data\5037Ev.dat
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_RANSOM.ENU. 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 5
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 Profile%\Application Data\KT58wrBt.exe_
- %User Profile%\Application Data\KT58wrBt.exe
- {malware path and file name}_
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