Trojan.Win32.Alureon_4c0b412600

by malwarelabrobot on December 4th, 2013 in Malware Descriptions.

HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky), Trojan.Win32.FakeAV.IS (v) (VIPRE), Backdoor.Win32.Agent!IK (Emsisoft), Trojan.Win32.Alureon.FD, Trojan.Win32.Swrort.3.FD, BackdoorCycbot.YR (Lavasoft MAS)
Behaviour: Trojan, Backdoor, Fake-AV


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: 4c0b41260054bd9a4467c9268b18413e
SHA1: f8c29d48985fb5617e88f1b5f6d6547f83a15974
SHA256: efce75288664597f89e94f7492371b28e83476b752e36ad164a58f5b432fb088
SSDeep: 6144:45igfANcOEyz ZOynU7EK0NJ2MpssfCEVHS5aVq1QXG1g/jf2m:4NcEyz rdpcMCsKEhq2XFr1
Size: 286720 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Packed
PEID: UPolyXv05_v6
Company: Express Install
Created at: 2005-10-07 11:01:48


Summary:

Trojan. A program that appears to do one thing but actually does another (a.k.a. Trojan Horse).

Payload

No specific payload has been found.

Process activity

The Trojan creates the following process(es):

7.tmp:1152
%original file name%.exe:1304
%original file name%.exe:1504
msiexec.exe:1364

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

%original file name%.exe:2040

File activity

The process %original file name%.exe:2040 makes changes in the file system.
The Trojan 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)
%System%\config\SOFTWARE.LOG (5883 bytes)
%System%\config\software (2794 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\60168\8AB6.016 (4836 bytes)
%Program Files%\LP\D1F6\8.exe (1 bytes)
%Program Files%\LP\D1F6\7.tmp (12588 bytes)
%Program Files%\LP\D1F6\C29.exe (275538 bytes)

The Trojan deletes the following file(s):

%Program Files%\LP\D1F6\8.exe (0 bytes)

Registry activity

The process 7.tmp:1152 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "79 45 F6 2D 2D 94 3B C0 ED 15 23 3F 4A 85 F5 90"

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

[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"

[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\0open]
"HWID" = "7B 46 46 39 32 37 42 30 32 2D 41 43 33 33 2D 34"

[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"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path2]
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache2"

The process %original file name%.exe:1304 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "76 CC 8A CF 53 9D A5 DA 30 43 75 E7 A1 79 42 86"

The process %original file name%.exe:1504 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "3C C2 5B 78 8E 1B 58 4D BA 5E F9 D9 D1 85 F8 CE"

The process %original file name%.exe:2040 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan 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"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections]
"SavedLegacySettings" = "3C 00 00 00 16 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 14 00 00 00"

[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"

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

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyEnable" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path1]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyServer" = "http=127.0.0.1:55798"

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

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "C8 83 20 73 A2 1A D9 71 BB B2 EE 74 47 7C 3C 1A"

[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"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections]
"DefaultConnectionSettings" = "3C 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 14 00 00 00"

[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"

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

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"C29.exe" = "%Program Files%\LP\D1F6\C29.exe"

Automatic startup of the following service is disabled:

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc]
"Start" = "3"

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

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

The process msiexec.exe:1364 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "90 30 85 B5 74 8A C6 BB 6F F1 02 3E C7 D2 21 65"

Network activity (URLs)

URL IP
hxxp://e6845.ce.akamaiedge.net/pca3-g2.crl
hxxp://e6845.ce.akamaiedge.net/CSC3-2009.crl
hxxp://e6845.ce.akamaiedge.net/pca3.crl
hxxp://e6845.ce.akamaiedge.net/CSC3-2009-2.crl
hxxp://012webpages.com/christian13.jpg?pr=gHZutDyMv5rJejXia9nrmsl6giWz+JZbVyA= 69.43.161.170
hxxp://a26.d.akamai.net/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootseq.txt
hxxp://a26.d.akamai.net/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab
hxxp://namestoreforyou.com/logo.png?tq=gKZEtzoYwLzEvUb5dQzRsrCqA/UkTca3l74EgC5OjrPGpgfib1XFp5zpRPksUt+A/gSoSEU=&pr=41 208.73.211.246
hxxp://ourdatatransfers.com/gate.php (ET RBN Known Russian Business Network IP (296) ) 69.43.161.179
csc3-2009-2-crl.verisign.com 23.61.181.163
crl.verisign.com 23.61.181.163
www.download.windowsupdate.com 63.216.54.147
csc3-2009-crl.verisign.com 23.61.69.163
freerapidstore.com Unresolvable


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):

    7.tmp:1152
    %original file name%.exe:1304
    %original file name%.exe:1504

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

    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
    %System%\config\SOFTWARE.LOG (5883 bytes)
    %System%\config\software (2794 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\60168\8AB6.016 (4836 bytes)
    %Program Files%\LP\D1F6\8.exe (1 bytes)
    %Program Files%\LP\D1F6\7.tmp (12588 bytes)
    %Program Files%\LP\D1F6\C29.exe (275538 bytes)

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

    [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    "C29.exe" = "%Program Files%\LP\D1F6\C29.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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