BKDR_KULUOZ.PQ

 Analysis by: Rika Joi Gregorio

 ALIASES:

Trojan.Fakeavlock(Norton), W32/Dofoil.QPG!tr.dldr(Fortinet)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

It deletes itself after execution.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

48,128 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 Jul 2013

Arrival Details

This backdoor 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 backdoor drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %AppDataLocal%\{random}.exe

(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 and 7.)

It leaves the following text files:

  • {Malware Path and Filename}.txt

Other Details

This backdoor connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.130.18:993
  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.35.190:8080
  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.214.158:8080
  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.236.197:8080
  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.229.232:8080
  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.140.241:8080
  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.42.27:8080

It deletes itself after execution.

NOTES:

Upon execution, this backdoor opens its dropped non-malicious .TXT file {Malware Path and File name}.txt in order to hide its malicious routines from the user.