Analysis by: Christopher Daniel So
ALIASES:

W32/SUSPECT.KF!tr (Fortinet)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 478,208 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 04 Jan 2011

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

Installation

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

  • %User Temp%\ICReinstall\22047641.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.)

It drops the following files:

  • %Desktop%\Continue FoxTab FLV Player Installation.lnk
  • %Desktop%\FoxTab FLV Player.lnk

(Note: %Desktop% is the current user's desktop, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Desktop on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Desktop on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User Name}\Desktop on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

It creates the following folders:

  • %Program Files%\FoxTabFlvPlayer
  • %Start Menu%\Programs\FoxTab FLV Player
  • %User Temp%\{C62E5287-91CA-4E88-B7D9-0A50A65E1701}
  • %User Temp%\{A6CC2CA2-2779-4F10-88BF-A3C9EB874C24}
  • %User Temp%\{8D2D08B2-FF4D-4589-B466-5EA22D5C138D}
  • %User Temp%\ish1516735230
  • %User Temp%\ish1122091322
  • %User Temp%\is730966025
  • %User Temp%\ICReinstall

(Note: %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files.. %Start Menu% is the current user's Start Menu folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu on Windows NT and C:\Windows\Start Menu or C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.. %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.)

Other System Modifications

This Trojan adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\InstallCore

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FX - FLV Player

It adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FX - FLV Player
TC = "545156"

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 8.900

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