TrojanSpy.Win32.TRICKBOT.TIGOCGX
Trojan:Win32/IcedID.PVK!MTB (Microsoft); Trojan.Win32.Mansabo.edq (Kaspersky)
Windows
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 files:
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\settings.ini
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\data\networkDll32
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\data\pwgrab32
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\data\tabDll32
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\data\networkDll32_configs\dpost
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\data\pwgrab32_configs\dpost
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\data\networkDll32
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
It drops and executes the following files:
- %All Users Profile%\ԳայլըсԳայլըПФрКЕыԳայլըаго.exe
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\ԳայլըсԳայլըПФрКЕыԳայլըаго.exe
(Note: %All Users Profile% is the common user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\All Users on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\ProgramData on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit). . %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
It creates the following folders:
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\Data
- %Application Data%\netwinlib
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\data\pwgrab32_configs
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\data\networkDll32_configs
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
Other Details
This Trojan Spy connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.135.102:8082
It adds the following scheduled tasks:
- Task Name: Windows .Net library core
Trigger: At Startup
At {Time Executed} on {Date Executed} - After triggered, repeat every 00:12:00 for a duration of 412.10:30:00.
Action: %Application Data%\netwinlib\ԳայլըсԳայլըПФрКЕыԳայլըаго.exe
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
SOLUTION
Step 1
Trend Micro Predictive Machine Learning detects and blocks malware at the first sign of its existence, before it executes on your system. When enabled, your Trend Micro product detects this malware under the following machine learning name:
- Troj.Win32.TRX.XXPE50FFF034
Step 2
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 3
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 4
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 5
Deleting Scheduled Tasks
For Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 (R2), Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2012 (R2):
- Open the Windows Task Scheduler. To do this:
• On Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 (R2), click Start, type taskschd.msc in the Search input field, then press Enter.
• On Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows Server 2012 (R2), right-click on the lower-left corner of the screen, click Run, type taskschd.msc, then press Enter. - In the left panel, click Task Scheduler Library.
- In the upper-middle panel, locate each task that has the value in the Triggers column:
- Task Name: Windows .Net library core
- Trigger: At Startup
- Trigger: At {Time Executed} on {Date Executed} - After triggered, repeat every 00:12:00 for a duration of 412.10:30:00.
- Action: %Application Data%\netwinlib\ԳայլըсԳայլըПФрКЕыԳայլըаго.exe
- In the lower-middle panel, click the Actions tab. In the Details column, check for the following string:
Cmd /c /rd /s /q C: - If the said string is found, delete the task..
Step 6
Search and delete this file
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\settings.ini
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\data\networkDll32
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\data\pwgrab32
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\data\tabDll32
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\data\networkDll32_configs\dpost
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\data\pwgrab32_configs\dpost
- %All Users Profile%\ԳայլըсԳայլըПФрКЕыԳայլըаго.exe
Step 7
Search and delete these folders
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\Data
- %Application Data%\netwinlib
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\data\pwgrab32_configs
- %Application Data%\netwinlib\data\networkDll32_configs
Step 8
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TrojanSpy.Win32.TRICKBOT.TIGOCGX. 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.
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