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PE_INDUC.VTI

August 06, 2014
 ALIASES:

Virus:Win32/Induc.A (Microsoft); Virus.Win32.Induc.a (Kaspersky); Mal/VMProtBad-A (Sophos); Trojan horse Downloader.Banload2.NSV (AVG)

 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:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: File infector

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This file infector 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:

1,134,592 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 Aug 2014

Arrival Details

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

Autostart Technique

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

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
safepause = "%Application Data%\SETUP-~1.EXE"

Other System Modifications

This file infector deletes the following files:

  • %Temporary Internet Files%\Content.IE5\ZDGZNKA5\table_right3[1].png
  • %Application Data%\dlhost.exe
  • %Application Data%\dlHoslT.exe
  • %Application Data%\main.exe
  • %Application Data%\limite.exe

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

Dropping Routine

This file infector drops the following files:

  • %Application Data%\yrtw.zip
  • %Application Data%\setup-checkup.exe
  • %Application Data%\libmysql.dll
  • %Temporary Internet Files%\Content.IE5\ZDGZNKA5\vendedor[1].inf
  • %Application Data%\disk3.txt
  • %Application Data%\disk2.txt
  • %Application Data%\disk1.txt

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming 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 file infector connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://nosmesmo215.{BLOCKED}m.br/produtos/vendedor.inf
  • http://{BLOCKED}weinspiracje.pl/images/shcoss.jpg
  • {BLOCKED}96.136
  • {BLOCKED}0.1
  • {BLOCKED}.17.212
  • {BLOCKED}204.158

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

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 3

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
    • safepause = "%Application Data%\SETUP-~1.EXE"

Step 4

Search and delete these components

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There may be some components that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.
  • %Application Data%\yrtw.zip
  • %Application Data%\setup-checkup.exe
  • %Application Data%\libmysql.dll
  • %Temporary Internet Files%\Content.IE5\ZDGZNKA5\vendedor[1].inf
  • %Application Data%\disk3.txt
  • %Application Data%\disk2.txt
  • %Application Data%\disk1.txt

Step 5

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as PE_INDUC.VTI. 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 6

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.

  • %Temporary Internet Files%\Content.IE5\ZDGZNKA5\table_right3[1].png
  • %Application Data%\dlhost.exe
  • %Application Data%\dlHoslT.exe
  • %Application Data%\main.exe
  • %Application Data%\limite.exe


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