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TROJ_CUTWAIL.YYU

March 04, 2015
 Analysis by: Joachim Suico
 ALIASES:

Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.pegx (Kaspersky); TrojanDownloader:Win32/Cutwail (Microsoft); Backdoor.Trojan (Symantec)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • 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:

180,992 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

17 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.

Installation

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

  • %User Profile%\geserewacge.exe

(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.)

Autostart Technique

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

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
geserewacge = "%User profile%\geserewacge.exe"

Other System Modifications

This Trojan adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion
geserewacgezap = "{hex values}"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft
OSVersion = "31{random digits}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Regedit32 = "%System%\regedit.exe"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
HWID = "{hex values}"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
Client Hash = "{hex values}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\Tcpip\Parameters
MaxUserPort = "fffe"

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • {BLOCKED}est.com
  • {BLOCKED}rce.com
  • {BLOCKED}er.com
  • {BLOCKED}als.net
  • {BLOCKED}88.com
  • {BLOCKED}net
  • {BLOCKED}n.com
  • {BLOCKED}spel.com
  • {BLOCKED}mani.com
  • {BLOCKED}org.eg
  • {BLOCKED}.com
  • {BLOCKED}last.com
  • {BLOCKED}loc.com
  • {BLOCKED}in.com
  • {BLOCKED}sa.net
  • {BLOCKED}org.tr
  • {BLOCKED}ntist.ro
  • {BLOCKED}xis.com
  • {BLOCKED}z.com.br
  • {BLOCKED}atex.com
  • {BLOCKED}on.ch
  • {BLOCKED}os-sa.gr
  • {BLOCKED}niz.nl
  • {BLOCKED}.com
  • {BLOCKED}co.id
  • {BLOCKED}-jp.com
  • {BLOCKED}pope.biz
  • {BLOCKED}inox.es
  • {BLOCKED}-tc.si
  • {BLOCKED}e.com
  • {BLOCKED}ifor.com
  • {BLOCKED}.at
  • {BLOCKED}ran.com
  • {BLOCKED}work.com
  • {BLOCKED}ph.org
  • {BLOCKED}s.net
  • {BLOCKED}ko.net
  • {BLOCKED}tex.com
  • {BLOCKED}.ro
  • {BLOCKED}x.com
  • {BLOCKED}.cz
  • {BLOCKED}ines.com
  • {BLOCKED}uto.ru
  • {BLOCKED}.org.au
  • {BLOCKED}deum.com
  • {BLOCKED}hun.com
  • {BLOCKED}lit.com
  • {BLOCKED}uk.org
  • {BLOCKED}-sk.ca
  • {BLOCKED}com.sa
  • {BLOCKED}win.com
  • {BLOCKED}.hu
  • {BLOCKED}.ws
  • {BLOCKED}aser.com
  • {BLOCKED}ari.com
  • {BLOCKED}tyle.com
  • {BLOCKED}in.com
  • {BLOCKED}.com
  • {BLOCKED}e.org
  • {BLOCKED}oll.com
  • {BLOCKED}z.by
