Analysis by: Jayvee Mark Villaroman
ALIASES:

HEUR:Server-Proxy.Win64.Iox.gen (KASPERSKY)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Hacking Tool 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: 2,020,864 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 05 Oct 2021

Arrival Details

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

Other Details

This Hacking Tool does the following:

  • This hacking tool is used for port forwarding and intranet proxy.

It accepts the following parameters:

  • -l [*][HOST:]PORT → address to listen on. '*' means encrypted socket
  • -r [*]HOST:PORT → remote host to connect, HOST can be IP or Domain. '*' means encrypted socket
  • -k HEX → hexadecimal format key, be used to generate Key and IV
  • -u → UDP forward mode
  • -t TIMEOUT → set connection timeout (millisecond), default is 5000
  • -v → enable log output
  • -h → print usage then exit

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
SSAPI PATTERN File: 2.603.00
SSAPI PATTERN Date: 09 Mar 2023

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HackTool.Win32.ForwardProxy.A. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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