TROJ_CITRON.JS

October 28, 2014
 ALIASES:

Trojan:MSIL/Splori.A (Microsoft); Trojan.Gen (Symantec); Trojan.MSIL.Citron.hib (Kaspersky); Troj/dnSauce-G (Sophos); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan horse MSIL4.RJH (AVG)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • 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

File Size:

196,608 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

28 Oct 2014

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 copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %System Root%\{$5000-6601-5172-3565-5831$}\regview.exe

(Note: %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.)

It creates the following folders:

  • %System Root%\{$5000-6601-5172-3565-5831$}

(Note: %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.)

Other System Modifications

This Trojan deletes the following files:

  • {malware path and file name}:zone.identifier
  • %System Root%\{$5000-6601-5172-3565-5831$}\regview.exe

(Note: %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.)

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • {BLOCKED}.219.143

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

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

Search and delete this folder

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Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden folders in the search result.
  • %System Root%\{$5000-6601-5172-3565-5831$}

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_CITRON.JS. 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 4

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.

  • {malware path and file name}:zone.identifier
  • %System Root%\{$5000-6601-5172-3565-5831$}\regview.exe


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