Modified by: RonJay Kristoffer Caragay
ALIASES:

PWS:Win32/Kegotip.D (Microsoft); Trojan-PSW.Win32.Minari.li (Kaspersky);

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This spyware 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

File Size: 256,000 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 31 Aug 2015

Arrival Details

This spyware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Autostart Technique

This spyware adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
regedit32 = "{malware path and file name}"

Other System Modifications

This spyware adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\
FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\
List
{malware path and file name} = "{malware path and file name}:*:Enabled:Microsoft Office"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion
VendorId = "{random values}"

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.100.103/