Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution
Modifies the following registry keys
- [<HKCU>\software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] '8d22e56ba51ecfb395e0ed8a1e467da4' = '"%TEMP%\svchost.exe" ..'
- [<HKLM>\software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] '8d22e56ba51ecfb395e0ed8a1e467da4' = '"%TEMP%\svchost.exe" ..'
Creates the following files on removable media
- <Drive name for removable media>:\8d22e56ba51ecfb395e0ed8a1e467da4.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
Malicious functions
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
forces the system hide from view:
- hidden files
Executes the following
- '<SYSTEM32>\netsh.exe' firewall add allowedprogram "%TEMP%\svchost.exe" "svchost.exe" ENABLE
Modifies file system
Creates the following files
- %TEMP%\svchost.exe
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files
- <Drive name for removable media>:\8d22e56ba51ecfb395e0ed8a1e467da4.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
- %TEMP%\svchost.exe
Network activity
Connects to
- 'sq##.sytes.net':5553
UDP
- DNS ASK sq##.sytes.net
Miscellaneous
Creates and executes the following
- '%TEMP%\svchost.exe'
- '<SYSTEM32>\netsh.exe' firewall add allowedprogram "%TEMP%\svchost.exe" "svchost.exe" ENABLE' (with hidden window)