  • {BLOCKED}olve.com
  • {BLOCKED}ohera.pl
  • {BLOCKED}do.com
  • {BLOCKED}inst.com
  • {BLOCKED}t.com.tw
  • {BLOCKED}.com.ph
  • {BLOCKED}tner.ru
  • {BLOCKED}op.net
  • {BLOCKED}inly.com
  • {BLOCKED}mat.com
  • {BLOCKED}sil.com
  • {BLOCKED}xini.com
  • {BLOCKED}ore.com
  • {BLOCKED}lfix.com
  • {BLOCKED}en.com
  • {BLOCKED}s.com
  • {BLOCKED}i.org
  • {BLOCKED}inc.com
  • {BLOCKED}ns.com
  • {BLOCKED}arri.org
  • {BLOCKED}o.ru
  • {BLOCKED}sc.com
  • {BLOCKED}made.com
  • {BLOCKED}rden.com
  • {BLOCKED}gent.com
  • {BLOCKED}ma.com
  • {BLOCKED}.krsn.ru
  • {BLOCKED}edit.fr
  • {BLOCKED}sit.com
  • {BLOCKED}x.de
  • {BLOCKED}ite.com
  • {BLOCKED}eam.com
  • {BLOCKED}b.com
  • {BLOCKED}roup.com
  • {BLOCKED}down.com
  • {BLOCKED}hie.com
  • {BLOCKED}l.org
  • {BLOCKED}ad.pl
  • {BLOCKED}onir.com
  • {BLOCKED}o.com
  • {BLOCKED}oviny.cz
  • {BLOCKED}a.ch
  • {BLOCKED}ar.com
  • {BLOCKED}jog.net
  • {BLOCKED}ybag.org
  • {BLOCKED}ars.com
  • {BLOCKED}ps.net
  • {BLOCKED}a.com.br
  • {BLOCKED}.de
  • {BLOCKED}-eng.com
  • {BLOCKED}cz
  • {BLOCKED}set.net
  • {BLOCKED}mi.net
  • {BLOCKED}art.hu
  • {BLOCKED}na.com
  • {BLOCKED}.fr
  • {BLOCKED}ilada.de
  • {BLOCKED}ita.net
  • {BLOCKED}gen.com
  • {BLOCKED}i.com
  • {BLOCKED}com.au
  • {BLOCKED}ke.net
  • {BLOCKED}h.org
  • {BLOCKED}mca.org
  • {BLOCKED}-ews.com
  • {BLOCKED}olf.com
  • {BLOCKED}pis.com
  • {BLOCKED}a.com.pl
  • {BLOCKED}fall.com
  • {BLOCKED}in.net
  • {BLOCKED}knox.bm
  • {BLOCKED}lex.ru
  • {BLOCKED}at.com
  • {BLOCKED}eset.com
  • {BLOCKED}30ty.com
  • {BLOCKED}at
  • {BLOCKED}at.com
  • {BLOCKED}bile.com
  • {BLOCKED}eo.com
  • {BLOCKED}g.com
  • {BLOCKED}jp.com
  • {BLOCKED}.com
  • {BLOCKED}l.com
  • {BLOCKED}orp.com
  • {BLOCKED}edit.org
  • {BLOCKED}wcc.com
  • {BLOCKED}rat.com
  • {BLOCKED}ozo.ru
  • {BLOCKED}-l.com
  • {BLOCKED}h-me.com
  • {BLOCKED}ker.net
  • {BLOCKED}att.com
  • {BLOCKED}els.com
  • {BLOCKED}.org
  • {BLOCKED}pt
  • {BLOCKED}-ai.com
  • {BLOCKED}yaku.com
  • {BLOCKED}.do
  • {BLOCKED}ings.com
  • {BLOCKED}ito.com
  • {BLOCKED}-ul.com
  • {BLOCKED}x.net
  • {BLOCKED}ikes.com
  • {BLOCKED}nhai.com
  • {BLOCKED}host.com
  • {BLOCKED}oi.com
  • {BLOCKED}net.com
  • {BLOCKED}ani.com
  • {BLOCKED}tech.pl
  • {BLOCKED}mex.com
  • {BLOCKED}ctus.pl
  • {BLOCKED}ytu.net
  • {BLOCKED}.org
  • {BLOCKED}.net
  • {BLOCKED}an.com
  • {BLOCKED}-mi.org
  • {BLOCKED}omi.com
  • {BLOCKED}ey.com
  • {BLOCKED}at
  • {BLOCKED}lyon.org
  • {BLOCKED}s.com
  • {BLOCKED}-gr.ch
  • {BLOCKED}kko.com
  • {BLOCKED}el.com
  • {BLOCKED}man.net
  • {BLOCKED}tal.at
  • {BLOCKED}la.fr
  • {BLOCKED}y.com.pl
  • {BLOCKED}am.com
  • {BLOCKED}aiba.com
  • {BLOCKED}-web.com
