Analysis by: Joachim Suico
ALIASES:

W32/FrauDrop.AHNOK!tr (Fortinet); Trojan-Dropper.Win32.FrauDrop (A) (Emsisoft); Trojan-Dropper.Win32.FrauDrop.ahnok (Kaspersky);

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • 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: 1,038,584 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 01 May 2015

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 files:

  • %Windows%\ChromeUpdates_exp.job
  • %Windows%\ChromeUpdates_ups.job
  • %Windows%\ChromeUpdates_vnc.job

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)

It drops and executes the following files:

  • %User Temp%\ATO.doc
  • %User Temp%\getcrome.exe

(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

It drops the following non-malicious file:

  • %User Temp%\wget.exe

(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

It creates the following folders:

  • %Windows%\ChromeUpdates

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://downloads.{BLOCKED}tachments.ru/load/chrome-xvnc-v5517.exe
  • http://downloads.{BLOCKED}tachments.ru/load/chromeupdates.exe
  • http://downloads.{BLOCKED}tachments.ru/load/updatesexplorer.exe