Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution
Modifies the following registry keys
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce] '{892F171F-B21A-7693-1F79-B6915C43ECDE}' = '%APPDATA%\svchoste.exe'
Creates the following files on removable media
- <Drive name for removable media>:\split.avi
- <Drive name for removable media>:\how to restore files.txt
- <Drive name for removable media>:\000814251_video_01.avi
- <Drive name for removable media>:\default.bmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\tileimage.bmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\coffee.bmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dial.bmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dashborder_144.bmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dashborder_192.bmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\sdkfailsafeemulator.cer
- <Drive name for removable media>:\sdksampleprivdeveloper.cer
Malicious functions
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
deletes volume shadow copies.
Reads files which store third party applications passwords
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\000814251_video_01.avi
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\tree_view.htm
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\tileimage.bmp
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\thlps_keeper_mayer_1965.docx
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\testee.cer
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\sdksampleunprivdeveloper.cer
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\holycrosschurchinstructions.docx
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\hanni_umami_chapter.doc
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\glidescope_review_rev_010.docx
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\february_catalogue__2015.doc
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\dialmap.bmp
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\delete.avi
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\trivial-merge.html
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\dashborder_144.bmp
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\cveuropeo.doc
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\contoso_1.cer
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\coffee.bmp
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\api-hashmap.html
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\about.html
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\4f0bf7ff71f28.jpg
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\3.jpg
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\2.jpg
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\168.jpg
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\13.jpg
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\13.jpeg
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\dashborder_120.bmp
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\uep_form_786_bulletin_1726i602.doc
Modifies file system
Creates the following files
- %APPDATA%\svchoste.exe
- C:\far2\pluginsdk\headers.c\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\tmppanel\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\proclist\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\network\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\macroview\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\hlfviewer\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\pluginsdk\headers.pas\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\ftp\lib\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\filecase\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\farcmds\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\emenu\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\editcase\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\drawline\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\compare\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\ftp\how to restore files.txt
- C:\users\public\libraries\how to restore files.txt
- C:\users\public\videos\sample videos\how to restore files.txt
- C:\totalcmd\language\how to restore files.txt
- C:\users\public\videos\how to restore files.txt
- C:\users\public\recorded tv\sample media\how to restore files.txt
- C:\users\public\recorded tv\how to restore files.txt
- C:\users\public\pictures\sample pictures\how to restore files.txt
- C:\users\public\pictures\how to restore files.txt
- C:\users\public\music\sample music\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\brackets\how to restore files.txt
- C:\users\public\music\how to restore files.txt
- C:\users\public\downloads\how to restore files.txt
- C:\users\public\documents\how to restore files.txt
- C:\users\public\how to restore files.txt
- C:\users\public\desktop\how to restore files.txt
- C:\users\how to restore files.txt
- C:\users\default\how to restore files.txt
- C:\recovery\1195d5a8-f371-11e4-9c00-dd3082671db2\how to restore files.txt
- C:\totalcmd\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\autowrap\how to restore files.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\searches\how to restore files.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\how to restore files.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\music\how to restore files.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\links\how to restore files.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\favorites\windows live\how to restore files.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\favorites\msn websites\how to restore files.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\favorites\microsoft websites\how to restore files.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\pictures\how to restore files.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\favorites\links for united states\how to restore files.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\favorites\how to restore files.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\downloads\how to restore files.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\documents\how to restore files.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\desktop\how to restore files.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\contacts\how to restore files.txt
- %TEMP%\{f2e1773a-f2e1-f032-f032-f032d11d75f1}.bat
- %HOMEPATH%\favorites\links\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\addons\shell\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\align\how to restore files.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\videos\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\fexcept\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\encyclopedia\tap\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\encyclopedia\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\documentation\rus\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\documentation\eng\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\plugins\arclite\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\addons\xlat\russian\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\addons\setup\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\addons\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\addons\macros\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\addons\colors\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\addons\colors\default_highlighting\how to restore files.txt
- C:\far2\addons\colors\custom_highlighting\how to restore files.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\saved games\how to restore files.txt
- D:\how to restore files.txt
Deletes the following files
- %APPDATA%\svchoste.exe
Substitutes the following files
- %APPDATA%\svchoste.exe
Deletes itself.
Modifies user data files (Trojan.Encoder).
Network activity
Connects to
- 'ip###ger.org':443
TCP
HTTP GET requests
- http://ip###ger.com/1OfQ6.gif
UDP
- DNS ASK ip###ger.com
- DNS ASK ip###ger.org
Miscellaneous
Creates and executes the following
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /c %TEMP%\{F2E1773A-F2E1-F032-F032-F032D11D75F1}.bat' (with hidden window)
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /c vssadmin Delete Shadows /All /Quiet' (with hidden window)
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /c bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled No' (with hidden window)
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /c bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures' (with hidden window)
Executes the following
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /c %TEMP%\{F2E1773A-F2E1-F032-F032-F032D11D75F1}.bat
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /c vssadmin Delete Shadows /All /Quiet
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /c bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled No
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /c bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures
- '<SYSTEM32>\vssvc.exe'