MemScan.Backdoor.Agent.ZQA_d7e154972b
Susp_Dropper (Kaspersky), MemScan:Backdoor.Agent.ZQA (B) (Emsisoft), MemScan:Backdoor.Agent.ZQA (AdAware), GenericEmailWorm.YR, GenericIRCBot.YR (Lavasoft MAS)
Behaviour: Backdoor, Worm, EmailWorm, IRCBot
The description has been automatically generated by Lavasoft Malware Analysis System and it may contain incomplete or inaccurate information.
MD5: d7e154972b5da73013da6a16ba6adada
SHA1: 2e270d762b6ddec1fbb07cf683b63f6deb412f1c
SHA256: 00357d00e7e5418496a35d573665b0b2257e91d0371358a876fb65d7a9a37bb9
SSDeep: 1536:m3rJJyVemDdYBK7xmrhhXzNozBTCXv3GgX:CWDdYBKWNBowN
Size: 60928 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Not Packed
PEID: UPolyXv05_v6
Company: no certificate found
Created at: no data
Analyzed on: WindowsXP SP3 32-bit
Summary:
Backdoor. Malware that enables a remote control of victim's machine.
Payload
| Behaviour | Description |
|---|---|
| EmailWorm | Worm can send e-mails. |
| IRCBot | A bot can communicate with command and control servers via IRC channel. |
Process activity
The MemScan creates the following process(es):
%original file name%.exe:1856
dwwin.exe:456
The MemScan injects its code into the following process(es):
biiqrzr.cmd:560
File activity
The process biiqrzr.cmd:560 makes changes in the file system.
The MemScan creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%System%\WindowsUpdt.exe (19 bytes)
The process %original file name%.exe:1856 makes changes in the file system.
The MemScan creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%WinDir%\xwrm.exe (60 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\iirqar.arqj.jay (60 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\728a_appcompat.txt (6214 bytes)
The process dwwin.exe:456 makes changes in the file system.
The MemScan 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)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\EBEDUZMH\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\3PFLAY7K\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\M3UX696B\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\77D5B.dmp (78539 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\I94FGPK1\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
Registry activity
The process biiqrzr.cmd:560 makes changes in the system registry.
The MemScan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "E2 27 4F 3C DE 95 88 A6 5B 60 3A 52 92 36 A5 5E"
To automatically run itself each time Windows is booted, the MemScan adds the following link to its file to the system registry autorun key:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"WihdowsUpdate" = "%System%\WindowsUpdt.exe"
The process %original file name%.exe:1856 makes changes in the system registry.
The MemScan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "15 EB C6 D1 5B 82 C0 19 14 B8 4A B7 ED FE 3C E0"
To automatically run itself each time Windows is booted, the MemScan adds the following link to its file to the system registry autorun key:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"x32x" = "%WinDir%\xwrm.exe"
The MemScan deletes the following registry key(s):
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW]
The MemScan deletes the following value(s) in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW]
"DWFileTreeRoot"
The process dwwin.exe:456 makes changes in the system registry.
The MemScan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "CC 63 84 9F E3 E6 5D F2 81 8A 7A 18 AD 10 E7 9F"
[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"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Personal" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\My Documents"
Proxy settings are disabled:
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyEnable" = "0"
The MemScan deletes the following value(s) in system registry:
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"AutoConfigURL"
"ProxyServer"
"ProxyOverride"
Dropped PE files
| MD5 | File path |
|---|---|
| f148630fc9161563166ed11bc5834096 | c:\Documents and Settings\"%CurrentUserName%"\Local Settings\Temp\iirqar.arqj.jay |
| aae37ad72f817dea8845ff32d16a8ba0 | c:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsUpdt.exe |
| f148630fc9161563166ed11bc5834096 | c:\WINDOWS\xwrm.exe |
HOSTS file anomalies
No changes have been detected.
Rootkit activity
No anomalies have been detected.
Propagation
VersionInfo
No information is available.
PE Sections
| Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Entropy | Section MD5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aqbbaiyy | 4096 | 4096 | 1536 | 0.538676 | 82327e841e33f812885ad83c62919fdb |
| rjbijirb | 8192 | 57344 | 55296 | 4.84627 | 901ef36c1ce9d9ace382deb0aa8a9b59 |
| ayqajyyj | 65536 | 4096 | 512 | 0.468013 | dd766bd3556eda6b66f2d7b6ec1b0e21 |
| aryjqqay | 69632 | 4096 | 2048 | 4.10575 | 677f0a894d5ff2f6c088f025736ee3d8 |
Dropped from:
Downloaded by:
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URLs
No activity has been detected.
IDS verdicts (Suricata alerts: Emerging Threats ET ruleset)
ET CNC Shadowserver Reported CnC Server IP group 14
ET CHAT IRC NICK command
ET CHAT IRC PING command
ET CHAT IRC PONG response
ET CHAT IRC USER command
Traffic
Web Traffic was not found.
