TROJ_UPATRE.CI

 Analysis by: Alvin Bacani

 ALIASES:

Trojan.Win32.Bublik.bkhe (Kaspersky)

 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:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • 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 deletes the initially executed copy of itself.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

27,136 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

12 Nov 2013

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, 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 drops the following copies of itself into the affected system and executes them:

  • %User Temp%\Budha.exe

(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.)

Download Routine

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

  • https://{BLOCKED}harsh.com/images/img1.exe
  • https://{BLOCKED}t.com/images/i_box.exe

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • %User Temp%\kilf.exe - detected as TSPY_ZBOT.RUK
  • %Temporary Internet Files%\Content.IE5\{random folder name}\img1[1].exe - detected as TSPY_ZBOT.RUK

(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.. %Temporary Internet Files% is the Temporary Internet Files folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files on Windows Vista and 7.)

Other Details

This Trojan deletes the initially executed copy of itself

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.300

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

10.406.07

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

12 Nov 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 the malware/grayware file that dropped/downloaded TROJ_UPATRE.CI

    • TSPY_ZBOT.RUK

Step 3

Search and delete these files

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  • %User Temp%\kilf.exe

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_UPATRE.CI. 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.

NOTES:

To delete the file %Temporary Internet Files%\Content.IE5\{random folder}\img1[1].exe:

  1. Go to Start>Search.
  2. Click All files and folders and input the following information:
    All or part of the file name:
    img1[1].exe
    Look in: %Temporary Internet Files%\Content.IE5
  3. Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to permanently delete the file.


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