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TROJ_DLOADR.ZZJ

April 27, 2011
 Analysis by: Michael Cabel

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


This Trojan is noteworthy as it arrives as an attachment to a spam message professing to be from Bobijou Inc., an online jewelry shop. This message directs recipients to the attachment by indicating it as a file containing their order details. Attackers use a dictionary attack to generate a list of recipients for the spam.

To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this Trojan, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

It executes then deletes itself afterward.

It executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

Varies

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

25 Apr 2011

Payload:

Downloads files

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

Installation

This Trojan executes then deletes itself afterward.

It injects threads into the following normal process(es):

  • SVCHOST.EXE

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

  • http://{BLOCKED}tov.com/pusk.exe
  • http://{BLOCKED}plyaga.ru/pusk.exe
  • http://{BLOCKED}yeyayca.ru/pusk.exe

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • %User Temp%\pusk.exe - detected by live casino online as TROJ_FAKEAV.ZZJ

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

It then executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}rs.net/f/g.php

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

NOTES:

It bears the icon of the following application:

  • PDF document

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

8.120.11

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

26 Apr 2011

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

8.121.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

26 Apr 2011

Step 1

For Windows ME and XP users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Remove malware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_DLOADR.ZZJ