Backdoor.Win32.Caphaw_QKKBAL_5f35feb622

by malwarelabrobot on November 14th, 2013 in Malware Descriptions.

HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky), Trojan.Win32.Kryptik.bmdo (v) (VIPRE), BackdoorCaphaw_QKKBAL.YR (Lavasoft MAS)
Behaviour: Trojan, Backdoor


The description has been automatically generated by Lavasoft Malware Analysis System and it may contain incomplete or inaccurate information.

Summary
Technical Details
Removal Recommendations

MD5: 5f35feb622592ef131e5025529049438
SHA1: f5b932ba3d6d57e83eb19e9f0443f22fef9173f9
SHA256: 1321afe0797ebc1b4c847d4e16c1b34a2dd7e85bcc9aa54018bc07aabc94297d
SSDeep: 3072:9HjdjbJdv05OM/wpj7 xWi1kAs2UBFZTRMWZsDy60yGrk:9H5bJdMcrHJUkAUTskyG
Size: 331776 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Not Packed
PEID: UPolyXv05_v6
Company: no certificate found
Created at: 2013-10-10 10:39:29


Summary:

Backdoor. Malware that enables a remote control of victim's machine.

Payload

No specific payload has been found.

Process activity

The Backdoor creates the following process(es):

%original file name%.exe:1856
Reader_sl.exe:1064
wuauclt.exe:344
jusched.exe:1056

File activity

The process %original file name%.exe:1856 makes changes in the file system.
The Backdoor creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\SHMBWLEB\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\NTUSER.DAT.LOG (4416 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\29\spider.exe (2436 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\2BF68F4714092295550497DD56F57004 (18 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\2BF68F4714092295550497DD56F57004 (408 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015 (54 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015 (408 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Cab1.tmp (49 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Tar6.tmp (2712 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\NTUSER.DAT (4644 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Tar4.tmp (2712 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Cab5.tmp (54 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\01Y301Y3\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Cab3.tmp (49 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\W5QZS96N\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Tar2.tmp (2712 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\S5YZGT6F\desktop.ini (67 bytes)

The Backdoor deletes the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Tar2.tmp (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Cab5.tmp (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Cab1.tmp (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Tar6.tmp (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Tar4.tmp (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Cab3.tmp (0 bytes)

The process wuauclt.exe:344 makes changes in the file system.
The Backdoor creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.chk (100 bytes)
%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.log (3576 bytes)
%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb (100 bytes)

The Backdoor deletes the following file(s):

%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\tmp.edb (0 bytes)

The process jusched.exe:1056 makes changes in the file system.
The Backdoor creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\jusched.log (347 bytes)

Registry activity

The process %original file name%.exe:1856 makes changes in the system registry.
The Backdoor creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "A4 17 FF 48 FF 28 08 2D 73 AF C0 58 F7 15 94 83"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cookies" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies"

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyEnable" = "0"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path2]
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache2"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path1]
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path3]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"MigrateProxy" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path1]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"History" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\History"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths]
"Directory" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path4]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache4"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path3]
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache3"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths]
"Paths" = "4"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections]
"SavedLegacySettings" = "3C 00 00 00 16 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cache" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path2]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"

To automatically run itself each time Windows is booted, the Backdoor adds the following link to its file to the system registry autorun key:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"CS3//bDExD npvA3bu0=" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\29\spider.exe"

Proxy settings are disabled:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyEnable" = "0"

The Backdoor deletes the following value(s) in system registry:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"AutoConfigURL"
"ProxyServer"
"ProxyOverride"

The Backdoor disables automatic startup of the application by deleting the following autorun value:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"ie4uinit.exe"

The process Reader_sl.exe:1064 makes changes in the system registry.
The Backdoor creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{c155cd73-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{c155cd72-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{b98117e8-75ca-11e2-81b2-000c293708fb}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{c155cd75-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"

Network activity (URLs)

URL IP
hxxp://a26.d.akamai.net/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootseq.txt
hxxp://a26.d.akamai.net/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab
lfulssjvd4lo5uqr.afn.cc 184.22.246.31
p5qcwin.fey.su 184.22.246.31
vq54cdzqkiqj.fey.su 199.68.199.178
r71q5y944q68.fey.su 181.41.193.168
6ydieq5y.www5.fey.su 199.68.199.178
www.download.windowsupdate.com 23.67.253.171
hrc1i1xai4e9v4j.fey.su 199.68.199.178
eya1moqr78mo.eewuiwiu.cc Unresolvable
o4ete37tpmcxw9.eewuiwiu.cc Unresolvable
5rmozyf17cpwf4.www5.eewuiwiu.cc Unresolvable
zqypfg4a.eewuiwiu.cc Unresolvable


HOSTS file anomalies

No changes have been detected.

Rootkit activity

The Backdoor installs the following user-mode hooks in ntdll.dll:

NtQueryDirectoryFile

Propagation


Remove it with Ad-Aware

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  2. Update the definition files.
  3. Run a full scan of your computer.


Manual removal*

  1. Scan a system with an anti-rootkit tool.
  2. Terminate malicious process(es) (How to End a Process With the Task Manager):

    %original file name%.exe:1856
    wuauclt.exe:344

  3. Delete the original Backdoor file.
  4. Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the Backdoor:

    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\SHMBWLEB\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\NTUSER.DAT.LOG (4416 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\29\spider.exe (2436 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\2BF68F4714092295550497DD56F57004 (18 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\2BF68F4714092295550497DD56F57004 (408 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015 (54 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015 (408 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Cab1.tmp (49 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Tar6.tmp (2712 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Tar4.tmp (2712 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Cab5.tmp (54 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\01Y301Y3\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Cab3.tmp (49 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\W5QZS96N\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\Tar2.tmp (2712 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\S5YZGT6F\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
    %WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.chk (100 bytes)
    %WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.log (3576 bytes)
    %WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb (100 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\jusched.log (347 bytes)

  5. Delete the following value(s) in the autorun key (How to Work with System Registry):

    [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    "CS3//bDExD npvA3bu0=" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\29\spider.exe"

  6. Clean the Temporary Internet Files folder, which may contain infected files (How to clean Temporary Internet Files folder).
  7. Reboot the computer.

*Manual removal may cause unexpected system behaviour and should be performed at your own risk.

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