This malware is involved in a malicious spam campaign leveraging the April 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing. It has the ability to steal login credentials to File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software installed in the affected system, as well as receive and perform commands from remote malicious users. It also has been detected to be able to steal bitcoins stored in the system.
To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this Worm, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.
This worm executes commands from a remote malicious user, effectively compromising the affected system. It connects to a website to send and receive information.
Arrival Details
This worm may be downloaded from the following remote sites:
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.133.133/boston.avi_______.exe
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.49.130/boston.avi_______.exe
- http://{BLOCKED}ev.ru/newbos3.exe
This malware arrives via the following means:
- Link found in email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users
Autostart Technique
This worm adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
SonyAgent = "{Malware Path and Filename}"
Other System Modifications
This worm adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sony
Propagation
This worm drops the following copy(ies) of itself in all removable drives:
Backdoor Routine
This worm executes the following commands from a remote malicious user:
- Request spam email messages structure and template
- Send spam email messages
- List running processes
- Download and execute arbitrary files
- Terminate self
It connects to the following websites to send and receive information:
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.84.65/home.htm
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.97.28/index.htm
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.255.139/online.htm
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.13.10/main.htm
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.52.68/search.htm
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.156.173/install.htm
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.159.155/login.htm
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.92.191/home.htm
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.129.232/default.htm
Information Theft
This worm attempts to steal stored account information used in the following installed File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software:
- 32BitFtp
- 3DFTP
- ALFTP
- BPFTP
- BitKinex
- BlazeFtp
- Bullet Proof FTP
- BulletProof FTP Client
- BulletProof FTP Client 2009
- BulletProof FTP Client 2010
- COREFTP
- CUTEFTP
- Classic FTP
- Core FTP
- CuteFTP
- CuteFTP 6 Home
- CuteFTP 6 Professional
- CuteFTP 7 Home
- CuteFTP 7 Professional
- CuteFTP 8 Home
- CuteFTP 8 Professional
- CuteFTP Lite
- CuteFTP Pro
- DeluxeFTP
- Directory Opus
- EasyFTP
- FAR Manager FTP
- FFFTP
- FTP Commander Deluxe
- FTP Commander Pro
- FTP Explorer
- FTP Navigator
- FTP Now
- FTP Surfer
- FTP++
- FTPGetter
- FTPRush
- FTPWare
- Frigate3 FTP
- GPSoftware
- GoFTP
- Ipswitch
- LEAPFTP
- LeechFTP
- P32bit FTP
- SmartFTP
- SoftX FTP
- Staff-FTP
- TurboFTP
- WS_FTP
- WinFTP
- XFTP
- FileZilla
- SecureFX
- FlashFXP
- FlashFXP
- UltraFXP
It gathers the following account information from any of the mentioned File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software:
- FTP User Name
- FTP Password
- FTP Server Name
- Port Number
It attempts to get stored information such as user names, passwords, and hostnames from the following browsers:
- Chrome
- Chromium
- ChromePlus
- Bromium
- Nichrome
- Comodo
- RockMelt
- CoolNovo
- ChromePlus
- Yandex
Other Details
This worm drops the following file(s)/component(s):
- {removable drive}:\Shortcut to game.lnk - points to malware copy {removable drive}:\game.exe
NOTES:
This worm also installs WinPcap, a legitimate and commonly used Windows packet capture library used to monitor the infected computer's network activities, by dropping and installing the following non-malicious files:
- %System%\packet.dll
- %System%\wpcap.dll
- %System%\drivers\npf.sys
It monitors network traffic to acquire data from email and FTP accounts using the following strings:
- @
- AUTH
- Authorization
- Basic
- ftp
- http
- CONNECT
- PASS
- PLAIN
- pop3
- pop3_smtp
- PUT
- smtp
- USER
It also attempts to steal information from the following:
- %Application Data%\Bitcoin\wallet.dat
It uses the following crafted User-Agent when communicating with the remote host:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT; rv:1.9.2.17) Gecko/20110420 Firefox/3.6.17
This worm sends spam messages using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) connection.
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
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product and note files detected as WORM_KELIHOS.NB
Step 3
Restart in Safe Mode
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To restart in Safe Mode:
• For Windows 2000 users
- Restart your computer.
- Press F8 when you see the Starting Windows bar at the bottom of the screen.
- Choose the Safe Mode option from the Windows Advanced Options menu then press Enter.
• For Windows XP users
- Restart your computer.
- Press F8 after the Power-On Self Test (POST) routine is done. If the Windows Advanced Options menu does not appear, try restarting then pressing F8 several times when the POST screen appears.
- Choose the Safe Mode option from the Windows Advanced Options menu then press Enter.
• For Windows Server 2003 users
- Restart your computer.
- Press F8 after Windows starts up. If the Windows Advanced Options menu does not appear, try restarting again and pressing F8 several times afterward.
- On the Windows Advanced Option menu, use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode then press Enter.
• For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users
- Restart your computer.
- Press F8 after the Power-On Self Test (POST) routine is done. If the Advanced Boot Options menu does not appear, try restarting and then pressing F8 several times after the POST screen is displayed.
- On the Advanced Boot Options menu, use the arrow keys to select the Safe Mode option, and then press Enter.
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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SonyAgent
- SonyAgent = "{Malware Path and Filename}"
To delete the registry value this malware created:
- Open Registry Editor. To do this, click Start>Run, type regedit in the text box provided, then press Enter.
- In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Run>SonyAgent - In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
SonyAgent = "{Malware Path and Filename}" - Close Registry Editor.
Step 5
Delete this registry key
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- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
To delete registry keys this malware/grayware created:
- Open Registry Editor. To do this, click Start>Run, type regedit in the text box provided, then press Enter.
- In the left panel of the Registry Editor window, double-click the following:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software - Still in the left panel, locate and delete the key:
Sony - Close Registry Editor.
Step 6
Search and delete these files
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There may be some files 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.
- {removable drive}:\Shortcut to game.lnk
- %System%\packet.dll
- %System%\wpcap.dll
- %System%\drivers\npf.sys
To delete malware/grayware files:
- Search for the following files:
- {removable drive}:\Shortcut to game.lnk
- %System%\packet.dll
- %System%\wpcap.dll
- %System%\drivers\npf.sys
Note: To do a search for the following files, right-click Start then click Search... or Find..., depending on the version of Windows you are running. For each file to be deleted, type its file name in the Named input box. In the Look In drop-down list, select My Computer, then press Enter. - Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to permanently delete the file.
- Repeat the said steps for all files listed.
Step 7
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as WORM_KELIHOS.NB. 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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