  • {BLOCKED}t.net
  • {BLOCKED}mail.com
  • {BLOCKED}dol.com
  • {BLOCKED}cr.com
  • {BLOCKED}ta.com
  • {BLOCKED}e.com
  • {BLOCKED}.net
  • {BLOCKED}.com
  • {BLOCKED}.org
  • {BLOCKED}ergo.ru
  • {BLOCKED}den.com
  • {BLOCKED}avto.ru
  • {BLOCKED}nara.com
  • {BLOCKED}c.com
  • {BLOCKED}ngds.com
  • {BLOCKED}c.co.uk
  • {BLOCKED}el.co.jp
  • {BLOCKED}r.com
  • {BLOCKED}.ie
  • {BLOCKED}a.cz
  • {BLOCKED}memo.com
  • {BLOCKED}a.biz
  • {BLOCKED}.net
  • {BLOCKED}ek.com
  • {BLOCKED}.org
  • {BLOCKED}tasc.com
  • {BLOCKED}h.com
  • {BLOCKED}et.com
  • {BLOCKED}urope.nl
  • {BLOCKED}tv
  • {BLOCKED}iana.org
  • {BLOCKED}p.com
  • {BLOCKED}sh3.com
  • {BLOCKED}han.com
  • {BLOCKED}nue.com
  • {BLOCKED}pas.com
  • {BLOCKED}gr.com
  • {BLOCKED}edu.com
  • {BLOCKED}.com
  • {BLOCKED}opp.net
  • {BLOCKED}lock.com
  • {BLOCKED}e.com
  • {BLOCKED}ip.hu
  • {BLOCKED}m.ru
  • {BLOCKED}hina.com
  • {BLOCKED}wis.com
  • {BLOCKED}de
  • {BLOCKED}edia.com
  • {BLOCKED}no.net
  • {BLOCKED}.co.uk
  • {BLOCKED}le.pl
  • {BLOCKED}linx.org
  • {BLOCKED}.bas.bg
  • {BLOCKED}co.jp
  • {BLOCKED}esse.be
  • {BLOCKED}oig.org
  • {BLOCKED}cs.de
  • {BLOCKED}.or.jp
  • {BLOCKED}s.ru
  • {BLOCKED}.com
  • {BLOCKED}at.com
  • {BLOCKED}edu.au
  • {BLOCKED}h.ca
  • {BLOCKED}ya.com
  • {BLOCKED}t.org
  • {BLOCKED}o.kr
  • {BLOCKED}himo.com
  • {BLOCKED}da.com
  • {BLOCKED}ranj.com
  • {BLOCKED}tgas.com
  • {BLOCKED}gia.com
  • {BLOCKED}r.org
  • {BLOCKED}ski.org
  • {BLOCKED}.net
  • {BLOCKED}com
  • {BLOCKED}uncu.com
  • {BLOCKED}ys.co.uk
  • {BLOCKED}net.net
  • {BLOCKED}.com
  • {BLOCKED}ex.com
  • {BLOCKED}ton.com
  • {BLOCKED}.org
  • {BLOCKED}ke.ua
  • {BLOCKED}ex.com
  • {BLOCKED}rime.com
  • {BLOCKED}ook.com
  • {BLOCKED}occd.org
  • {BLOCKED}v.org
  • {BLOCKED}fa.com
  • {BLOCKED}einc.com
  • {BLOCKED}o.com
  • {BLOCKED}ich.de
  • {BLOCKED}.se
  • {BLOCKED}jpn.com
  • {BLOCKED}iga.com
  • {BLOCKED}ntl.org
  • {BLOCKED}oar.com
  • {BLOCKED}pro.com
  • {BLOCKED}ldia.net
  • {BLOCKED}ter.bg
  • {BLOCKED}.org
  • {BLOCKED}gg.com
  • {BLOCKED}t.com
  • {BLOCKED}er.de
  • {BLOCKED}ron.com
  • {BLOCKED}sey.com
  • {BLOCKED}e.com
  • {BLOCKED}com
  • {BLOCKED}irl.net
  • {BLOCKED}ii.com
  • {BLOCKED}v.ro
  • {BLOCKED}otek.net
  • {BLOCKED}tel.com
  • {BLOCKED}.org.uk
  • {BLOCKED}a.org
  • {BLOCKED}k.com
  • {BLOCKED}home.pl
  • {BLOCKED}ks.co.uk
  • {BLOCKED}hgts.net
  • {BLOCKED}fit.com
  • {BLOCKED}er.com
  • {BLOCKED}tas.com
  • {BLOCKED}eble.com
  • {BLOCKED}m.ru
  • {BLOCKED}path.com
  • {BLOCKED}mar.com
  • {BLOCKED}bar.com
  • {BLOCKED}tar.com
  • {BLOCKED}gann.com
  • {BLOCKED}w.com
  • {BLOCKED}.ru
  • {BLOCKED}t.com
  • {BLOCKED}earl.com
