Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution:
Modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{879E2ACA-D689-3DEB-D2AC-ECF14AAF0F1B}] 'StubPath' = '%APPDATA%\me7.exe'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{879E2ACA-D689-3DEB-D2AC-ECF14AAF0F1B}] 'StubPath' = '%APPDATA%\me7.exe'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'windefender' = '%APPDATA%\me7.exe'
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\run] 'windefender' = '%APPDATA%\me7.exe'
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'windefender' = '%APPDATA%\me7.exe'
Creates the following files on removable media:
- <Drive name for removable media>:\Autorun.ini
- <Drive name for removable media>:\<File name>.exe
Malicious functions:
To bypass firewall, removes or modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile] 'DoNotAllowExceptions' = '00000000'
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List] '%APPDATA%\me7.exe' = '%APPDATA%\me7.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger'
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List] '<Full path to file>' = '<Full path to file>:*:Enabled:Windows Messange...
Executes the following:
- '<SYSTEM32>\reg.exe' ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "<Full path to file>" /t REG_SZ /d "<Full path to file>:*:Enable...
- '<SYSTEM32>\reg.exe' ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
- '<SYSTEM32>\reg.exe' ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "%APPDATA%\me7.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "%APPDATA%\me7.exe:*:Enabled:Wi...
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "%APPDATA%\me7.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "%APPDATA%\me7.exe:*:Ena...
- '<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe' /F /IM avp.exe
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
- '<SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe' /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "<Full path to file>" /t REG_SZ /d "<Full path to file>:*...
Modifies file system:
Creates the following files:
- %APPDATA%\Cousins
- %APPDATA%\me7.exe
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files:
- <Drive name for removable media>:\Autorun.ini
- <Drive name for removable media>:\<File name>.exe
Network activity:
Connects to:
- 'lx####.no-ip.biz':142
UDP:
- DNS ASK lx####.no-ip.biz
Miscellaneous:
Searches for the following windows:
- ClassName: '' WindowName: ''
