ALIASES:

Virus:Win32/Induc.A (Microsoft); W32.Induc.A (Symantec); Trojan.Win32.Malware.a (fs) (Sunbelt)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 298,536 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 24 Sep 2012

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:

  • %User Temp%\{malware file name}

(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.)

It creates the following folders:

  • %System Root%\Temp

(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)

Other System Modifications

This Trojan deletes the following files:

  • %User Temp%\{malware file name}

(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.)

It adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\pointfreeEx\
Data

It adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
1F3EA144C4CA46 = "00CA"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
19465746DF347A = "196E5B34A0412140440F67"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
19464D0227B3 = "39E2ECD346D5FD0EBF83F3"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
1CCE4785AC0D6C9297753585 = "196E5B34A0412140440F67D309C81A8ED9"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
0C0F8513A8A51A = "39F99780038609"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
1CCE4785AC0D79261A25947882 = "39F98F2585F475"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
0D694B71DA2089C604CCF8B31C29DC66 = "2DE045591988618C"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
1CCE4785AC0D6FF7C2E82D03EC = "{random characters}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
00ED0FABC1B922F8D1AD903E = "39F99333070E3DB3426F"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
00ED0FABC1B922F8D1AD903E4A2D0EAE6D5D = "39F99333070E3DB3426F"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
0A20E4A92F12697F8E009CBFB7F0 = "207FCE3EF81A9C"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
0A20E4A92F12697F8E009CBFB7F07A0ED0683AD9 = "207FCE3EF81A9C"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
0A2EC4F38F08D94BE348270F94 = "2AAB46EA0B7D67"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
0A2EC4F38F08D94BE348270F94055864A4A73D = "2AAB46EA0B7D67"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
0172590419AD3E27EBA45705FF9E = "1975091BB7169F67736EA0FA"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
00CF436C77B5624FEC2E = "39E36A0E3047DCE7"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
02CEDB1FAE44A3D2A72DAF5D16 = "{random characters}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
1CCC962D48119859789C58DECC = "{random characters}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
02CEDB1FAE44A3D2A72DAF5D1610 = "{random characters}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
1CCC962D48119859789C58DECC3B = "{random characters}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
0F47C0B54046FA6E0B = "{random characters}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
1B4CCAC678FA028185520FE7 = "{random characters}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
1B4CC94BC5BDD7 = "1ADAA034E49F662698BBB2788A4F41A05ADC8451"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
00ED1A50B75D009312D3D3E24935 = "{random characters}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
1CD0027BD929C7EC21D0650CECE26BD2 = "{random characters}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
0C0F853EC3E6853BB67B86BE9D47 = "{random characters}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
0A27FC06E9838F33 = "{random characters}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
0490A2EBBC5A700C4C481BE861B5C6 = "{random characters}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
00C68C0AC891FEB4CB8CC5834641A9 = "{random characters}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
19737765703DA423730329BE4898A158661A = "1B7997"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
19737765703DA436732A91A098F827 = "0F6552BEE684853225"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
02CEDB044B4769E63A82 = "0497A757A18E0A5DF7"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
1AFEAD1090DFF6 = "3C3F3AB0E8CBFFFDC8442750"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
1AFEAD108C32898BB2 = "{random characters}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
1B4CCD033C93083A4184FEB1C09892 = "39F988995CEC0FC8"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
1CCE4785AC0D78A3AE = "07F4536A8DC4E582A14260"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
0490 = "7BE8"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
1CCDEB9F42F9 = "108CEA56E409"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
0D694304EBCC3FF9A8D9F56864E9D9C763 = "{random characters}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
194651D07B8ED8674663DE363E = "196E5B34A061AD07DE5CE4F3988A35"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
1CCDEB9866BA12E80BB84CB01433F2DD = "07DE"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
086A72D926E71CCC10CA0F2A55A6A2 = "108CEA"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\
Data
1CCDEB986A5F73F839B75A779008B214 = "108CEA"

