Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution:
Modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run] 'ReferenceAssembliesw' = '%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Reference Assemblies\ReferenceAssembliesw.exe'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'Ny' = '%APPDATA%\Uninstall Information\Ny.exe'
Malicious functions:
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
blocks execution of the following system utilities:
- Windows Update
- Windows Security Center
blocks the following features:
- Windows Action Center
modifies the following system settings:
- Hides taskbar notifications
Injects code into
the following system processes:
Modifies file system:
Creates the following files:
- %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Reference Assemblies\ReferenceAssembliesw.exe
- %APPDATA%\Uninstall Information\Ny.exe
Deletes the following files:
- %APPDATA%\Uninstall Information\Ny.exe
- <Full path to file>
Network activity:
Connects to:
- 'mi#####tonylaonella.com':80
UDP:
- DNS ASK mi#####tonylaonella.com
Miscellaneous:
Executes the following:
- '<SYSTEM32>\msiexec.exe'
