Win32.HLLW.Autoruner1.23699

Technical Information

To ensure autorun and distribution:

Modifies the following registry keys:

[<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'Windows Defender' = '%WINDIR%\smss.exe'

Creates the following files on removable media:

<Drive name for removable media>:\Autorun.inf
<Drive name for removable media>:\Read me.txt.exe

Malicious functions:

To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,

blocks execution of the following system utilities:

Command Prompt (CMD)
Registry Editor (RegEdit)

blocks the following features:

System Restore (SR)

Creates and executes the following:

%WINDIR%\smss.exe

Executes the following:

<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im msscli.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im Tmas.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im sunasServ.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im PPActiveDetection.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im swdoctor.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im MpfService.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im blackd.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im spycatcher.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im nisum.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im ashServ.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im AVENGINE.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im fsav32.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im ntrtscan.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im avgemc.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im SpybotSD.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im Ad-Aware.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im tmntsrv.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im gcavsServ.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /pid=4760
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /pid=4508
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im ekrn.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /pid=4296
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /pid=5788
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /pid=4020
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /pid=4292
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /pid=5612
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /pid=3408
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im zlclient.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im persfw.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im fsdfwd.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im smc.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im efpeadm.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im pccpfw.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im egui.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im fsguiexe.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im kpf4gui.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im UdaterUI.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im avgnt.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im spysweeper.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im AckWin32.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im SpySweeperUI.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im avscan.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im a2service.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im McTray.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im avcenter.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im AVGCTRL.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im AVGSERV.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im msconfig.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im AVGCC32.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im AVGSERV9.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im vsserv.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im weekly.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im AVGW.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im zonealarm.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im sched.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im MsMpEng.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im VsTskMgr.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im avguard.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im avp.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im navapsvc.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im avkwctl.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im kavsvc.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im mcvsescn.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im avnotify.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im HijackThis.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im a2start.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im a2wizard.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im MSASCui.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im FWJsRes.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im Mcshield.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im SHSTAT.exe
<SYSTEM32>\taskkill.exe /f /im McSvHost.exe

Injects code into

the following user processes:

ekrn.exe

Terminates or attempts to terminate

the following user processes:

fsav32.exe
AVP.EXE
zlclient.exe
smc.exe
AVGCC32.EXE
AVGCTRL.EXE
ekrn.exe
ZONEALARM.EXE

Modifies file system :

Creates the following files:

%WINDIR%\hajking.exe
%WINDIR%\TurkeyRAT.exe
C:\Autorun.inf
%WINDIR%\Fizik.exe
%WINDIR%\smss.exe
%WINDIR%\istanbul.exe
%WINDIR%\bolu.exe

Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files:

%WINDIR%\Fizik.exe
%WINDIR%\bolu.exe
%WINDIR%\TurkeyRAT.exe
%WINDIR%\hajking.exe
<Drive name for removable media>:\Autorun.inf
<Drive name for removable media>:\Read me.txt.exe
%WINDIR%\istanbul.exe
%WINDIR%\smss.exe

Miscellaneous:

Searches for the following windows:

ClassName: '' WindowName: ''

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