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Trojan-GameThief.Win32.OnLineGames.tnys

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This Trojan is designed to steal account data from the online game LineAge2. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 654848 bytes in size.

Payload

When launched, the Trojan displays the message shown below:

 

 

The user is asked to enter the address of the LineAge2 gaming server, and his/ her user name and password. When the "Start" button is pressed, the Trojan sends the details entered in the "IP-Server", "Account" and "Password" fields via email to the address shown below:

***crackserver@rambler.ru

The Trojan then ceases running.

Removal instructions

If your computer does not have an up-to-date antivirus, or does not have an antivirus solution at all, follow the instructions below to delete the malicious program:

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the malicious program's process.
  2. Delete the original Trojan file (the location will depend on how the program originally penetrated the victim machine).

 

Trojan-Downloader.JS.Agent.sg

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This Trojan downloads other files via the Internet and launches them for execution on the victim machine. It is an HTML page which contains Visual Basic Script and Java Script. It is 677 bytes in size.

Payload

Once the Trojan is launched, it uses a vulnerability in the ActiveX component which has the unique system registry identifier shown below:

{A7F05EE4-0426-454F-8013-C41E3596E9E9}

The vulnerability (CVE-2007-4105) is present in the "DloadDS()" library "BaiduBar.dll". The Trojan attempts to load a file via this vulnerability. The file is located on the remote server shown below:

http://www1.*****joy.com/S368/cabS3682.exe

The file will be saved to the current user's Windows temporary directory and launched for execution.

At the time of writing, the link was not active.

Removal instructions

If your computer does not have an up-to-date antivirus, or does not have an antivirus solution at all, follow the instructions below to delete the malicious program:

  1. Delete the original Trojan file (the location will depend on how the program originally penetrated the victim machine).
  2. Delete all files from Temporary Internet Files%.
  3. Disable the vulnerable ActiveX object (see How to stop an ActiveX control from running in Internet Explorer
  4. Empty the temporary directory (%Temp%).

 

Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Braidupdate.c

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Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Braidupdate.c

Aliases
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Braidupdate.c (Kaspersky Lab) is also known as: TrojanDownloader.Win32.Braidupdate.c (Kaspersky Lab), Trojan.Braid (Doctor Web),   TROJ_BRAIDUPDT.C (Trend Micro),   TR/Dldr.Braidupda.C (H+BEDV),   Win32:Trojano-363 (ALWIL),   Downloader.Braidupdate.C (Grisoft),   Worm.WinUpToDate (ClamAV),   Trj/Downloader.PO (Panda),   Win32/TrojanDownloader.Braidupdate.C (Eset)

This Trojan downloads another program via the Internet and launches it on the victim machine without the user's knowledge or consent. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 79360 bytes in size. It is written in C++.

Installation

In order to ensure that the Trojan is launched automatically each time the system is restarted, the Trojan registers its executable file in the system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"RunWindowsUpdate" = "<path to executable Trojan file> "

Payload

Once launched, the Trojan creates the following system registry key:

[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunWindowsUpdate]
"Gid" = "026133246127060045718030656336"

It then sends the following request:

http://www.uptodate.browse*****.com/perl/uptodate.pl?action=any&gid=026133246127060045718030656336&clientversion=1.0.7_ST&county=&cls=&isof=00

On contact with the URL shown above a parameter is added which transmits the latest version of the Trojan program. If there is no new version of the Trojan program available, the server sends the following answer: "<OK>". If there is a more recent version available, the server sends a link to the file containing the new version. The Trojan downloads an updated version of itself and saves it to the temporary directory under the following name:

%Temp%\_ps_inst.exe

The file is then launched for execution.

Removal instructions

If your computer does not have an up-to-date antivirus, or does not have an antivirus solution at all, follow the instructions below to delete the malicious program:

  1. Delete the original Trojan file (the location will depend on how the program originally penetrated the victim machine).
  2. Delete the following system registrykeys:
    [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunWindowsUpdate]
    "Gid" = "026133246127060045718030656336"
    [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    "RunWindowsUpdate" = "<path to executable Trojan file> "
  3. Empty the temporary directory (%Temp%).

Trojan-Downloader_Win32_Agent.nmi

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This Trojan downloads another program via the Internet and launches it on the victim machine without the user's knowledge or consent. It is a Windows PE EXE file. The size of infected files can range from 18KB to 47KB.

Payload

The Trojan contacts the following web site:

http://xanjan.cn/*****update.txt

There is a list of files for download located on this link.

