TR/Spam.Agent.AKO.2 - Trojan

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Virus:	TR/Spam.Agent.AKO.2
Date discovered:	12/06/2006
Type:	Trojan
In the wild:	No
Reported Infections:	Low
Distribution Potential:	Low
Damage Potential:	Low to medium
Static file:	Yes
File size:	157.696 Bytes
MD5 checksum:	1d017299e67bc813f3758e9ce6064a4d
VDF version:	6.36.01.31 - Wed, 15 Nov 2006 09:11 (GMT+1)
IVDF version:	6.36.01.34 - Wed, 15 Nov 2006 09:11 (GMT+1)

General Method of propagation:
   • No own spreading routine

Aliases:
   • Mcafee: Spam-DComServ
   • Kaspersky: Trojan.Win32.Agent.pk
   • F-Secure: Trojan.Win32.Agent.pk
   • Sophos: Troj/SpamThru-I

It was previously detected as:
   • TR/Drop.Agent.AKO.2

Platforms / OS:
   • Windows 98
   • Windows 98 SE
   • Windows NT
   • Windows ME
   • Windows 2000
   • Windows XP
   • Windows 2003

Side effects:
   • Blocks access to certain websites
   • Uses its own Email engine
   • Registry modification
   • Third party control

Registry The value of the following registry key is removed:

– [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
   • "DCOM Server"

The following registry keys are added:

– [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\
   {2C1CD3D7-86AC-4068-93BC-A02304BB2236}]
– [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2C1CD3D7-86AC-4068-93BC-A02304BB2236}\
   InProcServer32]
   • @="%malware execution directory%\%executed file%.dll"
   • "ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

– [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
   SharedTaskScheduler]
   • "{2C1CD3D7-86AC-4068-93BC-A02304BB2236}"="DCOM Server 2236"

– [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
   ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad]
   • "DCOM Server 2236"="{2C1CD3D7-86AC-4068-93BC-A02304BB2236}"

Hosts The host file is modified as explained:

– In this case already existing entries remain unmodified.

– Access to the following domains is effectively blocked:
   • www.trendmicro.com; rads.mcafee.com; customer.symantec.com;
      liveupdate.symantec.com; us.mcafee.com; updates.symantec.com;
      www.nai.com; secure.nai.com; dispatch.mcafee.com; download.mcafee.com;
      www.my-etrust.com; mast.mcafee.com; ca.com; www.ca.com;
      networkassociates.com; www.networkassociates.com; avp.com;
      www.kaspersky.com; www.avp.com; downloads4.kaspersky-labs.com;
      downloads3.kaspersky-labs.com; downloads2.kaspersky-labs.com;
      downloads1.kaspersky-labs.com; www.f-secure.com; viruslist.com;
      www.viruslist.com; liveupdate.symantecliveupdate.com; www.mcafee.com;
      sophos.com; www.sophos.com; securityresponse.symantec.com;
      www.symantec.com

The modified host file will look like this:

Backdoor The following port is opened:

– rundll32.exe on a random TCP port

Contact server:
The following:
• 208.66.195.**********:2236

As a result it may send information and remote control could be provided.

Remote control capabilities:
• Send emails

Miscellaneous Mutex:
It creates the following Mutexes:
• hs5p_av_mutex
• hs5pdllv42236

File details Programming language:
The malware program was written in MS Visual C++.

Runtime packer:
In order to aggravate detection and reduce size of the file it is packed with the following runtime packer:
• UPX

See a brief description here.

Description inserted by Adriana Popa on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:22 (GMT+1)
Description updated by Adriana Popa on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:54 (GMT+1)

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