TrojanSpy.Win32.EMOTET.SMTHF
Trojan:Win32/Emotet.LK!ml (Microsoft), Mal/Emotet-Q (Sophos), Trojan.Emotet (Malwarebytes)
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.
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 drops the following copies of itself into the affected system and executes them:
- %AppDataLocal%\randomslide\randomslide.exe -> without admin rights
- %System%\randomslide.exe - > with admin rights
(Note: %AppDataLocal% is the Local Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)
It creates the following folders:
- %AppDataLocal%\randomslide
(Note: %AppDataLocal% is the Local Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)
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
randomslide = "%AppDataLocal%\randomslide\randomslide.exe"
Other Details
This Trojan Spy connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.166.192/walk/acquire/ringin/
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.166.192/symbols/tpt/nsip/merge/
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.166.192/loadan/
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.166.192/schema/splash/img/merge/
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.166.192/prov/site/pdf/merge/
SOLUTION
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.
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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- randomslide = "%AppDataLocal%\randomslide\randomslide.exe"
- randomslide = "%AppDataLocal%\randomslide\randomslide.exe"
Step 4
Search and delete these folders
- %AppDataLocal%\randomslide
Step 5
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TrojanSpy.Win32.EMOTET.SMTHF. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
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