PUP.Win32.BitcoinMiner_5ae8106617

by malwarelabrobot on November 26th, 2013 in Malware Descriptions.

Trojan.GenericKD.1391069 (BitDefender), Trojan:MSIL/Remdobe.E (Microsoft), Trojan.Win32.Agent.acszs (Kaspersky), Win32.HLLW.Autoruner.25074 (DrWeb), Trojan.GenericKD.1391069 (B) (Emsisoft), RDN/Generic.dx!ct3 (McAfee), WS.Reputation.1 (Symantec), Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker (Ikarus), Trojan.GenericKD.1391069 (FSecure), Generic35.WHO (AVG), Win32:Malware-gen (Avast), PUP.Win32.BitcoinMiner.FD, mzpefinder_pcap_file.YR (Lavasoft MAS)
Behaviour: Ransom, Trojan, PUP


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: 5ae81066174c47fed3729a7535056833
SHA1: 1db8861367ccea423de6205524f15538404f94b0
SHA256: a80f86db64bb1e86d11995964d392f76afa1cf2cc454779ac4021caca67682f0
SSDeep: 3072:5aybjyk21l/9Ymq3C/hwIMI4QCwFOPEooYOyEqIMXstO:55b1Sm73CWbSFO/OyEnz
Size: 151552 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Packed
PEID: MicrosoftVisualC, NETexecutable, UPolyXv05_v6
Company: Premium Installer
Created at: 2013-10-31 23:54:26


Summary:

PUP. Potentially Unwanted Program. An application that does not display malicious behavior yet is installed without having first sought affirmative user consent for installation. Users may not realize, due to the nature of the installation procedure, that an application they have not explicitly agreed to has been installed. This category can also be used to classify other applications which in a certain context can be wanted e.g. remote administration tools or IRC clients.

Payload

No specific payload has been found.

Process activity

The PUP creates the following process(es):

attrib.exe:1824
Reader_sl.exe:1064
wuauclt.exe:344
Adobe_Flash_Player_2.6.1.exe:524
jusched.exe:1056

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

%original file name%.exe:1792

File activity

The process %original file name%.exe:1792 makes changes in the file system.
The PUP creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems\coinutil.dll (580 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems\usft_ext.dll (35480 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems\mpir.dll (3652 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems\Adobe_Flash_Player_2.6.1.exe (12368 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems\miner.dll (15468 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems\openssl.dll (21276 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems\phatk.cl (388 bytes)

The process wuauclt.exe:344 makes changes in the file system.
The PUP creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.chk (100 bytes)
%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.log (3576 bytes)
%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb (100 bytes)

The PUP deletes the following file(s):

%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\tmp.edb (0 bytes)

The process Adobe_Flash_Player_2.6.1.exe:524 makes changes in the file system.
The PUP creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6PM9APQD\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\QVG18F8J\desktop.ini (67 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\EWPIDLLR\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Q5I21HK3\desktop.ini (67 bytes)

The process jusched.exe:1056 makes changes in the file system.
The PUP creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\jusched.log (347 bytes)

Registry activity

The process %original file name%.exe:1792 makes changes in the system registry.
The PUP creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "8F 1E 09 2B 89 B8 00 97 39 74 2D CA 86 FA 22 D5"

[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"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{c155cd72-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache\%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems]
"Adobe_Flash_Player_2.6.1.exe" = "VLC media player 2.0.5"

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

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

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

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

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"AdobeSystems" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems\Loader.exe"

The PUP 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 PUP 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 process attrib.exe:1824 makes changes in the system registry.
The PUP creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "CB FC C4 E1 21 DF 2B 33 91 E1 D6 00 FB 79 3A 6A"

The process Reader_sl.exe:1064 makes changes in the system registry.
The PUP creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{c155cd73-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"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\{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\MountPoints2\{c155cd75-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"

The process Adobe_Flash_Player_2.6.1.exe:524 makes changes in the system registry.
The PUP 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"

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

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

"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"

[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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections]
"SavedLegacySettings" = "3C 00 00 00 16 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "31 F2 DE F6 44 7A 9C 5B 36 36 AF 6D 27 59 FE 1D"

[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"

[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"

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

"ProxyBypass" = "1"

Proxy settings are disabled:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyEnable" = "0"

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

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

Network activity (URLs)

URL IP
hxxp://192.241.128.62/coin-miner.exe (Malicious)
hxxp://192.241.128.62/coinutil.dll (Malicious)
hxxp://192.241.128.62/miner.dll (Malicious)
hxxp://192.241.128.62/mpir.dll (Malicious)
hxxp://192.241.128.62/openssl.dll (Malicious)
hxxp://192.241.128.62/phatk.cl
hxxp://192.241.128.62/usft_ext.dll (Malicious)


HOSTS file anomalies

No changes have been detected.

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):

    attrib.exe:1824
    wuauclt.exe:344
    Adobe_Flash_Player_2.6.1.exe:524

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

    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems\coinutil.dll (580 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems\usft_ext.dll (35480 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems\mpir.dll (3652 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems\Adobe_Flash_Player_2.6.1.exe (12368 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems\miner.dll (15468 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems\openssl.dll (21276 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems\phatk.cl (388 bytes)
    %WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.chk (100 bytes)
    %WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.log (3576 bytes)
    %WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb (100 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6PM9APQD\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\QVG18F8J\desktop.ini (67 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\EWPIDLLR\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Q5I21HK3\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\jusched.log (347 bytes)

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

    [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    "AdobeSystems" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\AdobeSystems\Loader.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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