Gen.Win32.AV-Killer.cmGfaGpgvgjb_7ef9d56436
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky), Gen:Win32.AV-Killer.cmGfaGpgvgjb (B) (Emsisoft), Gen:Win32.AV-Killer.cmGfaGpgvgjb (AdAware), GenericAutorunWorm.YR (Lavasoft MAS)
Behaviour: Trojan, Worm, WormAutorun
The description has been automatically generated by Lavasoft Malware Analysis System and it may contain incomplete or inaccurate information.
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MD5: 7ef9d56436dcf46c3f3effe0b958523c
SHA1: c8e7b22a1a775b242cca92834ed858b3facd0bb9
SHA256: 223c8b86fc10e31efe885c18cb3379be80a1831587c0f766e6476f02c6733e08
SSDeep: 768:1uyPChdXkILwAZUOkia877 wpWJQ8VZflnfmG X5AxYOEVsrM:1uD1kILZZUOkia8Xi7Zfln GW5P0
Size: 35840 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Packed
PEID: PackerUPXCompresorGratuitowwwupxsourceforgenet, UPolyXv05_v6
Company: no certificate found
Created at: 2009-03-26 14:10:15
Analyzed on: WindowsXP SP3 32-bit
Summary:
Trojan. A program that appears to do one thing but actually does another (a.k.a. Trojan Horse).
Payload
| Behaviour | Description |
|---|---|
| WormAutorun | 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 Trojan's file once a user opens a drive's folder in Windows Explorer. |
Process activity
The Trojan creates the following process(es):
taskkill.exe:1072
taskkill.exe:616
taskkill.exe:1980
sc.exe:828
rundll32.exe:1996
cacls.exe:1632
cacls.exe:1016
The Trojan injects its code into the following process(es):
%original file name%.exe:1972
Mutexes
The following mutexes were created/opened:
No objects were found.
File activity
The process rundll32.exe:1996 makes changes in the file system.
The Trojan creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%System%\drivers\acpiec.sys (5 bytes)
The process %original file name%.exe:1972 makes changes in the file system.
The Trojan creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
C:\ (4 bytes)
%System%\killkb.dll (12169463 bytes)
%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs (96 bytes)
%System%\CatRoot2 (96 bytes)
%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution (4 bytes)
%System%\drivers\etc\hosts (5 bytes)
%WinDir% (1640 bytes)
C:\$Directory (592 bytes)
%System%\dllcache (4 bytes)
%WinDir%\inf (400 bytes)
%WinDir%update.dll (31471014 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%System%\config\systemprofile (4 bytes)
%System%\drivers\pcidump.sys (5404535 bytes)
%System%\config (12 bytes)
%System%\drivers (296 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user% (4 bytes)
%System% (1296 bytes)
Registry activity
The process taskkill.exe:1072 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "7A 41 9C A8 BB E5 03 58 BE 7D 60 D3 72 F6 39 96"
The process taskkill.exe:616 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "BB 73 DD 83 62 68 4D F3 00 B0 DA 30 C3 09 C4 A0"
The process taskkill.exe:1980 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "7F EE E1 44 0E C1 6E 3C F0 E6 FC F0 96 F3 58 FB"
The process sc.exe:828 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "A4 17 C4 D6 EC F4 CC E0 4C 60 3E 0B 21 BE 0C 44"
The process rundll32.exe:1996 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "60 54 65 C0 CF 4B EC 68 19 86 F1 3E AC F4 9C 4A"
The process cacls.exe:1632 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "52 5A F5 39 A5 26 56 66 95 C6 C8 83 25 AB 16 98"
The process cacls.exe:1016 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "DE 68 05 53 34 69 05 45 D9 56 EA B1 98 47 FD 65"
Dropped PE files
| MD5 | File path |
|---|---|
| baa09efedc1df8cc16a5ca6f58bfe861 | c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\system32\drivers\acpiec.sys |
| 9859c0f6936e723e4892d7141b1327d5 | c:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache\acpiec.sys |
| baa09efedc1df8cc16a5ca6f58bfe861 | c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\OLD3.tmp |
| 601b3f2466bfa6989b9c7586b5ba54aa | c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\pcidump.sys |
| 888ad04f5495f8deef8b2764a93bdde0 | c:\WINDOWS\system32\killkb.dll |
| 4a1b0afbaa603e8c7be2f447f491cdd4 | c:\WINDOWSupdate.dll |
HOSTS file anomalies
The Trojan modifies "%System%\drivers\etc\hosts" file which is used to translate DNS entries to IP addresses.
