Backdoor.Win32.Cycbot_4d8ea49c4f

by malwarelabrobot on October 10th, 2013 in Malware Descriptions.

HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky), Trojan.Win32.Encpk.aco (v) (VIPRE), Backdoor.Win32.Cycbot!IK (Emsisoft), Backdoor.Win32.Cycbot.FD, Trojan.Win32.Alureon.FD, Trojan.Win32.Swrort.3.FD, BackdoorCycbot.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: 4d8ea49c4f2b90d85559e7070194e500
SHA1: 4d83eca16e8e321ba09da37c176841a033398093
SHA256: b16f6bd4b6c7da51bb97a6f97b63138895591f4b0844a43e3083700262fd84bd
SSDeep: 6144:9scKUMuYWa/vOGQ9lBEezPdqpwQOvlpFeNh31ipS:9skwWa/vSUK4p7OvPCss
Size: 278528 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Packed
PEID: UPolyXv05_v6
Company: AirInstaller Inc.
Created at: 2005-11-01 22:42:39


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):

4d8ea49c4f2b90d85559e7070194e500.exe:444
4d8ea49c4f2b90d85559e7070194e500.exe:1848
msiexec.exe:592

The Backdoor injects its code into the following process(es):

7.tmp:452
4d8ea49c4f2b90d85559e7070194e500.exe:1268

File activity

The process 4d8ea49c4f2b90d85559e7070194e500.exe:1268 makes changes in a 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\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%System%\config\SOFTWARE.LOG (2467 bytes)
%System%\config\software (963 bytes)
%Program Files%\LP\59B5\7.tmp (12588 bytes)
%Program Files%\LP\59B5\C29.exe (265362 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\507CF\F2C6.07C (3946 bytes)

Registry activity

The process 7.tmp:452 makes changes in a system registry.
The Backdoor creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "8C F8 0E E4 B7 03 C5 71 34 DA 57 DC 4C CB A2 12"

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

[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"

[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\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path4]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path4]
"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]
"Cache" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"

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

[HKCU\Software\WinRAR]
"HWID" = "7B 32 46 44 39 39 44 41 36 2D 31 43 41 31 2D 34"

The process 4d8ea49c4f2b90d85559e7070194e500.exe:1268 makes changes in a system registry.
The Backdoor creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[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\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path4]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"

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

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections]
"SavedLegacySettings" = "3C 00 00 00 17 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 14 00 00 00"

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

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

[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\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data"

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

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

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyEnable" = "1"

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

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyServer" = "http=127.0.0.1:58808"

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

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "65 58 5D 3E FD AF 70 38 E3 7C EA 7D 2A 6C 12 55"

[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"

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

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections]
"DefaultConnectionSettings" = "3C 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 14 00 00 00"

[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"

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

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"C29.exe" = "%Program Files%\LP\59B5\C29.exe"

Automatic startup of the following service is disabled:

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc]
"Start" = "3"

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

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

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

The process 4d8ea49c4f2b90d85559e7070194e500.exe:444 makes changes in a system registry.
The Backdoor creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "38 65 62 20 DF F4 94 AD 9C 8A C0 85 57 8B DA B5"

The process 4d8ea49c4f2b90d85559e7070194e500.exe:1848 makes changes in a system registry.
The Backdoor creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "46 E9 AB 26 3F AA C7 89 45 8A 86 62 BD B3 95 9B"

The process msiexec.exe:592 makes changes in a system registry.
The Backdoor creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "6B C1 FA E3 1F FC 5E 4A 21 4A 41 85 98 77 7D 80"

Network activity (URLs)

URL IP
hxxp://e6845.ce.akamaiedge.net/pca3-g2.crl
hxxp://e6845.ce.akamaiedge.net/CSC3-2009.crl
hxxp://e6845.ce.akamaiedge.net/pca3.crl
hxxp://e6845.ce.akamaiedge.net/CSC3-2009-2.crl
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
hxxp://ab7.yordatazone.com/logo.png?sv=290&tq=gL5HtzoYwLzEpUb5fU3HxcW2AfI6EsazybMRtyFZ0umG8Ar0SsSA/gSoSEU= 69.43.161.170
hxxp://ab7.yordatazone.com/logo.png?sv=624&tq=gKZEtzoYwLzEvUb5dQzRsrCqAvIqTca3l74EgC5OjrPGpgfib1XFp5zpRPksUt+A/gSoSEU=
fxzcsw-zp9.yordatazone.com 69.43.161.170
crl.verisign.com 23.65.5.163
csc3-2009-2-crl.verisign.com 23.60.133.163
www.download.windowsupdate.com 23.3.98.40
csc3-2009-crl.verisign.com 23.60.133.163
transersdataforme.com 192.155.89.148
jointhenewworldorder.com 216.92.12.78


Rootkit activity

No anomalies have been detected.

Propagation


Remove it with Ad-Aware

  1. Click (here) to download and install Ad-Aware Free Antivirus.
  2. Update the definition files.
  3. Run a full scan of your computer.


Manual removal*

  1. Terminate malicious process(es) (How to End a Process With the Task Manager):

    4d8ea49c4f2b90d85559e7070194e500.exe:444
    4d8ea49c4f2b90d85559e7070194e500.exe:1848

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

    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
    %System%\config\SOFTWARE.LOG (2467 bytes)
    %System%\config\software (963 bytes)
    %Program Files%\LP\59B5\7.tmp (12588 bytes)
    %Program Files%\LP\59B5\C29.exe (265362 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\507CF\F2C6.07C (3946 bytes)

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

    [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    "C29.exe" = "%Program Files%\LP\59B5\C29.exe"

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

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

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