Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution:
Modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command] '' = '"<LS_APPDATA>\mkm.exe" -a "%PROGRAM_FILES%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] '1630466323' = '<LS_APPDATA>\mkm.exe'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'ctfmon.exe' = '<SYSTEM32>\ctfmon.exe'
Malicious functions:
To bypass firewall, removes or modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile] 'EnableFirewall' = '00000000'
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile] 'DoNotAllowExceptions' = '00000000'
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile] 'DisableNotifications' = '00000001'
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile] 'EnableFirewall' = '00000000'
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile] 'DoNotAllowExceptions' = '00000000'
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile] 'DisableNotifications' = '00000001'
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
blocks the following features:
- Windows Security Center
Creates and executes the following:
- <LS_APPDATA>\mkm.exe -gav <Full path to virus>
Terminates or attempts to terminate
the following user processes:
- chrome.exe
- opera.exe
- iexplore.exe
- firefox.exe
Modifies file system :
Creates the following files:
- %TEMP%\u654ibb7ihdr15o8d3uw175i0p5a16mb71ln788
- %HOMEPATH%\Templates\u654ibb7ihdr15o8d3uw175i0p5a16mb71ln788
- %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\u654ibb7ihdr15o8d3uw175i0p5a16mb71ln788
- <LS_APPDATA>\mkm.exe
- <LS_APPDATA>\u654ibb7ihdr15o8d3uw175i0p5a16mb71ln788
Deletes itself.
Network activity:
Connects to:
- 'qa####hucewupo.com':80
- 'pi###eniwyt.com':80
- 'le###alyri.com':80
- 'si####pofeti.com':80
- 'ny###usofo.com':80
- 'vy###aneh.com':80
- 'dy####cojame.com':80
- 'du####bimude.com':80
- 'za###eduhyb.com':80
- 'jo###ijito.com':80
- 'xo###ehyni.com':80
- 'py###ujij.com':80
- 'ja####kuxilufo.com':80
- 'bo####qexise.com':80
- 'gy###atimak.com':80
- 'cu###upivu.com':80
- 'ku###yfybex.com':80
- 'wy###ylys.com':80
- 'ze###akyfa.com':80
- 'my####nybihy.com':80
- 'ti###iwof.com':80
- 'he####kejepuvo.com':80
- 'jo####tuhowa.com':80
- 'li###ibam.com':80
- 'xe###agyxut.com':80
- 'zy####muzosa.com':80
- 'so###yjek.com':80
UDP:
- DNS ASK py###ujij.com
- DNS ASK xo###ehyni.com
- DNS ASK du####bimude.com
- DNS ASK ja####kuxilufo.com
- DNS ASK le###alyri.com
- DNS ASK qa####hucewupo.com
- DNS ASK dy####cojame.com
- DNS ASK pi###eniwyt.com
- DNS ASK ba####hadipef.com
- DNS ASK da####kidepo.com
- DNS ASK ca####xekopyny.com
- DNS ASK microsoft.com
- DNS ASK jo###ijito.com
- DNS ASK za###eduhyb.com
- DNS ASK wu####xuboly.com
- DNS ASK jo###umehyn.com
- DNS ASK vy###aneh.com
- DNS ASK cu###upivu.com
- DNS ASK ku###yfybex.com
- DNS ASK xe###agyxut.com
- DNS ASK ti###iwof.com
- DNS ASK ze###akyfa.com
- DNS ASK wy###ylys.com
- DNS ASK gy###atimak.com
- DNS ASK my####nybihy.com
- DNS ASK bo####qexise.com
- DNS ASK li###ibam.com
- DNS ASK ny###usofo.com
- DNS ASK si####pofeti.com
- DNS ASK so###yjek.com
- DNS ASK zy####muzosa.com
- DNS ASK jo####tuhowa.com
- DNS ASK he####kejepuvo.com
Miscellaneous:
Searches for the following windows:
- ClassName: 'Shell_TrayWnd' WindowName: ''
- ClassName: 'Indicator' WindowName: ''
- ClassName: 'msascui_class' WindowName: ''
