Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution:
Modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'Controls Defragmenter Play' = '<SYSTEM32>\hlwaifqhix.exe'
Creates the following services:
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Wired PC Reports Socket Application] 'ImagePath' = '<SYSTEM32>\hlwaifqhix.exe'
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Wired PC Reports Socket Application] 'Start' = '00000002'
Malicious functions:
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
blocks the following features:
- Windows Security Center
Executes the following:
- '<SYSTEM32>\phgeoaqbrgqj.exe' "<SYSTEM32>\hlwaifqhix.exe"
- '%WINDIR%\Temp\kmulhvn3bqrjq.exe' -r 38248 tcp
- '%TEMP%\kmulhvn30iojqkxezkyge.exe'
- '<SYSTEM32>\hlwaifqhix.exe'
Modifies file system:
Creates the following files:
- <SYSTEM32>\braxpcmwojxw\run
- <SYSTEM32>\braxpcmwojxw\rng
- %WINDIR%\Temp\kmulhvn3bqrjq.exe
- <SYSTEM32>\braxpcmwojxw\cfg
- <SYSTEM32>\phgeoaqbrgqj.exe
- %TEMP%\kmulhvn30iojqkxezkyge.exe
- <SYSTEM32>\braxpcmwojxw\tst
- <SYSTEM32>\hlwaifqhix.exe
- <SYSTEM32>\braxpcmwojxw\etc
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files:
- <SYSTEM32>\phgeoaqbrgqj.exe
- <SYSTEM32>\hlwaifqhix.exe
Deletes the following files:
- %WINDIR%\Temp\kmulhvn3bqrjq.exe
- <DRIVERS>\etc\hosts
- %TEMP%\kmulhvn30iojqkxezkyge.exe
Substitutes the HOSTS file.
Network activity:
Connects to:
- 'fi###since.net':80
- 'so###since.net':80
- 'fi###heat.net':80
- 'th###happy.net':80
- 'fi###page.net':80
- 'so###page.net':80
- 'fa###hand.net':80
- 'ri###and.net':80
- 'fa###sound.net':80
- 'so###heat.net':80
- 'fi###happy.net':80
- 'so###happy.net':80
- 'li###appy.net':80
- 'fe###eat.net':80
- 'we###appy.net':80
- 'fe###appy.net':80
- 'we###ince.net':80
- 'fe###ince.net':80
- 'we###eat.net':80
- 'th###since.net':80
- 'li###eat.net':80
- 'th###heat.net':80
- 'li###age.net':80
- 'th###page.net':80
- 'li###ince.net':80
- 'ri###ound.net':80
- 'al###being.net':80
- 'ca####nbring.net':80
- 'pr####tbottom.net':80
- 'li###ound.net':80
- 'be##lxc.com':80
- 'ri###nstorm.net':80
- 'mo###ugust.net':80
- 'le###form.net':80
- 'cr#####onaraminta.net':80
- 'mo###olor.net':80
- 'ab###ell.net':80
- 'mi###hown.net':80
- 'no###and.net':80
- 'ri###ift.net':80
- 'we###and.net':80
- 'no###ound.net':80
- 'fa###green.net':80
- 'ri###reen.net':80
- 'fa###lift.net':80
- 'no###ift.net':80
- 'we###ift.net':80
- 'li###and.net':80
- 'we###ound.net':80
- 'no###reen.net':80
- 'we###reen.net':80
TCP:
HTTP GET requests:
- http://fi###since.net/index.php
- http://so###since.net/index.php
- http://fi###heat.net/index.php
- http://th###happy.net/index.php
- http://fi###page.net/index.php
- http://so###page.net/index.php
- http://fa###hand.net/index.php
- http://ri###and.net/index.php
- http://fa###sound.net/index.php
- http://so###heat.net/index.php
- http://fi###happy.net/index.php
- http://so###happy.net/index.php
- http://li###appy.net/index.php
- http://fe###eat.net/index.php
- http://we###appy.net/index.php
- http://fe###appy.net/index.php
- http://we###ince.net/index.php
- http://fe###ince.net/index.php
- http://we###eat.net/index.php
- http://th###since.net/index.php
- http://li###eat.net/index.php
- http://th###heat.net/index.php
- http://li###age.net/index.php
- http://th###page.net/index.php
- http://li###ince.net/index.php
- http://ri###ound.net/index.php
- http://al###being.net/index.php
- http://ca####nbring.net/index.php
- http://pr####tbottom.net/index.php
- http://li###ound.net/index.php
- http://be##lxc.com/index.php
- http://ri###nstorm.net/index.php
- http://mo###ugust.net/index.php
- http://le###form.net/index.php
- http://cr#####onaraminta.net/index.php
- http://mo###olor.net/index.php
- http://ab###ell.net/index.php
- http://mi###hown.net/index.php
- http://no###and.net/index.php
- http://ri###ift.net/index.php
- http://we###and.net/index.php
- http://no###ound.net/index.php
- http://fa###green.net/index.php
- http://ri###reen.net/index.php
- http://fa###lift.net/index.php
- http://no###ift.net/index.php
- http://we###ift.net/index.php
- http://li###and.net/index.php
- http://we###ound.net/index.php
- http://no###reen.net/index.php
- http://we###reen.net/index.php
UDP:
- DNS ASK so###page.net
- DNS ASK fi###since.net
- DNS ASK so###since.net
- DNS ASK li###appy.net
- DNS ASK th###happy.net
- DNS ASK fi###page.net
- DNS ASK fi###heat.net
- DNS ASK fa###hand.net
- DNS ASK ri###and.net
- DNS ASK fa###sound.net
- DNS ASK so###heat.net
- DNS ASK fi###happy.net
- DNS ASK so###happy.net
- DNS ASK we###eat.net
- DNS ASK fe###eat.net
- DNS ASK we###appy.net
- DNS ASK fe###age.net
- DNS ASK we###ince.net
- DNS ASK fe###ince.net
- DNS ASK fe###appy.net
- DNS ASK th###since.net
- DNS ASK li###eat.net
- DNS ASK th###heat.net
- DNS ASK li###age.net
- DNS ASK th###page.net
- DNS ASK li###ince.net
- DNS ASK ri###ound.net
- DNS ASK al###being.net
- DNS ASK ca####nbring.net
- DNS ASK pr####tbottom.net
- DNS ASK li###ound.net
- DNS ASK be##lxc.com
- DNS ASK ri###nstorm.net
- DNS ASK mo###ugust.net
- DNS ASK le###form.net
- DNS ASK cr#####onaraminta.net
- DNS ASK mo###olor.net
- DNS ASK ab###ell.net
- DNS ASK mi###hown.net
- DNS ASK no###and.net
- DNS ASK ri###ift.net
- DNS ASK we###and.net
- DNS ASK no###ound.net
- DNS ASK fa###green.net
- DNS ASK ri###reen.net
- DNS ASK fa###lift.net
- DNS ASK no###ift.net
- DNS ASK we###ift.net
- DNS ASK li###and.net
- DNS ASK we###ound.net
- DNS ASK no###reen.net
- DNS ASK we###reen.net
- '23#.#55.255.250':1900