The modified file is 5743 bytes in size. The following strings are added to the hosts file listed below:
| 127.0.0.1 | v.onondown.com.cn |
| 127.0.0.2 | ymsdasdw1.cn |
| 127.0.0.3 | h96b.info |
| 127.0.0.0 | fuck.zttwp.cn |
| 127.0.0.0 | www.hackerbf.cn |
| 127.0.0.0 | geekbyfeng.cn |
| 127.0.0.0 | 121.14.101.68 |
| 127.0.0.0 | ppp.etimes888.com |
| 127.0.0.0 | www.bypk.com |
| 127.0.0.0 | CSC3-2004-crl.verisign.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | va9sdhun23.cn |
| 127.0.0.0 | udp.hjob123.com |
| 127.0.0.2 | bnasnd83nd.cn |
| 127.0.0.0 | www.gamehacker.com.cn |
| 127.0.0.0 | gamehacker.com.cn |
| 127.0.0.3 | adlaji.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 858656.com |
| 127.1.1.1 | bnasnd83nd.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | my123.com |
| 127.0.0.0 | user1.12-27.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | 8749.com |
| 127.0.0.0 | fengent.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 4199.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | user1.16-22.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | 7379.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | 2be37c5f.3f6e2cc5f0b.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | 7255.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | user1.23-12.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | 3448.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.guccia.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | 7939.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | a.o1o1o1.nEt |
| 127.0.0.1 | 8009.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | user1.12-73.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | piaoxue.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | 3n8nlasd.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | kzdh.com |
| 127.0.0.0 | www.sony888.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | about.blank.la |
| 127.0.0.0 | user1.asp-33.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 6781.com |
| 127.0.0.0 | www.netkwek.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 7322.com |
| 127.0.0.0 | ymsdkad6.cn |
| 127.0.0.0 | www.lkwueir.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 06.jacai.com |
| 127.0.1.1 | user1.23-17.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | 1.jopenkk.com |
| 127.0.0.0 | upa.luzhiai.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | 1.jopenqc.com |
| 127.0.0.0 | www.guccia.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | 1.joppnqq.com |
| 127.0.0.0 | 4m9mnlmi.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 1.xqhgm.com |
| 127.0.0.0 | mm119mkssd.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 100.332233.com |
| 127.0.0.0 | 61.128.171.115:8080 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 121.11.90.79 |
| 127.0.0.0 | www.1119111.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | 121565.net |
| 127.0.0.0 | win.nihao69.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 125.90.88.38 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 16888.6to23.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | 2.joppnqq.com |
| 127.0.0.0 | puc.lianxiac.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | 204.177.92.68 |
| 127.0.0.0 | pud.lianxiac.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | 210.74.145.236 |
| 127.0.0.0 | 210.76.0.133 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 219.129.239.220 |
| 127.0.0.0 | 61.166.32.2 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 219.153.40.221 |
| 127.0.0.0 | 218.92.186.27 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 219.153.46.27 |
| 127.0.0.0 | www.fsfsfag.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 219.153.52.123 |
| 127.0.0.0 | ovo.ovovov.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 221.195.42.71 |
| 127.0.0.0 | dw.com.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | 222.73.218.115 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 203.110.168.233:80 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 3.joppnqq.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | 203.110.168.221:80 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 363xx.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | www1.ip10086.com.cm |
| 127.0.0.1 | 4199.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | blog.ip10086.com.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 43242.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.ccji68.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 5.xqhgm.com |
| 127.0.0.0 | t.myblank.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 520.mm5208.com |
| 127.0.0.0 | x.myblank.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 59.34.131.54 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 210.51.45.5 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 59.34.198.228 |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.ew1q.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 59.34.198.88 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 59.34.198.97 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 60.190.114.101 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 60.190.218.34 |
| 127.0.0.0 | qq-xing.com.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 60.191.124.252 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 61.145.117.212 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 61.157.109.222 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 75.126.3.216 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 75.126.3.217 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 75.126.3.218 |
| 127.0.0.0 | 59.125.231.177:17777 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 75.126.3.220 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 75.126.3.221 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 75.126.3.222 |
| 127.0.0.1 | 772630.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | 832823.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 8749.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | 888.jopenqc.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | 89382.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 8v8.biz |
| 127.0.0.1 | 97725.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | 9gg.biz |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.9000music.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | test.591jx.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | a.topxxxx.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | picon.chinaren.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.5566.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | p.qqkx.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | news.netandtv.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | z.neter888.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | b.myblank.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | wvw.wokutu.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | unionch.qyule.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.qyule.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | it.itjc.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.linkwww.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | vod.kaicn.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.tx8688.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | b.neter888.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | promote.huanqiu.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.huanqiu.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.haokanla.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | play.unionsky.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.52v.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.gghka.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | icon.ajiang.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | new.ete.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.stiae.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | o.neter888.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | comm.jinti.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.google-analytics.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | hz.mmstat.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.game175.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | x.neter888.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | z.neter888.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | p.etimes888.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | hx.etimes888.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | abc.qqkx.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | dm.popdm.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.yl9999.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.dajiadoushe.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | v.onondown.com.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.interoo.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | bally1.bally-bally.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.bao5605509.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.rty456.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.werqwer.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | 1.360-1.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | user1.23-16.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.guccia.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.interoo.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | upa.netsool.net |
| 127.0.0.1 | js.users.51.la |
| 127.0.0.1 | vip2.51.la |
| 127.0.0.1 | web.51.la |
| 127.0.0.1 | qq.gong2008.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | 2008tl.copyip.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | tla.laozihuolaile.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | www.tx6868.cn |
| 127.0.0.1 | p001.tiloaiai.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | s1.tl8tl.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | s1.gong2008.com |
| 127.0.0.1 | 4b3ce56f9g.3f6e2cc5f0b.com |
Rootkit activity
The Trojan installs the following kernel-mode hooks:
ZwQuerySystemInformation
Using the driver "%System%\drivers\pcidump.sys" the Trojan substitutes IRP handlers in a file system driver (NTFS) to control operations with files:
MJ_CREATE
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 Trojan's file once a user opens a drive's folder in Windows Explorer.
