MD5: e6aa3fc4ea664277b01deaddc03792ec
SHA1: 988d4b0c2e2d04d94e6be37c967963f43d89723c
SHA256: 59cc52fadcc5ef338f5748bd87544c6c6f260c8db563f2b947e8b97686b495d1
SSDeep: 49152:vEYLJoGb8gBrNBqP92KLavE YWPsD7TBl:sYloYMP9DaAW0D71
Size: 1709568 bytes
File type: PE32
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Packed
PEID: UPolyXv05_v6
Company: no certificate found
Created at: 2012-09-10 14:01:12

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

Process activity

The SpyTool creates the following process(es):

Skill Failed - Cover.exe:740
e6aa3fc4ea664277b01deaddc03792ec.exe:1268

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

DFF.exe:968

File activity

The process e6aa3fc4ea664277b01deaddc03792ec.exe:1268 makes changes in a file system.
The SpyTool creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

C:\Skill Failed - Cover.exe (53 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\GGKOWF\DFF.exe (15021 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\GGKOWF\DFF.02 (56 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\GGKOWF\DFF.01 (80 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\GGKOWF\DFF.00 (2 bytes)

Registry activity

The process Skill Failed - Cover.exe:740 makes changes in a system registry.
The SpyTool creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "67 1A E5 E0 60 03 78 93 E2 9E 3A 9D 2C AB C6 7E"

The process e6aa3fc4ea664277b01deaddc03792ec.exe:1268 makes changes in a system registry.
The SpyTool creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "0B 0F 89 E3 5F E1 DE 29 27 37 82 3E F0 22 43 AF"

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

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache\c:]
"Skill Failed - Cover.exe" = "Cover"

[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"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache\%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\GGKOWF]
"DFF.exe" = "DFF"

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"

The process DFF.exe:968 makes changes in a system registry.
The SpyTool creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "12 DC 8B E0 68 5E 9F 7D A1 18 F4 12 D1 BD 21 14"

[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]
"DFF Start" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\GGKOWF\DFF.exe"

Network activity (URLs)

No activity has 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):
   

   Skill Failed - Cover.exe:740
   e6aa3fc4ea664277b01deaddc03792ec.exe:1268
   

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

   C:\Skill Failed - Cover.exe (53 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\GGKOWF\DFF.exe (15021 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\GGKOWF\DFF.02 (56 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\GGKOWF\DFF.01 (80 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\GGKOWF\DFF.00 (2 bytes)

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

   [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
   "DFF Start" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\GGKOWF\DFF.exe"

5. Reboot the computer.
   

*Manual removal may cause unexpected system behaviour and should be performed at your own risk.