Analysis by: Anthony Joe Melgarejo
ALIASES:

Trojan:Win32/Lukicsel.E (Microsoft), Win32/Lukicsel.W trojan (NOD32), W32/Pakes.QKK!tr (Fortinet), Trojan.Win32.Pakes (Ikarus), Trojan.Win32.Pakes (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: 370,176 bytes
File Type: EXE
Initial Samples Received Date: 03 Aug 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 files:

  • %System%\crt.dat
  • %System%\dll.dll
  • %System%\mdhcp32.dll
  • %System%\shimg.dll
  • %Current%\xn1m2

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\System32 on Windows NT and 2000, or C:\Windows\System32 on Windows XP and Server 2003.)

Autostart Technique

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

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\
Notify\mdhcp32