This list is saved to the directory as shown below:

%Application Data%\update.dat

The links in the file are encrypted.

The Trojan then downloads files from the links and saves them as shown below:

%Application Data%\.exe

<rnd> stands for a random string of numbers and lower case Latin letters Example: m2zpp.exe, 43m66m.exe.

Once the files have been downloaded, they are launched for execution, and then delete themselves. If the downloaded files are dll files, they will register themselves in the system and be launched for execution next time the system is started.

Once it has delivered its payload, the original Trojan deletes its body.

Removal instructions

If your computer does not have an up-to-date antivirus, or does not have an antivirus solution at all, follow the instructions below to delete the malicious program:

  1. Delete the original Trojan file (the location will depend on how the program originally penetrated the victim machine) if it has not deleted itself.

Trojan-PSW.Win32.OnLineGames.lfi

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This malicious program is a Trojan. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 123873 bytes in size.

Installation

The Trojan copies its executable file to the Windows system directory:

%System%\amvo.exe

In order to ensure that the Trojan is launched automatically each time the system is restarted, the Trojan registers its executable file in the system registry:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"amva" = "%System%\amvo.exe"

The Trojan also extracts the file shown below from its body:

%System%\amvo0.dll

This file is 44608 bytes in size. It will be detected by Kaspersky Anti-Virus as Trojan-GameThief.Win32.WOW.ahe.

The Trojan also extracts the file shown below from its body:

%Temp%\<random symbols>.dll

This file is 31713 bytes in size. It will be detected by Kaspersky Anti-Virus as Trojan-GameThief.Win32.OnLineGames.mdl.

Payload

The Trojan loads the .dll file to all processes launched in the system.

The Trojan intercepts mouse and keyboard events if any of the processes below have been launched:

maplestory.exe
wow.exe

It sniffs traffic sent to the following addresses:

216.107.***.53
216.107.***.51
216.107.***.52

It does this in an attempt to harvest account data for the following games:

Maple Story
World of Warcraft

and some other games. The Trojan also analyses the configuration files of the games above and attempts to harvest information about gamers' accounts on the web server.

Harvested data is sent to the remote malicious user's site.

The Trojan also modifies the following system registry key parameter values:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Fol
der\Hidden\SHOWALL]
"CheckedValue" = "0"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"Hidden" = "2"
"ShowSuperHidden" = "0"
[HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pocilies\Explorer]
"NoDriveTypeAutoRun" = "0x91"

The Trojan also attempts to terminate the following processes:

KAV
RAV
AVP
KAVSVC

The Trojan also has worm functionality, making it able to propagate via removable storage media. The Trojan copies its executable file to the root of each drive as follows:

<X>:\n1deiect.com

<X> indicates the relevant disk.

In addition to its executable file, the Trojan also places the file shown below in the root directory of every disk:

<x>:\autorun.inf

This file will launch the Trojan executable file each time the user opens the infected disk using Explorer.

Removal instructions

If your computer does not have an up-to-date antivirus, or does not have an antivirus solution at all, follow the instructions below to delete the malicious program:

  1. Delete the following file:
    %System%\amvo.exe
  2. Reboot the computer.
  3. Delete the original Trojan file (the location will depend on how the program originally penetrated the victim machine).
  4. Delete the following system registry key parameter:
    [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    "amva" = "%System%\amvo.exe"
  5. Restore the original system registry key values:
    [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Fol
    der\Hidden\SHOWALL]
    "CheckedValue" = "0"
    [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
    "Hidden" = "2"
    "ShowSuperHidden" = "0"
    [HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pocilies\Explorer]
    "NoDriveTypeAutoRun" = "0x91"
  6. Delete the following file:
    %System%\amvo0.dll
  7. Empty the temporary directory (%Temp%).
  8. Delete the files shown below from all removable disks:
    <X>:\n1deiect.com
    <x>:\autorun.inf
  9. <x> stands for the letter of the removable disk.

 

Trojan-PSW.Win32.OnLineGames.sxa

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This malicious program is a Trojan. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 118103 bytes in size.

Installation

The Trojan copies its executable file to the Windows system directory:

%System%\kavo.exe

In order to ensure that the Trojan is launched automatically each time the system is restarted, the Trojan registers its executable file in the system registry:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"kava" = "%System%\kavo.exe"

The Trojan also extracts the file shown below from its body:

%System%\kavo0.dll

This file is 114176 bytes in size. It will be detected by Kaspersky Anti-Virus as Trojan-GameThief.Win32.OnLineGames.szc.

