SpyTool.Win32.Ardamax_7a13304af9
Gen:Variant.FAkeAlert.105 (BitDefender), MonitoringTool:Win32/Ardamax (Microsoft), HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky), Trojan.Win32.Ardamax.nbq (v) (VIPRE), Trojan.KeyLogger.21938 (DrWeb), Gen:Variant.FAkeAlert.105 (B) (Emsisoft), Keylog-FAQ!7A13304AF9BA (McAfee), Win32.SuspectCrc (Ikarus), Gen:Variant.FAkeAlert.105 (FSecure), Ardamax.BZV (AVG), Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp] (Avast), TROJ_GEN.R08NC0PL213 (TrendMicro), SpyTool.Win32.Ardamax.FD, GenericEmailWorm.YR (Lavasoft MAS)
Behaviour: Trojan, Worm, EmailWorm, Monitor, SpyTool
The description has been automatically generated by Lavasoft Malware Analysis System and it may contain incomplete or inaccurate information.
MD5: 7a13304af9ba04e87f519ac6eaa5f0f8
SHA1: 4f3c0c50989936ad15c7c93159f0b16f538fe4c0
SHA256: 3ebb46e2fc5db53a3db45779f08a353bb12160fb81d16122d03e2effca3d4131
SSDeep: 49152:Sn ESV0mFo0keTSClz7aJ89UDtqjW3W5GEgl9MTm0iG 4V5:ShI IzM8jim5hgfMTm0iG G
Size: 2056192 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Packed
PEID: UPolyXv05_v6
Company: Premium Installer
Created at: 2013-10-10 15:18:52
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):
%original file name%.exe:940
The SpyTool injects its code into the following process(es):
IMP.exe:1032
File activity
The process %original file name%.exe:940 makes changes in the file system.
The SpyTool creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\VAVJWI\IMP.01 (81 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\VAVJWI\IMP.00 (2 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\VAVJWI\IMP.exe (15021 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\VAVJWI\IMP.02 (56 bytes)
Registry activity
The process %original file name%.exe:940 makes changes in the system registry.
The SpyTool creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "1A F8 F6 7D D1 29 30 1B C1 4F 88 E8 A7 5F 77 46"
[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"
"Cache" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"
[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%\All Users\Application Data\VAVJWI]
"IMP.exe" = "IMP"
[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"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data"
[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"
[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:
"UNCAsIntranet" = "1"
The SpyTool modifies IE settings for security zones to map all web-nodes that bypassing proxy to the Intranet Zone:
"ProxyBypass" = "1"
The process IMP.exe:1032 makes changes in the system registry.
The SpyTool creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "8B 71 0B 28 BC 45 7A CB A2 EE D2 BC 5B B8 E0 33"
[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"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data"
[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"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{b98117e8-75ca-11e2-81b2-000c293708fb}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Personal" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\My Documents"
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]
"IMP Start" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\VAVJWI\IMP.exe"
Network activity (URLs)
No activity has been detected.
HOSTS file anomalies
No changes have been detected.
Rootkit activity
No anomalies have been detected.
Propagation
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:940
- Delete the original SpyTool file.
- Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the SpyTool:
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\VAVJWI\IMP.01 (81 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\VAVJWI\IMP.00 (2 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\VAVJWI\IMP.exe (15021 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\VAVJWI\IMP.02 (56 bytes) - Delete the following value(s) in the autorun key (How to Work with System Registry):
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"IMP Start" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\VAVJWI\IMP.exe" - Reboot the computer.
*Manual removal may cause unexpected system behaviour and should be performed at your own risk.
