Trojan.Win32.Alureon_b0a6885276

by malwarelabrobot on August 15th, 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: b0a68852762fdbb2920519ef66a1312c
SHA1: b89665a6b13fdb25fd920b0d9d95772f6706afa8
SHA256: 01852334ec5222473fcbc636eecd53f33e87bac72a074a87b494799e3f5b7a7f
SSDeep: 6144:mAbIdNHMrgmcVOKyk2rHpTHas3fKfCD/su2bOtD6qi oX:mAbIdNMrgBVVL2t6of6g/SStuKo
Size: 286720 bytes
File type: PE32
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Packed
PEID: UPolyXv05_v6
Company: AirInstaller Inc.
Created at: 2005-10-03 23:35:31


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):

b0a68852762fdbb2920519ef66a1312c.exe:1588
b0a68852762fdbb2920519ef66a1312c.exe:1592
7.tmp:1284
msiexec.exe:988

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

b0a68852762fdbb2920519ef66a1312c.exe:1288

File activity

The process b0a68852762fdbb2920519ef66a1312c.exe:1288 makes changes in a 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 (2467 bytes)
%System%\config\software (963 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\60168\8AB6.016 (3946 bytes)
%Program Files%\LP\F006\CF2.exe (275538 bytes)
%Program Files%\LP\F006\7.tmp (12588 bytes)

Registry activity

The process b0a68852762fdbb2920519ef66a1312c.exe:1588 makes changes in a system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "66 2B 90 BD 98 E8 FB C0 C8 52 E4 28 E5 4F 1A 0B"

The process b0a68852762fdbb2920519ef66a1312c.exe:1288 makes changes in a 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"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path4]
"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"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"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=127.0.0.1:59939"

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

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "00 5A 84 D8 3C 10 16 C7 D4 C3 00 E1 BE EE 5A 6F"

[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]
"CF2.exe" = "%Program Files%\LP\F006\CF2.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"

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

The process b0a68852762fdbb2920519ef66a1312c.exe:1592 makes changes in a system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "87 DE 13 13 DA 7E 15 AC 72 47 EC 12 21 E6 53 1D"

The process 7.tmp:1284 makes changes in a system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "B3 31 CC 95 19 8F 03 7A E6 66 43 B4 02 75 B1 1E"

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

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"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"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path4]
"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\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"

[HKCU\Software\WinRAR]
"HWID" = "7B 30 35 41 46 33 33 43 45 2D 37 45 41 35 2D 34"

[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 msiexec.exe:988 makes changes in a system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "EA 64 99 FA 93 DE E2 8A DB 2F 0A 7D 9D 16 AA 01"

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://engineeringcrossing.com/images/misc/23525.png?pr=gHZutDyMv5rJeCG1J8K+1MWCJbP4lltXIA== 74.120.248.79
hxxp://namestoreforyou.com/logo.png?tq=gL5HtzoYwLzEpUb5fU3HxcW7APU6EsazybMRtyFa0umG8Ar0SsSA/gSoSEU=&pr=41 208.73.211.167
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://transfersakk.com/logo.png?tq=gKZEtzoYwLzEvUb5dQzRsrCqD/MtTca3l74EgC5OjrPGpgfib1XGp5zpRPksUt+A/gSoSEU=&pr=41 69.43.161.170
hxxp://ourdatatransfers.com/gate.php (ET RBN Known Russian Business Network IP (296) ) 69.43.161.179
csc3-2009-2-crl.verisign.com 23.65.5.163
crl.verisign.com 23.61.69.163
nodatatransferhere.com 69.43.161.179
www.download.windowsupdate.com 23.3.98.32
csc3-2009-crl.verisign.com 23.65.5.163


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):

    b0a68852762fdbb2920519ef66a1312c.exe:1588
    b0a68852762fdbb2920519ef66a1312c.exe:1592
    7.tmp:1284

  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 (2467 bytes)
    %System%\config\software (963 bytes)
    %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\60168\8AB6.016 (3946 bytes)
    %Program Files%\LP\F006\CF2.exe (275538 bytes)
    %Program Files%\LP\F006\7.tmp (12588 bytes)

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

    [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    "CF2.exe" = "%Program Files%\LP\F006\CF2.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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