The Trojan also extracts the file shown below from its body:

%Temp%\<random symbols>.dll

This file is 29815 bytes in size. It will be detected by Kaspersky Anti-Virus as Trojan-GameThief.Win32.OnLineGames.stcw.

Payload

The Trojan loads the .dll file to all processes launched in the system.

The Trojan intercepts mouse and keyboard events if any of the processes below have been launched:

maplestory.exe
dekaron.exe
gc.exe
RagFree.exe
Ragexe.exe
ybclient.exe
wsm.exe 
sro_client.exe
so3d.exe
ge.exe
elementclient.exe

It sniffs traffic sent to the following addresses:

61.220.60.***
61.220.62.***
61.220.56.***
61.220.62.***
203.69.46.***
220.130.113.*** 

It does this in an attempt to harvest account data for the following games:

ZhengTu
Wanmi Shijie or Perfect World
Dekaron Siwan Mojie
HuangYi Online
Rexue Jianghu
ROHAN
Seal Online
Maple Story
R2 (Reign of Revolution)
Talesweaver

and some other games. The Trojan also analyses the configuration files of the games above and attempts to harvest information about gamers' accounts on the web

server.

Harvested data is sent to the remote malicious user's site.

The Trojan also modifies the following system registry key parameter values:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Fol
der\Hidden\SHOWALL]
"CheckedValue" = "0"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"Hidden" = "2"
"ShowSuperHidden" = "0"
[HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pocilies\Explorer]
"NoDriveTypeAutoRun" = "0x91"

The Trojan also attempts to terminate the following processes:

KAV
RAV
AVP
KAVSVC

The Trojan also has worm functionality, making it able to propagate via removable storage media. The Trojan copies its executable file to the root of each drive as follows:

<X>:\n6j.com

<X> indicates the relevant disk.

In addition to its executable file, the Trojan also places the file shown below in the root directory of every disk:

<x>:\autorun.inf

This file will launch the Trojan executable file each time the user opens the infected disk using Explorer.

Removal instructions

If your computer does not have an up-to-date antivirus, or does not have an antivirus solution at all, follow the instructions below to delete the malicious program:

  1. Delete the following file:
    %System%\kavo.exe
  2. Reboot the computer.
  3. Delete the original Trojan file (the location will depend on how the program originally penetrated the victim machine).
  4. Delete the following system registry key parameter:
    [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    "kava" = "%System%\kavo.exe"
  5. Restore the original system registry key values:
    [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Fol
    der\Hidden\SHOWALL]
    "CheckedValue" = "0"
    [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
    "Hidden" = "2"
    "ShowSuperHidden" = "0"
    [HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pocilies\Explorer]
    "NoDriveTypeAutoRun" = "0x91"
  6. Delete the following file:
    %System%\kavo0.dll
  7. Empty the temporary directory (%Temp%).
  8. Delete the files shown below from all removable disks:
    <X>:\n6j.com
    <x>:\autorun.inf

    <x> stands for the letter of the removable disk.

 

Trojan-Downloader.JS.Small.fi

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This Trojan downloads other files via the Internet and launches them for execution on the victim machine. The program is an HTML page which contains Java Script scenarios. It is 1432 bytes in size.

Payload

The Trojan downloads a file from the URL shown below by exploiting a vulnerability (CVE-2006-1359) in the processing of "createTextRange" in Microsoft Internet Explorer:

http://195.62.***.21/a.exe

The Trojan saves this file to its working directory as shown below:

%WorkDir%\a.exe

The downloaded file will then be launched for execution.

At the time of writing, the link was not active.

Removal instructions

If your computer does not have an up-to-date antivirus, or does not have an antivirus solution at all, follow the instructions below to delete the malicious program:

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the process shown below:
    a.exe
  2. Delete the original Trojan file (the location will depend on how the program originally penetrated the victim machine).
  3. Delete the following file:
    %WorkDir%\a.exe
  4. Delete all files from %Temporary Internet Files%.
  5. Install the latest patches for Microsoft Internet Explorer.
  6. Update your antivirus databases and perform a full scan of the computer.

Bofra.A / MyDoom variant

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Bofra.A / MyDoom variant

Exploits SHDOCVW.DLL flaw

Note: Some vendors are referring to the Bofra worm as a variant of MyDoom, though even then there is disagreement as to which variant they claim it is. For example, Symantec (who also calls the widely known Bagle worm the Beagle worm) initially dubbed the Bofra worm as MyDoom.AH then later changed their name to MyDoom.AI). Bofra.A is a mass-mailing email worm that arrives without an attachment and infects when the user clicks on an enticing link contained in the Bofra worm's message. The email link claims to point to an adult video or webcam photos.

