MD5: f5e1348917e3f9f56eaf8d25ab20334d
SHA1: 0c83babf39c242fc8d83e48d345409040b238d42
SHA256: 0cca883b2b550318b562094b57c2c1ea62d4683bf2a4f954171edab0fc65630c
SSDeep: 98304:BTO9sD B9xCb6W9HP4MiTX3HTKm4dgfrm0xpdwqGWPR ZEZ5:p3 BDqQMsX3Hi03dw1CDz
Size: 5411052 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Packed
PEID: UPolyXv05_v6
Company: no certificate found
Created at: 2014-06-10 20:11:07
Analyzed on: WindowsXPESX SP3 32-bit

Summary:

Trojan. A program that appears to do one thing but actually does another (a.k.a. Trojan Horse).

Payload

No specific payload has been found.

Process activity

The Trojan creates the following process(es):

mscorsvw.exe:1912
starts.exe:1120
starts.exe:332
%original file name%.exe:440

The Trojan injects its code into the following process(es):
No processes have been created.

Mutexes

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

File activity

The process starts.exe:332 makes changes in the file system.
The Trojan 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)

The process %original file name%.exe:440 makes changes in the file system.
The Trojan creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\RarSFX0\starts.exe (171634 bytes)

The Trojan deletes the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\RarSFX0\starts.exe (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\RarSFX0\__tmp_rar_sfx_access_check_2647328 (0 bytes)

Registry activity

The process mscorsvw.exe:1912 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGenService\State]
"AccumulatedWaitIdleTime" = "2340000"

The process starts.exe:1120 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "31 51 5A 46 A6 74 5D 49 9C 34 A3 69 3B EF DB B6"

The process starts.exe:332 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "5f31090b-d990-4e91-b16d-46121d0255aa"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "8aefce96-4618-42ff-a057-3536aa78233e"

[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"

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

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\ESENT]
"CategoryCount" = "16"
"TypesSupported" = "7"

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

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy]
"ControlFlags" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg]
"Active" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil]
"Active" = "1"

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

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg]
"ControlFlags" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ESENT\Process\starts\DEBUG]
"Trace Level" = ""

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy]
"Active" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"

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

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "5f31090b-d990-4e91-b16d-46121d0255aa"

[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\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "AA 06 F5 6F 74 FD D3 82 10 F9 62 2C 0E 03 B3 FF"

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\ESENT]
"CategoryMessageFile" = "%System%\ESENT.dll"

[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 NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"

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

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"

[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\ShellNoRoam\MUICache\%Program Files%\Internet Explorer]
"iexplore.exe" = "Internet Explorer"

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\ESENT]
"EventMessageFile" = "%System%\ESENT.dll"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil]
"ControlFlags" = "1"

The Trojan 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"

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

"ProxyBypass" = "1"

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

"IntranetName" = "1"

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

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ESENT\Process\starts\DEBUG]
"Trace Level"

The process %original file name%.exe:440 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "B1 65 86 BF 19 C8 14 10 E5 1E 1D 2E CF 73 6A 8D"

[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\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common Documents" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Documents"

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

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache\C:\DOCUME~1\"%CurrentUserName%"\LOCALS~1\Temp\RarSFX0]
"starts.exe" = "starts"

[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]
"Cache" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"

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

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

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

The Trojan 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 Trojan 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:

"UNCAsIntranet" = "1"

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

"ProxyBypass" = "1"

Dropped PE files

HOSTS file anomalies

No changes have been detected.

Rootkit activity

No anomalies have been detected.

Propagation

VersionInfo

No information is available.

PE Sections

Dropped from:

Downloaded by:

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URLs

URL	IP
hxxp://1st.dtwscachev1.glb0.lxdns.com/soft/ppsetup.exe
hxxp://ghost.25pp.com/soft/ppsetup.exe	115.231.159.73

IDS verdicts (Suricata alerts: Emerging Threats ET ruleset)

Traffic

GET /soft/ppsetup.exe HTTP/1.1

Accept: */*

Accept-Language: en-us

Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate

User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.648; .NET CLR 3.5.21022; .NET4.0C)

Host: ghost.25pp.com

Connection: Keep-Alive

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 05:26:24 GMT

Server: nginx/1.3.7

Content-Type: application/octet-stream

Last-Modified: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:07:25 GMT

ETag: "5458c17d-134dae8"

Cache-Control: no-store

Content-Length: 20241128

Age: 1

X-Via: 1.1 tzh78:8080 (Cdn Cache Server V2.0), 1.1 taizhou65:0 (Cdn Cache Server V2.0)

Connection: keep-alive
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The Trojan connects to the servers at the folowing location(s):

%?9-*09,*19}*09

.text

`.data

.rsrc

msvcrt.dll

KERNEL32.dll

NTDLL.DLL

USER32.dll

SHLWAPI.dll

SHDOCVW.dll

Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BrowseNewProcess

IE-X-X

rsabase.dll

System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows

dw15 -x -s %u

watson.microsoft.com

IEWatsonURL

%s -h %u

iedw.exe

Iexplore.XPExceptionFilter

jscript.DLL

mshtml.dll

mlang.dll

urlmon.dll

wininet.dll

shdocvw.DLL

browseui.DLL

comctl32.DLL

IEXPLORE.EXE

iexplore.pdb

ADVAPI32.dll

MsgWaitForMultipleObjects

IExplorer.EXE

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8888880

8887080

browseui.dll

shdocvw.dll

6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105)

Windows

Operating System

6.00.2900.5512

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):
   

   mscorsvw.exe:1912
   starts.exe:1120
   starts.exe:332
   %original file name%.exe:440

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

   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\RarSFX0\starts.exe (171634 bytes)

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

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