Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution:
Modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'Smapp' = '%APPDATA%\SoundMAX\Smtray.exe'
Creates the following files on removable media:
- <Drive name for removable media>:\Autorun.ini
Malicious functions:
To bypass firewall, removes or modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List] '%APPDATA%\QHTZ73U5NE.exe' = '%APPDATA%\QHTZ73U5NE.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger'
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile] 'DoNotAllowExceptions' = '00000000'
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List] '%PROGRAM_FILES%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe' = '%PROGRAM_FILES%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger'
Creates and executes the following:
- %APPDATA%\SoundMAX\Smtray.exe
Executes the following:
- <SYSTEM32>\reg.exe ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "%PROGRAM_FILES%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "%PROGRAM_FILES%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
- <SYSTEM32>\reg.exe ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "%APPDATA%\QHTZ73U5NE.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "%APPDATA%\QHTZ73U5NE.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
- <SYSTEM32>\reg.exe ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
- <SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe /c ""%TEMP%\LCWAX.bat" "
- <SYSTEM32>\reg.exe ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Smapp" /t REG_SZ /d "%APPDATA%\SoundMAX\Smtray.exe" /f
Modifies file system :
Creates the following files:
- %APPDATA%\QHTZ73U5NE.exe
- %APPDATA%\errorlog.txt
- %APPDATA%\SoundMAX\Smtray.exe
- %TEMP%\LCWAX.txt
- %TEMP%\LCWAX.bat
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files:
- <Drive name for removable media>:\Autorun.ini
Deletes the following files:
- %TEMP%\LCWAX.bat
- %TEMP%\LCWAX.txt
Network activity:
Connects to:
- 'ja######ossal.pointto.us':3080
- 'il##oip.it':80
TCP:
HTTP GET requests:
- il##oip.it/
UDP:
- DNS ASK 1j######lossal.pointto.us
- DNS ASK 2j######lossal.pointto.us
- DNS ASK ja######ossal.pointto.us
- DNS ASK il##oip.it
- DNS ASK www.il##oip.it
Miscellaneous:
Searches for the following windows:
- ClassName: 'Indicator' WindowName: ''