TROJ_ZLOB.DOI
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Zlob (Microsoft); Trojan Horse (Symantec); ARC:NSIS, [$PLUGINSDIR\xxl.dll]:Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Zlob.bvm (Kaspersky); Trojan-Downloader.Zlob.Media-Codec (Sunbelt)
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 creates the following folders:
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
- %User Temp%\nsw2.tmp
(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.)
Other System Modifications
This Trojan deletes the following files:
- %User Temp%\nsw1.tmp
- %User Temp%\nsw2.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_CURRENT_USER\Software\Security Tools
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\videoaccessactivex.Chl\CLSID
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Video ActiveX Object
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Security Tools
Type = "3"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Security Tools
Path = "%Program Files%\Video ActiveX Access"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Security Tools
Removable = "0"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Video ActiveX Object
ProductionEnvironment = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Video ActiveX Object
DisplayName = "Video ActiveX Object 2.07"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Video ActiveX Object
UninstallString = "%Program Files%\Video ActiveX Access\uninst.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Video ActiveX Object
DisplayIcon = "%Program Files%\Video ActiveX Access\uninst.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Video ActiveX Object
DisplayVersion = "2.07"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Video ActiveX Object
URLInfoAbout = "www.mediaobjectsource.com"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Video ActiveX Object
Publisher = "Video ActiveX Object Software"
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\nsw2.tmp\reuninstall.ini
- %User Temp%\nsw2.tmp\ioSpecial.ini
- %User Temp%\nsw2.tmp\modern-wizard.bmp
- %User Temp%\nsw2.tmp\modern-header.bmp
- %User Temp%\nsw2.tmp\xxl.dll
- %Program Files%\Video ActiveX Access\uninst.exe
- %User Temp%\nsw2.tmp\InstallOptions.dll
(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).)
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_CURRENT_USER\Software
- Security Tools
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\videoaccessactivex.Chl
- CLSID
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
- Video ActiveX Object
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_CURRENT_USER\Software\Security Tools
- Type = "3"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Security Tools
- Path = "%Program Files%\Video ActiveX Access"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Security Tools
- Removable = "0"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Video ActiveX Object
- ProductionEnvironment = "1"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Video ActiveX Object
- DisplayName = "Video ActiveX Object 2.07"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Video ActiveX Object
- UninstallString = "%Program Files%\Video ActiveX Access\uninst.exe"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Video ActiveX Object
- DisplayIcon = "%Program Files%\Video ActiveX Access\uninst.exe"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Video ActiveX Object
- DisplayVersion = "2.07"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Video ActiveX Object
- URLInfoAbout = "www.mediaobjectsource.com"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Video ActiveX Object
- Publisher = "Video ActiveX Object Software"
Step 4
Search and delete these components
- %User Temp%\nsw2.tmp\reuninstall.ini
- %User Temp%\nsw2.tmp\ioSpecial.ini
- %User Temp%\nsw2.tmp\modern-wizard.bmp
- %User Temp%\nsw2.tmp\modern-header.bmp
- %User Temp%\nsw2.tmp\xxl.dll
- %Program Files%\Video ActiveX Access\uninst.exe
- %User Temp%\nsw2.tmp\InstallOptions.dll
Step 5
Search and delete these folders
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
- %User Temp%\nsw2.tmp
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_ZLOB.DOI. 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%\nsw1.tmp
- %User Temp%\nsw2.tmp
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