Analysis by: Michael Jay Villanueva
 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • 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. It may be dropped by other malware.

It executes downloaded files whose malicious routines are exhibited by the affected system.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 75,043 bytes
File Type: DOC
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 01 May 2017

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.

It may be dropped by the following malware:

Download Routine

This Trojan saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • %User Temp%\tymbado2 -> encrypted downloaded file
  • %User Temp%\pitupi2.exe -> decrypted downloaded file, detected as Ransom_LOCKY.DLDTATF

It executes downloaded files :

  • %User Temp%\pitupi2.exe

(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

whose malicious routines are exhibited by the affected system.

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}s.com.au/jhg67g
  • http://{BLOCKED}ehosting.com.au/jhg67g
  • http://{BLOCKED}bnn43.org/r55/jhg67g

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 13.374.05
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 01 May 2017
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 13.375.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 02 May 2017

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

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

Search and delete these files

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There may be some files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.
  • %User Temp%\tymbado2
  • %User Temp%\pitupi2.exe

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as W2KM_LOCKY.DLDTATF. 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 5

Enable the macro virus protection in Microsoft Office Applications

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