Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution
Modifies the following registry keys
- [HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'svchost' = '%APPDATA%\svchost.exe'
Creates or modifies the following files
- %APPDATA%\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs\startup\svchost.lnk
Creates the following files on removable media
- <Drive name for removable media>:\usb.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\000814251_video_01.avi.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\delete.avi.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dashborder_120.bmp.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dashborder_192.bmp.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dialmap.bmp.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\toolbar.bmp.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\contoso.cer.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\testee.cer.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\contosoroot.cer.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\contosoroot_1.cer.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\pmd.cer.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\february_catalogue__2015.doc.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\fi51.doc.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\508softwareandos.doc.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\cveuropeo.doc.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\file_p_00000000_1371597592.docx.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\nwfieldnotes1966.docx.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\glidescope_review_rev_010.docx.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\issi2013_template_for_posters.docx.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\chromesetup.exe.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\tcm851ax32.exe.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\notepad.exe.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\winmine.exe.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\wrar520.exe.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\trivial-merge.htm.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\iisstart.html.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\tree_view.html.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\alert.html.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\168.jpeg.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\4f0bf7ff71f28.jpeg.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\region-north-karelia.jpeg.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\3.jpeg.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\pushkin.jpeg.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\parnas_01.jpeg.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\210252809.jpeg.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\parnas_01.jpg.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\4f0bf7ff71f28.jpg.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\region-north-karelia.jpg.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\13.jpg.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\scan.mov.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dag2_panel1_320_ref.mov.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\etc6_m_1.mov.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\video_1.mp4.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\clip_480_5sec_6mbps_h264.mp4.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\video.mp4.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\7790_preview.pdf.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\10thingscondoms.pdf.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\2015-02-worms-nanoparticle-toxicity.pdf.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\ff_ot_user_guide.pdf.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\bc01.pdf.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\investmentbankca_ca8.pem.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\tunpersonalca1.pem.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\irgeek.pem.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\cleanlyrics.png.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dissolveanother.png.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\arrow-down.png.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\mappingconcepthubberlin.ppt.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\file1.ppt.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\sim_gametheory_to_finance.ppt.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\sacs_presentation_sacs_qep_improving_rt_education_final.ppt.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\accountsreceivable.ppt.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\ksearch_esa_talk.ppt.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\waterresourcesag.pptx.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\iso27k_isms_implementation_and_certification_process_overview_v2.pptx.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\gruenspecht_02172016.pptx.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\middaugh_keynote.pptx.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\digest.rdf.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\20140114.rdf.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\swc_2009-03-02.rdf.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\pubnet_855.rtf.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\krsweden.rtf.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\waterlandhealthkano.rtf.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\babyboymaintonotesbackground_pal.wmv.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\flower_trans_matte.wmv.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\testwmv.wmv.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\babyboymaintoscenesbackground_pal.wmv.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\babyboymaintoscenesbackground.wmv.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\calculatorworksheet.xls.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\removedtitles_records.xls.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\subjectclassification.xls.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\contractualdeadlines.xls.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\guide_reorganization_mapping.xls.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\productos.xls.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\excel_example.xls.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\disclosuredetails.xlsx.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\national_autism_preparation_programs.xlsx.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\suspendedcompanies.xlsx.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\trtf_matrix2012_oct.xlsx.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\cee_mmsprogram_summary_public.xlsx.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\highly_cited_2001.xlsx.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\applicant.xlsx.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\calculatorworksheet.zip.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\price.zip.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\subjectclassification.zip.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\1sm_price.zip.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\system volume information .lnk
Malicious functions
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
adds antivirus exclusion:
- '<SYSTEM32>\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe' -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath '<Full path to file>'
- '<SYSTEM32>\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe' -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '<File name>.exe'
- '<SYSTEM32>\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe' -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath '%APPDATA%\svchost.exe'
- '<SYSTEM32>\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe' -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'
Modifies file system
Creates the following files
- %TEMP%\content\3284-936-<File name>.exe-14-18-49-099.dump
- %APPDATA%\svchost.exe
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files
- <Drive name for removable media>:\usb.exe
Network activity
Connects to
- 'ip##pi.com':80
- 'th######ell.gl.at.ply.gg':2423
TCP
HTTP GET requests
- http://ip##pi.com/line/?fi############
UDP
- DNS ASK ke##uth.win
- DNS ASK ip##pi.com
- DNS ASK th######ell.gl.at.ply.gg
Miscellaneous
Executes the following
- '<SYSTEM32>\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe' -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath '<Full path to file>'' (with hidden window)
- '<SYSTEM32>\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe' -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '<File name>.exe'' (with hidden window)
- '<SYSTEM32>\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe' -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath '%APPDATA%\svchost.exe'' (with hidden window)
- '<SYSTEM32>\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe' -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe'' (with hidden window)
