Analysis by: Arianne Grace Dela Cruz
 ALIASES:

HEUR/AGEN.1035672 (ANTIVIR)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Canal de infecção: Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

This Backdoor 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

Tipo de compactação: 109,568 bytes
Tipo de arquivo: DLL
Residente na memória: No
Data de recebimento das amostras iniciais: 23 Aug 2019

Arrival Details

This Backdoor arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Other Details

This Backdoor requires the following additional components to properly run:

  • Reads the value of the "ServiceDLL" entry of the following registry keys:
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\PLUGIN{00-09}
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search\Timer\PLUGIN{00-09}
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Style\PLUGIN{00-09}
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Style\PLUGIN{00-09}

  SOLUTION

Mecanismo de varredura mínima: 9.850
Primeiro arquivo padrão VSAPI: 15.326.03
Data do lançamento do primeiro padrão VSAPI: 27 Aug 2019
VSAPI OPR Pattern Version: 15.327.00
VSAPI OPR Pattern veröffentlicht am: 28 Aug 2019

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Backdoor.Win32.PLUGX.DUKSO. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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