  • {BLOCKED}sport.ru
  • {BLOCKED}er.it
  • {BLOCKED}ko.net
  • {BLOCKED}h.org
  • {BLOCKED}it
  • {BLOCKED}izer.com
  • {BLOCKED}wan.net
  • {BLOCKED}ikan.com
  • {BLOCKED}life.com
  • {BLOCKED}ch
  • {BLOCKED}llc.com
  • {BLOCKED}uld.com
  • {BLOCKED}ust.jp
  • {BLOCKED}les.net
  • {BLOCKED}a.com
  • {BLOCKED}ral.org
  • {BLOCKED}ugus.nl
  • {BLOCKED}a.com
  • {BLOCKED}ark.org
  • {BLOCKED}ssen.net
  • {BLOCKED}a.org
  • {BLOCKED}oil.com
  • {BLOCKED}hfam.ca
  • {BLOCKED}do.net
  • {BLOCKED}hin.com
  • {BLOCKED}.edu.ag
  • {BLOCKED}dc.org
  • {BLOCKED}bax.org
  • {BLOCKED}r.am
  • {BLOCKED}us.jp
  • {BLOCKED}i.it
  • {BLOCKED}ig.com
  • {BLOCKED}r.com
  • {BLOCKED}elit.com
  • {BLOCKED}erty.com
  • {BLOCKED}ndia.com
  • {BLOCKED}ca.org
  • {BLOCKED}stay.com
  • {BLOCKED}aris.com
  • {BLOCKED}.spb.ru
  • {BLOCKED}eknik.dk
  • {BLOCKED}todo.com
  • {BLOCKED}a.com
  • {BLOCKED}apc.net
  • {BLOCKED}york.com
  • {BLOCKED}vant.com
  • {BLOCKED}and.com
  • {BLOCKED}y.com
  • {BLOCKED}ays.com
  • {BLOCKED}r.com.pl
  • {BLOCKED}sub.com
  • {BLOCKED}vic.net
  • {BLOCKED}.org
  • {BLOCKED}fkran.de
  • {BLOCKED}plus.hu
  • {BLOCKED}s.com
  • {BLOCKED}net.de
  • {BLOCKED}om
  • {BLOCKED}com
  • {BLOCKED}ix.net
  • {BLOCKED}ui.net
  • {BLOCKED}.com
  • {BLOCKED}.org
  • {BLOCKED}ma.com
  • {BLOCKED}l.com
  • {BLOCKED}15.net
  • {BLOCKED}mizo.com
  • {BLOCKED}ksut.com
  • {BLOCKED}rmot.net
  • {BLOCKED}eil.com
  • {BLOCKED}aha.cz

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.750

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

11.500.07

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

25 Feb 2015

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

11.501.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

26 Feb 2015

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

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

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 4

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_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    • geserewacge = "%User profile%\geserewacge.exe"
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    • geserewacgezap = "{hex values}"
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft
    • OSVersion = "31{random digits}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    • Regedit32 = "%System%\regedit.exe"
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
    • HWID = "{hex values}"
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
    • Client Hash = "{hex values}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
    • MaxUserPort = "fffe"

Step 5

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