MD5: a014179d99049eeca26f55b1f4c0a226
SHA1: 8e2d6ec378f75d37666155b40e6d3d093a35dbac
SHA256: 2d93248818d6ae061e80c15a9d2ca68f99606068f74b37f04de9a7f431be0990
SSDeep: 1536:p5c/3zad6a3HI0pKpKGRuZ9IS9tLHnlRQ3J6KDNlBHCW8:p5c/3zad6aXm3y9HHnzQ57DNlAn
Size: 74240 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Packed
PEID: MicrosoftVisualC, NETexecutable, UPolyXv05_v6
Company: no certificate found
Created at: 2012-08-01 03:45:07
Analyzed on: WindowsXP SP3 32-bit

Summary:

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

Payload

Process activity

The Backdoor creates the following process(es):

%original file name%.exe:1032
%original file name%.exe:1156

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

notepad.exe:1780
svchost.exe:1932

Mutexes

The following mutexes were created/opened:
No objects were found.

File activity

The process notepad.exe:1780 makes changes in the file system.
The Backdoor creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Re8CZUuYs8G.dat (322 bytes)
%WinDir%\InstallDir\svchost.exe (601 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)

Registry activity

The process notepad.exe:1780 makes changes in the 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"
"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 1D 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 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\MountPoints2\{c155cd73-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"

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

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw\MostRecentApplication]
"ID" = "1208111751"

[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\MountPoints2\{c155cd75-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"

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

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw\MostRecentApplication]
"Name" = "notepad.exe"

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

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

[HKCU\Software\Re8CZUuYs8G]
"ServerStarted" = "03/10/2015 00:17:19"

"ServerName" = "%WinDir%\InstallDir\svchost.exe"

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

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "57 14 C3 06 2B B7 AD EE 44 38 10 92 49 D1 62 9C"

[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\MountPoints2\{c155cd72-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{S503415Y-E4I2-7665-360C-O7WY21V5WUT1}]
"StubPath" = "%WinDir%\InstallDir\svchost.exe restart"

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

[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]
"History" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\History"

The Backdoor modifies IE settings for security zones to map all local web-nodes with no dots which do not refer to any zone to the Intranet Zone:

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

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]
"HKLM" = "%WinDir%\InstallDir\svchost.exe"

The Backdoor modifies IE settings for security zones to map all urls to the Intranet Zone:

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

The Backdoor modifies IE settings for security zones to map all web-nodes that bypassing the proxy to the Intranet Zone:

"ProxyBypass" = "1"

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]
"HKCU" = "%WinDir%\InstallDir\svchost.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 process %original file name%.exe:1032 makes changes in the system registry.
The Backdoor creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "5F FC 55 62 BC 03 F6 7A FA 5D F4 D4 9A 34 4F 09"

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

[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\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"

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

[HKCU\Software\XtremeRAT]
"Mutex" = "Re8CZUuYs8G"

The process %original file name%.exe:1156 makes changes in the system registry.
The Backdoor creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "05 84 12 6C 0E 0F 69 99 D2 6C C0 FC C4 DB 41 B0"

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

Dropped PE files

There are no dropped PE files.

HOSTS file anomalies

No changes have been detected.

Rootkit activity

No anomalies have been detected.

Propagation

A worm can spread via removable drives. It writes its executable and creates "autorun.inf" scripts on all removable drives. The autorun script will execute the Backdoor's file once a user opens a drive's folder in Windows Explorer.

VersionInfo

Company Name:
Product Name: Fatal
Product Version: 1.0.0.0
Legal Copyright: Copyright (c) 2012
Legal Trademarks:
Original Filename: Fatal.exe
Internal Name: Fatal.exe
File Version: 1.0.0.0
File Description: Fatal
Comments:
Language: Language Neutral

PE Sections

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Downloaded by:

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URLs

No activity has been detected.

IDS verdicts (Suricata alerts: Emerging Threats ET ruleset)

Traffic

Web Traffic was not found.

The Backdoor connects to the servers at the folowing location(s):

.text

`.data

.rsrc

ADVAPI32.dll

KERNEL32.dll

NTDLL.DLL

RPCRT4.dll

NETAPI32.dll

ole32.dll

ntdll.dll

RegCloseKey

RegOpenKeyExW

GetProcessHeap

NtOpenKey

svchost.pdb

\PIPE\

Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Svchost

\Registry\Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurePipeServers\

5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)

svchost.exe

Windows

Operating System

5.1.2600.5512

svchost.exe_1932_rwx_10000000_0004D000:

