Trojan.Win64.NUKESPED.YXBB-A

 Analysis by: Bren Matthew Ebriega

 ALIASES:

Trojan:Win32/UnionCryptoTrader (MICROSOFT); W64/Agent.UV!tr (FORTINET)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet


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 may be dropped by other malware.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

161,280 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

19 Feb 2021

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, Collects system information

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.

It may be dropped by the following malware:

Information Theft

This Trojan gathers the following data:

  • BIOS Serial Number
  • OS Version
  • OS Build Number

Stolen Information

This Trojan sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:

  • https://{BLOCKED}rypto.vip/update

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • It will only proceed to its malicious routine if it is ran as a service.
  • It waits to receive a file from the server. → Detected as Trojan.Win64.NUKESPED.YEBB-A

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

16.556.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

23 Feb 2021

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

16.557.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

24 Feb 2021

Step 1

Trend Micro Predictive Machine Learning detects and blocks malware at the first sign of its existence, before it executes on your system. When enabled, your Trend Micro product detects this malware under the following machine learning name:

     
    • Troj.Win32.TRX.XXPE50FFF041

Step 2

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 3

Identify and terminate files detected as Trojan.Win64.NUKESPED.YXBB-A

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  1. Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
  2. If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
  3. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.Win64.NUKESPED.YXBB-A. 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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