\xwrm.exe
%WinDir%\xwrm.exe
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
USER %s 8 * :%s
NICK %s
PONG %s
JOIN #england
PRIVMSG #england :.-:[X-Worm]:-.
irc.undernet.org
MAIL FROM:<%s>
RCPT TO:<%s>
--%s--
From:<%s>
To: %s
Subject:%s
boundary="%s"
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106
charset="windows-1255"
name= "%s%s"
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="%s%s"
Support
No.reply
8.txtt:
8.htmt2
8.rtft*
8.doct"
8.bdxt
8.phpt
8.jspt
8.cgit
smtp
ws2_32.dll
ADVAPI32.DLL
RegOpenKeyExA
RegCloseKey
User32.dll
fs_snap.exe
arnsec.exe
ISABL~1.EXE
8.exe
8.scrtt
8.avitJ
8.doctB
8.mp3t:
8.mpgt2
8.xlst*
8.jpgt"
8.zipt
8.isot
8.pdft
8.pptt
8.rart
D:\fs_snap.exe
SFC.DLL
Pajzaiy.yrar
D:\ajzaiy.yrar
ReadMe.exe
c:\%original file name%.exe
131c346.exe
C:\DOCUME~1\"%CurrentUserName%"\LOCALS~1\Temp\iirqar.arqj.jay
WinExec
GetWindowsDirectoryA
FPTBAWDRF-INOCPANDANTIAMONN32SNOD3NPSSSMSSSCANZONEPROTMONIRWEBMIRCCKDOTROJSAFEJEDITRAYANDASPIDPLORNDLLTRENNSPLNSCHSYSTALERj
biiqrzr.cmd
.text
.rsrc
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~nt.ex
CrToMaPh
hPRIVMSG %s :
kernel32.dll
.%suld nb
KERNEL32.dll
2'3.3`3}3
0M1e1w1}1-2x2
biiqrzr.cmd_560:
.text
.rsrc
\WindowsUpdt.exe
irc.undernet.org
__MSVCRT_HEAP_SELECT
user32.dll
WinExec
KERNEL32.dll
USER32.dll
RegCloseKey
RegOpenKeyExA
ADVAPI32.dll
WS2_32.dll
InternetOpenUrlA
WININET.dll
GetCPInfo
url1.dat
PRIVMSG %s :Operations Stoped
PRIVMSG %s :Wasting %s
PRIVMSG %s :Udp Floding %s
-!udp_flood
PRIVMSG %s :%s Downloaded&executed
1.exe
-!download_exe
PRIVMSG %s :Login Success
-!login
PRIVMSG
%*s %s %*s %s %s %s
MODE %s nsk %s
JOIN %s %s
PONG %s
NICK %s
USER %s 8 * :%s
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
2614211705
D:\biiqrzr.cmd
kernel32.dll
.%suld nb
biiqrzr.cmd_560_rwx_00401000_0000F000:
\WindowsUpdt.exe
irc.undernet.org
__MSVCRT_HEAP_SELECT
user32.dll
WinExec
KERNEL32.dll
USER32.dll
RegCloseKey
RegOpenKeyExA
ADVAPI32.dll
WS2_32.dll
InternetOpenUrlA
WININET.dll
GetCPInfo
url1.dat
PRIVMSG %s :Operations Stoped
PRIVMSG %s :Wasting %s
PRIVMSG %s :Udp Floding %s
-!udp_flood
PRIVMSG %s :%s Downloaded&executed
1.exe
-!download_exe
PRIVMSG %s :Login Success
-!login
PRIVMSG
%*s %s %*s %s %s %s
MODE %s nsk %s
JOIN %s %s
PONG %s
NICK %s
USER %s 8 * :%s
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
2614211705
D:\biiqrzr.cmd
kernel32.dll
.%suld nb
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*
- Terminate malicious process(es) (How to End a Process With the Task Manager):
%original file name%.exe:1856
dwwin.exe:456 - Delete the original MemScan file.
- Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the MemScan:
%System%\WindowsUpdt.exe (19 bytes)
%WinDir%\xwrm.exe (60 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\iirqar.arqj.jay (60 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\728a_appcompat.txt (6214 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\EBEDUZMH\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\3PFLAY7K\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\M3UX696B\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\77D5B.dmp (78539 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\I94FGPK1\desktop.ini (67 bytes) - Delete the following value(s) in the autorun key (How to Work with System Registry):
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"WihdowsUpdate" = "%System%\WindowsUpdt.exe"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"x32x" = "%WinDir%\xwrm.exe" - Reboot the computer.
*Manual removal may cause unexpected system behaviour and should be performed at your own risk.