TROJ_BANLOAD.EKCQ
RDN/PWS-Banker.dldr!i (McAfee); Trojan.Asprox.B (Symantec); Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Injector.lafh (Kaspersky); Mal/EncPk-ABH (Sophos); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan horse Downloader.Banload2.UYO (AVG)
Windows
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
262,144 bytes
EXE
No
10 Jan 2015
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.
Autostart Technique
This Trojan registers itself as a BHO to ensure its automatic execution every time Internet Explorer is used by adding the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Browser Helper Objects\{C2A3800A-383D-47CF-A1AF-8C1B1FA942EE}
Other System Modifications
This Trojan deletes the following files:
- %User Profile%\Identities\~3.tmp
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\~5.tmp
(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)
It adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{C2A3800A-383D-47CF-A1AF-8C1B1FA942EE}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{C2A3800A-383D-47CF-A1AF-8C1B1FA942EE}\
InprocServer32
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\
Settings\{C2A3800A-383D-47CF-A1AF-8C1B1FA942EE}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Ext\CLSID
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CLSID\{C2A3800A-383D-47CF-A1AF-8C1B1FA942EE}\InprocServer32
ThreadingModel = "Apartment"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\
Ext\CLSID
{C2A3800A-383D-47CF-A1AF-8C1B1FA942EE} = "1"
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\~C
- %User Temp%\~1
- %User Profile%\Identities\wlmirnttl.off
(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.. %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}3.7.217/ches/index.html
- http://{BLOCKED}3.7.217/ches/wucpsw1.js
- {BLOCKED}0.1
- {BLOCKED}.42.147
- {BLOCKED}8.42.36
- {BLOCKED}.197.203
- {BLOCKED}3.241.154
- {BLOCKED}.151.16
- {BLOCKED}.178.97
- {BLOCKED}121.246
- {BLOCKED}6.81.24
- {BLOCKED}108.11
- {BLOCKED}.180.195
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.700
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Close all opened browser windows
Step 3
Delete this registry key
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {C2A3800A-383D-47CF-A1AF-8C1B1FA942EE}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{C2A3800A-383D-47CF-A1AF-8C1B1FA942EE}
- InprocServer32
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings
- {C2A3800A-383D-47CF-A1AF-8C1B1FA942EE}
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext
- CLSID
Step 4
Delete this registry value
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{C2A3800A-383D-47CF-A1AF-8C1B1FA942EE}\InprocServer32
- ThreadingModel = "Apartment"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Ext\CLSID
- {C2A3800A-383D-47CF-A1AF-8C1B1FA942EE} = "1"
Step 5
Search and delete these components
- %User Temp%\~C
- %User Temp%\~1
- %User Profile%\Identities\wlmirnttl.off
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_BANLOAD.EKCQ. 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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.
Step 7
Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.
- %User Profile%\Identities\~3.tmp
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\~5.tmp
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