TROJANSPY.WIN32.EMOTET.SMGA4.HP
Windows
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Threat Type: Trojan Spy
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Trojan Spy arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It is injected into all running processes to remain memory resident.
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This Trojan Spy 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 Spy is injected into all running processes to remain memory resident.
Autostart Technique
This Trojan Spy adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
{Malware Filename} = "regsvr32.exe "{Malware Path}\{Malware Filename}.dll""
Other System Modifications
This Trojan Spy modifies the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Main
NoProtectedModeBanner = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Main
TabProcGrowth = "0"
Other Details
This Trojan Spy connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}x.com/site/data/000000001c4234832800300004
- http://{BLOCKED}da.com/site/data/000000001c4234832800300004
- http://{BLOCKED}iv.com/site/data/000000001c4234832800300004
- http://{BLOCKED}rz.com/site/data/000000001c4234832800300004
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}9.45/site/data/000000001c4234832800300004
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.