PUA.BAT.AutoKMS.AH

 Analysis by: Raighen Sanchez

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Potentially Unwanted Application

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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

It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

56,710 bytes

File Type:

BAT

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

20 Sep 2023

Arrival Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application 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 Potentially Unwanted Application adds the following processes:

  • %System%\cmd.exe /c ver
  • %System%\net1 FILE
  • wmic Path Win32_OperatingSystem Get Caption /format:LIST
  • wmic Path Win32_OperatingSystem Get CSDVersion /format:LIST
  • wmic Path Win32_OperatingSystem Get Version /format:LIST
  • %System%\cmd.exe /c time /t
  • reg.exe query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v DigitalProductId
  • choice /C:1234567 /N /M "SECIMINIZI YAPIN :"

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)

Other Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.658.56

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

20 Sep 2023

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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA.BAT.AutoKMS.AH. 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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