SpyTool.Win32.Ardamax_6afd62ebc6
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky), Trojan.Win32.Generic!SB.0 (VIPRE), Trojan-Spy.Win32.Ardamax!IK (Emsisoft), SpyTool.Win32.Ardamax.FD, GenericEmailWorm.YR, SpyToolArdamax.YR (Lavasoft MAS)
Behaviour: Trojan-Spy, Trojan, Worm, EmailWorm, SpyTool
The description has been automatically generated by Lavasoft Malware Analysis System and it may contain incomplete or inaccurate information.
MD5: 6afd62ebc6b5019e3a6880d9e21f50e1
SHA1: 4c8bce5f89e94696ccb719e8a9374978fe86e49d
SHA256: 545187dcad479d09bfff019d3985ceb324f63dec555f60568d84d23e17362b1f
SSDeep: 24576:564MVT6Kh8EFUVBNv4TYdJTb9owkMX1RMYQcSOOHgcfQ5ucV2pvp5flYu:564MTxh8EFUHNA8dJtsYQcagcfeVV2pu
Size: 1274368 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Packed
PEID: UPolyXv05_v6
Company: no certificate found
Created at: 2011-05-16 13:31:08
Summary:
SpyTool. A program used to apply passive protection methods to spyware, such as obfuscation, encryption or polymorphism. The original malicious program is usually encrypted/compressed and stored inside the wrapper.
Payload
| Behaviour | Description |
|---|---|
| EmailWorm | Worm can send e-mails. |
Process activity
The SpyTool creates the following process(es):
6afd62ebc6b5019e3a6880d9e21f50e1.exe:200
The SpyTool injects its code into the following process(es):
FNF.exe:1704
File activity
The process FNF.exe:1704 makes changes in a file system.
The SpyTool creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%System%\HWVEEN\Keys_Sep_02_2013__05_28_50.html (691 bytes)
%System%\HWVEEN\FNF.005 (496 bytes)
The SpyTool deletes the following file(s):
%System%\HWVEEN\Keys_Sep_02_2013__05_28_50.html (0 bytes)
The process 6afd62ebc6b5019e3a6880d9e21f50e1.exe:200 makes changes in a file system.
The SpyTool creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%System%\HWVEEN\FNF.002 (44 bytes)
%System%\HWVEEN\FNF.001 (62 bytes)
%System%\HWVEEN\AKV.exe (1826 bytes)
%System%\HWVEEN\FNF.exe (9606 bytes)
%System%\HWVEEN\FNF.004 (1 bytes)
Registry activity
The process FNF.exe:1704 makes changes in a system registry.
The SpyTool creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "DC F8 01 BE 28 96 48 BE 17 41 48 B7 B3 14 03 5E"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{c155cd73-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common Programs" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs"
[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"
To automatically run itself each time Windows is booted, the SpyTool adds the following link to its file to the system registry autorun key:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"FNF Start" = "%System%\HWVEEN\FNF.exe"
The process 6afd62ebc6b5019e3a6880d9e21f50e1.exe:200 makes changes in a system registry.
The SpyTool creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "70 7C 08 6B CA 3E 65 79 03 00 E1 8A F9 0A D0 04"
[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\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\ShellNoRoam\MUICache\%System%\HWVEEN]
"FNF.exe" = "FNF"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Personal" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\My Documents"
The SpyTool 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 SpyTool 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 SpyTool 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"
Network activity (URLs)
No activity has been detected.
Rootkit activity
No anomalies have been detected.
Propagation
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Manual removal*
- Terminate malicious process(es) (How to End a Process With the Task Manager):
6afd62ebc6b5019e3a6880d9e21f50e1.exe:200
- Delete the original SpyTool file.
- Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the SpyTool:
%System%\HWVEEN\Keys_Sep_02_2013__05_28_50.html (691 bytes)
%System%\HWVEEN\FNF.005 (496 bytes)
%System%\HWVEEN\FNF.002 (44 bytes)
%System%\HWVEEN\FNF.001 (62 bytes)
%System%\HWVEEN\AKV.exe (1826 bytes)
%System%\HWVEEN\FNF.exe (9606 bytes)
%System%\HWVEEN\FNF.004 (1 bytes) - Delete the following value(s) in the autorun key (How to Work with System Registry):
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"FNF Start" = "%System%\HWVEEN\FNF.exe" - Reboot the computer.
*Manual removal may cause unexpected system behaviour and should be performed at your own risk.