Specifically, Bofra.A exploits a vulnerability in certain versions of SHDOCVW.DLL, a Windows operating system file that renders the IFRAME, FRAME, and EMBED HTML tags.

The vulnerable versions of SHDOCVW.DLL are found on Windows Xp (SP1 and below) and 2000 systems. Windows XP SP2 is not affected.

The vulnerability was first discovered on October 23, 2004 with first public release of exploit code on November 1, 2004. Bofra.A was discovered on November 8, 2004.

The From address in the email is spoofed and portions of the header may also be forged. The Subject line of the email will be one of the following:

    funny photos :)
    hello
    hey!
    blank
    random characters

The Message Body varies and may be either of the following:

The links point to a webpage on the infected host (via TCP port 1639) that exploits the SHDOCVW.DLL vulnerability and results in a buffer overflow condition in Internet Explorer. This allows shell code to execute, causing the local machine to download and execute the malicious file, thus becoming another infected host (and making the download site a perpetually moving target).

The Bofra worm searches the newly infected system for email addresses, sending the email to those found, thus repeating the process.

A second variant of the worm masquerades as a PayPal notice, claiming that PayPal has charged $175 to your account and providing a link to find 'details'. Of course, clicking the link infects the recipient's computer.

Storm Worm

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also known as Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.dam, Trojan.Downloader-647, Trojan.DL.Tibs.Gen!Pac13, Email-Worm.Win32.Zhelatin.a (Kaspersky), Downloader-BAI (McAfee), Troj/Dorf-Fam (Sophos), Trojan.Peacomm (Symantec), TROJ_SMALL.EDW (Trend Micro), Win32/Nuwar.N@MM (Microsoft).

Type: Email worm, Trojan, Downloader
Discovered: January 19, 2007
Method of Propagation: The Storm worm spreads via email, using a variety of subject lines and message text that may masquerade as news articles or other current events. For example, subject lines in the Storm email may be named one of the following:

A killer at 11, he's free at 21 and kill again!
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has kicked German Chancellor
Angela Merkel
British Muslims Genocide
Naked teens attack home director.
230 dead as storm batters Europe.
Radical Muslim drinking enemies's blood.
Chinese missile shot down Russian satellite
Saddam Hussein alive!
Venezuelan leader: "Let's the War beginning".
Fidel Castro dead.

The attachment carried by the Storm worm may be named one of the following:

FullVideo.exe
Full Story.exe
Video.exe
Read More.exe
FullClip.exe
GreetingPostcard.exe
MoreHere.exe
FlashPostcard.exe
GreetingCard.exe
ClickHere.exe
ReadMore.exe
FlashPostcard.exe
FullNews.exe

Symptoms of Infection:

Note: There are dozens of variants of the Storm worm. The following technical details may not apply to each of them. To determine whether a Storm worm infection is present, scan your systems with up-to-date antivirus software.

System Impact:
The Storm email worm may drop the the file 'wincom32.exe' into the Windows system directory (typically, C:\Windows\System under Windows 95/98/ME, C:\Winnt\System32 under Windows NT/2000, and C:\Windows\System32 under Windows XP.

The Storm worm loads the dropped wincom32.exe as a device driver by modifying the registry as follows:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wincom32

This device driver injects a module into the services.exe process, sets up a peer-to-peer filesharing network on infected systems, and opens and listens for commands on UDP port 4000, 7871, and 11271.

The Storm worm then downloads files from various remote IP addresses and executes those files on the local system.

Removal Notes:
The Storm worm is rootkit enabled and may hide files and processes associated with it and other malware it downloads. To remove the worm and other installed malware, scan the system using up-to-date antivirus software.

Troj/Pushdo-Gen

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Troj/Pushdo-Gen is a family of Trojans for the Windows platform.

When members of Troj/Pushdo-Gen are installed they drop and run a further file in memory, usually detected as Troj/Pushu-Gen or Mal/Basine-C. This may then drop further files, including some of the following:

<Windows>\system32\drivers\ip6fw.sys
<Windows>\system32\drivers\netdtect.sys
<System>\drivers\runtime.sys
<System>\drivers\secdrv.sys

These files are used to provide stealthing for the Trojan.

The dropped file in memory will also often attempt to inject further code into Internet Explorer.

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