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TROJ_KARAGANY.BF

September 07, 2013
 Analysis by: Anthony Joe Melgarejo
 ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Karagany.I (Microsoft), PWS-Zbot-FAQD!63B2115284DF (McAfee), Trojan.Win32.Tepfer.aa (v) (Sunbelt), TR/Dldr.Karagany.I.33 (Antivir), Trojan.Win32.Nedsym (Ikarus)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet

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 executes then deletes itself afterward.

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

It does not drop any other file.

It does not have any information-stealing capability.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

44,160 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 May 2013

Payload:

Downloads files

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 executes then deletes itself afterward.

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

  • Xi3FVneIx

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.

Dropping Routine

This Trojan does not drop any other file.

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

  • http://{BLOCKED}inobonus.co.uk/w.htm?AvKX65ZZw8GQgL3fWsxdT7ocqgbEey
  • http://{BLOCKED}asinoonline.com/u.htm?bNTyWtaIQC3kt1IPLWJLON69qBKfi
  • http://{BLOCKED}ternetcasino.info/x.htm?xOet4ByizlNjDm9WWepPmrxTxC4
  • http://{BLOCKED}sinogame.co.uk/u.htm?gQrQyhWUBXkLb59t1GGFrC7MIyL5tA
  • http://{BLOCKED}oulette.co.uk/y.htm?aikZsipIewviiMgwCfYtX5AHUMVRPt3

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • %User Temp%\~!#{random}.tmp - detected as TSPY_FAREIT.BFO

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)

Information Theft

This Trojan does not have any information-stealing capability.

NOTES:

It pings the following IP to check for an Internet connection.

  • 192.168.123.254

It creates a process with the same name as itself, then injects itself to that process.

However, it still terminates after performing its intended routine.

It does not have rootkit capabilities.

It does not exploit any vulnerability.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.300

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

9.920.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

15 May 2013

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

9.921.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

15 May 2013

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

Remove malware/grayware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_KARAGANY.BF

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_KARAGANY.BF. 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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