TROJ_EMBEDDED.KD


 ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:AutoIt/Agent.A (Microsoft), W32/YahLover.worm.gen (McAfee), Mal/Sohana-A (Sophos)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • 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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

364,544 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

19 Feb 2013

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:

  • %Windows%\missAU.exe
  • {malware location}\1

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, which is usually C:\Windows.)

It adds the following possibly malicious files or file components:

  • %Windows%\schost.exe

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, which is usually C:\Windows.)

Autostart Technique

This Trojan modifies the following registry entry(ies) to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Userinit = "%Windows%\missAU.exe"

(Note: The default value data of the said registry entry is "%System%\userinit.exe,".)

Other System Modifications

This Trojan adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
GlobalUserOffline = "0"

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}pro.clanteam.com/store/schost