TROJ_INJECTO.AVG
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Hoptto.A (Microsoft), Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Andromeda (Ikarus), a variant of Win32/Injector.ZIW trojan (Eset)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It creates folders where it drops its files.
It attempts to access certain websites. However, the websites are inaccessible as of this writing. It deletes itself after execution.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
52,736 bytes
EXE
23 Nov 2012
Arrival Details
This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Installation
This Trojan drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:
- %Application Data%\{random folder name}\{random folder name}.exe
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista and 7.)
It creates the following folders:
- %Application Data%\{random folder name}
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista and 7.)
Autostart Technique
This Trojan adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer\Run
iMesh = "%Application Data%\{random folder name}\{random folder name}.exe"
Other Details
This Trojan attempts to access certain websites. However, the websites are inaccessible as of this writing.
It connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- {BLOCKED}baair.ru/rain/index.php
- {BLOCKED}pcrazy.ru
It deletes itself after execution.