TROJ64_KVNDM.SM

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 deletes registry entries, causing some applications and programs to not function properly.

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

It executes downloaded files whose malicious routines are exhibited by the affected system. As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

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 files:

• %User Temp%\win{random}.bat <-- Used to delete itself, deleted afterwards

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

It adds the following processes:

• iexplore.exe

It adds the following mutexes to ensure that only one of its copies runs at any one time:

• Global\{random}

It injects codes into the following process(es):

• created "iexplore.exe"

Other System Modifications

This Trojan deletes the following registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
sunUpdate = "{Current Value}"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
sunUpdate = "{Current Value}"

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.

Download Routine

This Trojan accesses the following websites to download files:

• http://www.{BLOCKED}mabike.com/images/s.txt
• http://{BLOCKED}usai.com/ex-engine/themes/xe_sapphire/modules/message/images.php
• http://www.{BLOCKED}mabike.com/images/images.php

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

• %User Temp%\kvndm.tmp
• %User Temp%\tmp{random}.tmp <-- Decrypted copy of downloaded file if an executable binary

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

It executes downloaded files :

• %User Temp%\tmp{random}.tmp

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

As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

• If the downloaded file was not executable, it will execute the following command:
  powershell -encodedcommand "{Data based from the downloaded file}"
• The malware has an activity time between 8AM to 6PM.

NOTES:

It does not have rootkit capabilities.

It does not exploit any vulnerability.