VersionInfo
No information is available.
PE Sections
| Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Entropy | Section MD5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPX0 | 4096 | 73728 | 0 | 0 | d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e |
| UPX1 | 77824 | 36864 | 34304 | 5.46022 | fd2effc995d504f5fc70af39539daaad |
| .rsrc | 114688 | 4096 | 512 | 1.58088 | 04db8b82c4678accefef45abcab0ac5b |
Dropped from:
Downloaded by:
Similar by SSDeep:
Similar by Lavasoft Polymorphic Checker:
URLs
No activity has been detected.
IDS verdicts (Suricata alerts: Emerging Threats ET ruleset)
ET MALWARE All Numerical .cn Domain Likely Malware Related
Traffic
Web Traffic was not found.
The Trojan connects to the servers at the folowing location(s):
`.rsrc
Ýfds
cmd /
im avp.exe
.rt= disableduruno
O328%s,
"%s"?
12345678*.Ogxr
update.dll
cmd /c taskkill /im avp.exe /f
cmd /c sc config avp start= disabled
rundll32.exe %s, droqp
\system32\killkb.dll
cmd /c taskkill /im ScanFrm.exe /f
cmd /c taskkill /im egui.exe /f
cmd /c taskkill /im ekrn.exe /f
cmd /c sc config ekrn start= disabled
cmd /c cacls "%s" /e /p everyone:f
cmd /c cacls %s /e /p everyone:f
*m5<-%C
URLDownloadToCacheFileA
>l`b<$r%udq<$r%jdx<$c%nr<vhmcnvr
FdsShbjBntms
EhmcMdwsEhkd@
Lctcp
GmdA_jjBpgtcp
GmBpgtcpM`hcarRwnc
016-/-/-0
016-/-/-1
016-/-/-2
016-/-/-/
010-03-0/0-57
016-0-0-0
016-/-0-0
50-017-060-00497/7/
010-00-8/-68
014-8/-77-27
1/3-066-81-57
10/-63-034-125
10/-65-/-022
108-018-128-11/
50-055-21-1
108-042-3/-110
107-81-075-16
108-042-35-16
108-042-41-012
110-084-31-60
111-62-107-004
1/2-00/-057-12297/
1/2-00/-057-11097/
48-23-020-43
10/-40-34-4
48-23-087-117
48-23-087-77
48-23-087-86
5/-08/-003-0/0
5/-08/-107-23
5/-080-013-141
50-034-006-101
50-046-0/8-111
64-015-2-105
64-015-2-106
64-015-2-107
48-014-120-066906666
64-015-2-11/
64-015-2-110
64-015-2-111
GetWindowsDirectoryA
WinExec
.text
`.rdata
@.data
.rsrc
.lO<R
KERNEL32.DLL
MSVCRT.dll
%original file name%.exe_1972_rwx_00401000_0001A000:
update.dll
cmd /c taskkill /im avp.exe /f
cmd /c sc config avp start= disabled
rundll32.exe %s, droqp
\system32\killkb.dll
cmd /c taskkill /im ScanFrm.exe /f
cmd /c taskkill /im egui.exe /f
cmd /c taskkill /im ekrn.exe /f
cmd /c sc config ekrn start= disabled
cmd /c cacls "%s" /e /p everyone:f
cmd /c cacls %s /e /p everyone:f
*m5<-%C
URLDownloadToCacheFileA
>l`b<$r%udq<$r%jdx<$c%nr<vhmcnvr
FdsShbjBntms
EhmcMdwsEhkd@
Lctcp
GmdA_jjBpgtcp
GmBpgtcpM`hcarRwnc
016-/-/-0
016-/-/-1
016-/-/-2
016-/-/-/
010-03-0/0-57
016-0-0-0
016-/-0-0
50-017-060-00497/7/
010-00-8/-68
014-8/-77-27
1/3-066-81-57
10/-63-034-125
10/-65-/-022
108-018-128-11/
50-055-21-1
108-042-3/-110
107-81-075-16
108-042-35-16
108-042-41-012
110-084-31-60
111-62-107-004
1/2-00/-057-12297/
1/2-00/-057-11097/
48-23-020-43
10/-40-34-4
48-23-087-117
48-23-087-77
48-23-087-86
5/-08/-003-0/0
5/-08/-107-23
5/-080-013-141
50-034-006-101
50-046-0/8-111
64-015-2-105
64-015-2-106
64-015-2-107
48-014-120-066906666
64-015-2-11/
64-015-2-110
64-015-2-111
GetWindowsDirectoryA
WinExec
.text
`.rdata
