PLATFORM:

Windows

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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.

It deletes itself after execution.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 24,576 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 25 Nov 2014

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.

Other System Modifications

This Trojan deletes the following files:

  • %User Temp%\EXE1.exe:Zone.Identifier

(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.)

It adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion
marker_UAC_bypassed = "TRUE"

Dropping Routine

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\tmt3EEF.tmp
  • %User Temp%\lkcbd.exe
  • %User Temp%\EXE1.exe
  • %Windows%\ScNqPUxQbiuybpW.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.. %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}.199.37/2411us3/CWS02_N22/0/51-SP2/0
  • http://{BLOCKED}.199.37/2411us3/CWS02_N22/1/0/0
  • http://{BLOCKED}guayas.com/images/refus3.pnk
  • http://{BLOCKED}guayas.com/mandoc/refus3.pnk
  • {BLOCKED}.87.212
  • {BLOCKED}.104.22

It deletes itself after execution.

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.700

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

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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\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
    • marker_UAC_bypassed = "TRUE"

Step 3

Search and delete these components

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There may be some components that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.
  • %User Temp%\tmt3EEF.tmp
  • %User Temp%\lkcbd.exe
  • %User Temp%\EXE1.exe
  • %Windows%\ScNqPUxQbiuybpW.exe

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_UPATRE.VYS. 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 Temp%\EXE1.exe:Zone.Identifier


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