BKDR_MUICON.A

 Analysis by: Rika Joi Gregorio

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


This backdoor 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:

31744 bytes

File Type:

DLL

Initial Samples Received Date:

09 Nov 2012

Arrival Details

This backdoor arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Dropping Routine

This backdoor drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\00EVF95F6E38.TMP

(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.)

Other Details

This backdoor connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{random domain}/{random digit}/thread_{random digit}.html

NOTES:

This malware connects to different URLs and saves the log information to %User Temp%\00EVF95F6E38.TMP