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TROJ_INJECT.CCL

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: Rhena Inocencio
 ALIASES:

a variant of Win32/Kryptik.AKQW trojan (ESET), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt), Troj/Agent-XOA (Sophos)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Spammed via email


This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

It deletes the initially executed copy of itself.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

54,784 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

23 Aug 2012

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

Installation

This Trojan drops the following copies of itself into the affected system and executes them:

  • {All User's Profile}\Local Settings\Temp\{random file name}.exe

Autostart Technique

This Trojan adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\
Explorer\Run
{random number} = "{All User's Profile}\Local Settings\Temp\{random file name}.exe"

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}e.com
  • http://{BLOCKED}ep.ru
  • http://{BLOCKED}oes.com/image.php

It deletes the initially executed copy of itself

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.200

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

9.342.05

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

23 Aug 2012

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

9.343.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

23 Aug 2012

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 3

Delete this registry value

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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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run
    • {random number} = "{All User's Profile}\Local Settings\Temp\{random file name}.exe"

Step 4

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TROJ_INJECT.CCL. 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.


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