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.200

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Delete this registry key

[ Learn More ]

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\pointfreeEx
    • Data

Step 3

Delete this registry value

[ Learn More ]

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\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 1F3EA144C4CA46 = "00CA"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 19465746DF347A = "196E5B34A0412140440F67"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 19464D0227B3 = "39E2ECD346D5FD0EBF83F3"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 1CCE4785AC0D6C9297753585 = "196E5B34A0412140440F67D309C81A8ED9"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 0C0F8513A8A51A = "39F99780038609"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 1CCE4785AC0D79261A25947882 = "39F98F2585F475"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 0D694B71DA2089C604CCF8B31C29DC66 = "2DE045591988618C"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 1CCE4785AC0D6FF7C2E82D03EC = "{random characters}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 00ED0FABC1B922F8D1AD903E = "39F99333070E3DB3426F"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 00ED0FABC1B922F8D1AD903E4A2D0EAE6D5D = "39F99333070E3DB3426F"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 0A20E4A92F12697F8E009CBFB7F0 = "207FCE3EF81A9C"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 0A20E4A92F12697F8E009CBFB7F07A0ED0683AD9 = "207FCE3EF81A9C"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 0A2EC4F38F08D94BE348270F94 = "2AAB46EA0B7D67"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 0A2EC4F38F08D94BE348270F94055864A4A73D = "2AAB46EA0B7D67"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 0172590419AD3E27EBA45705FF9E = "1975091BB7169F67736EA0FA"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 00CF436C77B5624FEC2E = "39E36A0E3047DCE7"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 02CEDB1FAE44A3D2A72DAF5D16 = "{random characters}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 1CCC962D48119859789C58DECC = "{random characters}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 02CEDB1FAE44A3D2A72DAF5D1610 = "{random characters}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 1CCC962D48119859789C58DECC3B = "{random characters}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 0F47C0B54046FA6E0B = "{random characters}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 1B4CCAC678FA028185520FE7 = "{random characters}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 1B4CC94BC5BDD7 = "1ADAA034E49F662698BBB2788A4F41A05ADC8451"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 00ED1A50B75D009312D3D3E24935 = "{random characters}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 1CD0027BD929C7EC21D0650CECE26BD2 = "{random characters}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 0C0F853EC3E6853BB67B86BE9D47 = "{random characters}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 0A27FC06E9838F33 = "{random characters}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 0490A2EBBC5A700C4C481BE861B5C6 = "{random characters}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 00C68C0AC891FEB4CB8CC5834641A9 = "{random characters}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 19737765703DA423730329BE4898A158661A = "1B7997"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 19737765703DA436732A91A098F827 = "0F6552BEE684853225"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 02CEDB044B4769E63A82 = "0497A757A18E0A5DF7"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 1AFEAD1090DFF6 = "3C3F3AB0E8CBFFFDC8442750"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 1AFEAD108C32898BB2 = "{random characters}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 1B4CCD033C93083A4184FEB1C09892 = "39F988995CEC0FC8"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 1CCE4785AC0D78A3AE = "07F4536A8DC4E582A14260"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 0490 = "7BE8"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 1CCDEB9F42F9 = "108CEA56E409"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 0D694304EBCC3FF9A8D9F56864E9D9C763 = "{random characters}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 194651D07B8ED8674663DE363E = "196E5B34A061AD07DE5CE4F3988A35"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 1CCDEB9866BA12E80BB84CB01433F2DD = "07DE"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 086A72D926E71CCC10CA0F2A55A6A2 = "108CEA"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\pointfreeEx\Data
    • 1CCDEB986A5F73F839B75A779008B214 = "108CEA"

Step 4

Search and delete this folder

[ Learn More ]
Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden folders in the search result.
  • %System Root%\Temp

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_BANKER.SWR. 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.

  • %User Temp%\{malware file name}


Did this description help? Tell us how we did.