`.rsrc

ServerKeyloggerU

789:;<&'()* ,-./12345

%SERVER%

URLMON.DLL

shell32.dll

hXXp://

advapi32.dll

kernel32.dll

mpr.dll

version.dll

comctl32.dll

gdi32.dll

opengl32.dll

user32.dll

wintrust.dll

msimg32.dll

KWindows

TServerKeylogger

GetWindowsDirectoryW

RegOpenKeyExW

RegCreateKeyW

RegCloseKey

RegOpenKeyExA

FindExecutableW

ShellExecuteW

SHDeleteKeyW

URLDownloadToCacheFileW

UnhookWindowsHookEx

SetWindowsHookExW

MapVirtualKeyW

GetKeyboardLayout

GetKeyState

GetKeyboardType

GetKeyboardState

FtpPutFileW

FtpSetCurrentDirectoryW

.idata

.rdata

P.reloc

P.rsrc

URLD

KERNEL32.DLL

ntdll.dll

oleaut32.dll

shlwapi.dll

wininet.dll

x.html

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

HKEY_CURRENT_USER

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

HKEY_USERS

HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

[Execute]

KeyDelBackspace

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8">

.html

XtremeKeylogger

Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

.functions

icon=shell32.dll,4

shellexecute=

autorun.inf

\Microsoft\Windows\

ÞFAULTBROWSER%

svchost.exe

sp4rt4.no-ip.org

notepad.exe

{S503415Y-E4I2-7665-360C-O7WY21V5WUT1}

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

PTF.ftpserver.com

ftpuser

notepad.exe_1780:

.text

`.data

.rsrc

comdlg32.dll

SHELL32.dll

WINSPOOL.DRV

COMCTL32.dll

msvcrt.dll

ADVAPI32.dll

KERNEL32.dll

NTDLL.DLL

GDI32.dll

USER32.dll

notepad.chm

hhctrl.ocx

CLSID\{ADB880A6-D8FF-11CF-9377-00AA003B7A11}\InprocServer32

notepad.pdb

t%SSh

_acmdln

RegCloseKey

RegCreateKeyW

RegOpenKeyExA

SetViewportExtEx

GetKeyboardLayout

name="Microsoft.Windows.Shell.notepad"

version="5.1.0.0"

<description>Windows Shell</description>

name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"

version="6.0.0.0"

publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"

&*$#$$#$*

MMMrMMM`MMMRMMMFMMM:MMM.MMM"MMM

*.txt

/.SETUP

5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105)

NOTEPAD.EXE

Windows

Operating System

5.1.2600.5512

notepad.hlp

Text Documents (*.txt)

You cannot quit Windows because the Save As dialog

dialog box, and then try quitting Windows again.

Common Dialog error (0xx)

Not enough memory available to complete this operation. Quit one or more applications to increase available memory, and then try again.KThe %% file is too large for Notepad.

Not a valid file name.MCannot create the %% file.

Make sure that the path and filename are correct.RCannot carry out the Word Wrap command because there is too much text in the file.

Page %d

Ln %d, Col %d

notepad.exe_1780_rwx_10000000_0004D000:

`.rsrc

ServerKeyloggerU

789:;<&'()* ,-./12345

%SERVER%

URLMON.DLL

shell32.dll

hXXp://

advapi32.dll

kernel32.dll

mpr.dll

version.dll

comctl32.dll

gdi32.dll

opengl32.dll

user32.dll

wintrust.dll

msimg32.dll

KWindows

TServerKeylogger

GetWindowsDirectoryW

RegOpenKeyExW

RegCreateKeyW

RegCloseKey

RegOpenKeyExA

FindExecutableW

ShellExecuteW

SHDeleteKeyW

URLDownloadToCacheFileW

UnhookWindowsHookEx

SetWindowsHookExW

MapVirtualKeyW

GetKeyboardLayout

GetKeyState

GetKeyboardType

GetKeyboardState

FtpPutFileW

FtpSetCurrentDirectoryW

.idata

.rdata

P.reloc

P.rsrc

URLD

KERNEL32.DLL

ntdll.dll

oleaut32.dll

shlwapi.dll

wininet.dll

x.html

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

HKEY_CURRENT_USER

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

HKEY_USERS

HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

[Execute]

KeyDelBackspace

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8">

.html

XtremeKeylogger

Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

.functions

icon=shell32.dll,4

shellexecute=

autorun.inf

\Microsoft\Windows\

ÞFAULTBROWSER%

svchost.exe

sp4rt4.no-ip.org

notepad.exe

{S503415Y-E4I2-7665-360C-O7WY21V5WUT1}

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

PTF.ftpserver.com

ftpuser

c:\%original file name%.exe

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):
   

   %original file name%.exe:1032
   %original file name%.exe:1156
   

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

   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Re8CZUuYs8G.dat (322 bytes)
   %WinDir%\InstallDir\svchost.exe (601 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)

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

   [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
   "HKLM" = "%WinDir%\InstallDir\svchost.exe"
   
   [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
   "HKCU" = "%WinDir%\InstallDir\svchost.exe"

5. Find and delete all copies of the worm's file together with "autorun.inf" scripts on removable drives.
   
6. Reboot the computer.
   

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