@.data
.rsrc
%original file name%.exe_1972_rwx_10000000_00001000:
.data
.rsrc
@.reloc
\pipe\browser
\\%s\IPC$
Bd
psapi.dll
\patch.exe
\dstdisk.exe
\defence.exe
192yuioealdjfiefjsdfas.txt
%SystemRoot%\System32\DRIVERS\puid.sys
\drivers\pcidump.sys
System32\DRIVERS\pcidump.sys
%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\puid.sys
\\.\pcidump
\drivers\gm.dls
%s%d.txt
>>tmp.tmp
@echo rcx>>tmp.tmp
@echo %X>>tmp.tmp
@echo n tmp2>>tmp.tmp
@echo w>>tmp.tmp
@echo q>>tmp.tmp
@debug<tmp.tmp>nul
@rename tmp2 tmp2.exe
tmp2.exe
Windows
1.exe
autorun.inf
Open=1.exe
urlmon
\setup.exe
?mac=%s&ver=%s&key=%d&os=windows
.html
.hhqg
qq.exe
360safe.exe
\explorer.exe
\temp\explorer.exe
infect_exe
rundll32.exe_1996:
.text
`.data
.rsrc
msvcrt.dll
KERNEL32.dll
NTDLL.DLL
GDI32.dll
USER32.dll
IMAGEHLP.dll
rundll32.pdb
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.manifest
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105)
RUNDLL.EXE
Windows
Operating System
5.1.2600.5512
YThere is not enough memory to run the file %s.
Please close other windows and try again.
9The file %s or one of its components could not be opened.
0The file %s or one of its components cannot run.
MThe file %s or one of its components requires a different version of Windows.
UThe file %s or one of its components cannot run in standard or enhanced mode Windows.3Another instance of the file %s is already running./An exception occurred while trying to run "%s"
Error in %s
Missing entry:%s
Error loading %s
%original file name%.exe_1972_rwx_10008000_00002000:
\??\c:\%original file name%.exe
\??\%WinDir%\explorer.exe
ers\gm.dls
WinExec
CreatePipe
GetWindowsDirectoryA
KERNEL32.dll
USER32.dll
ADVAPI32.dll
WS2_32.dll
InternetOpenUrlA
WININET.dll
MPR.dll
RPCRT4.dll
MSVCRT.dll
Remove it with Ad-Aware
- Click (here) to download and install Ad-Aware Free Antivirus.
- Update the definition files.
- Run a full scan of your computer.
Manual removal*
- Scan a system with an anti-rootkit tool.
- Terminate malicious process(es) (How to End a Process With the Task Manager):
taskkill.exe:1072
taskkill.exe:616
taskkill.exe:1980
sc.exe:828
rundll32.exe:1996
cacls.exe:1632
cacls.exe:1016 - Delete the original Trojan file.
- Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the Trojan:
%System%\drivers\acpiec.sys (5 bytes)
%System%\killkb.dll (12169463 bytes)
%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs (96 bytes)
%System%\CatRoot2 (96 bytes)
%System%\drivers\etc\hosts (5 bytes)
C:\$Directory (592 bytes)
%System%\dllcache (4 bytes)
%WinDir%\inf (400 bytes)
%WinDir%update.dll (31471014 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%System%\config\systemprofile (4 bytes)
%System%\drivers\pcidump.sys (5404535 bytes) - Restore the original content of the HOSTS file (%System%\drivers\etc\hosts):
127.0.0.1 localhost - Find and delete all copies of the worm's file together with "autorun.inf" scripts on removable drives.
- Reboot the computer.
*Manual removal may cause unexpected system behaviour and should be performed at your own risk.
