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Trojan.Fakealert.12402.origin

Added to the Dr.Web virus database: 2020-12-15

Virus description added: 2020-12-15

Technical Information

To ensure autorun and distribution

Modifies the following registry keys

[<HKCU>\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run] 'uCIEkoAY.exe' = '%HOMEPATH%\qiEMwAsY\uCIEkoAY.exe'
[<HKLM>\software\Wow6432Node\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run] 'zOYQggcY.exe' = '%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\pekoIMko\zOYQggcY.exe'
[<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] 'Userinit' = '<SYSTEM32>\userinit.exe,%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\pekoIMko\zOYQggcY.exe,'
[<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] 'Userinit' = 'userinit.exe,%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\pekoIMko\zOYQggcY.exe,'

Sets the following service settings

[<HKLM>\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\wcIMQgNd] 'Start' = '00000002'
[<HKLM>\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\wcIMQgNd] 'ImagePath' = '%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\aCoYkEsA\XOcsoQYA.exe'

Creates the following services

'wcIMQgNd' %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\aCoYkEsA\XOcsoQYA.exe

Infects the following executable files

C:\far2\far.exe
C:\msocache\all users\{90140000-0011-0000-1000-0000000ff1ce}-c\setup.exe

Malicious functions

To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,

forces the system hide from view:

hidden files
file extensions

blocks the following features:

User Account Control (UAC)

Modifies file system

Creates the following files

%HOMEPATH%\qiemwasy\uciekoay
<Current directory>\nima.exe
<Current directory>\soac.exe
<Current directory>\qqeu.exe
<Current directory>\tqgq.exe
<Current directory>\vqou.exe
<Current directory>\asci.exe
<Current directory>\femg.exe
<Current directory>\fusu.exe
<Current directory>\cqwa.ico
<Current directory>\qagw.exe
<Current directory>\goeo.exe
<Current directory>\qamc.exe
<Current directory>\ieeg.exe
<Current directory>\aquo.exe
<Current directory>\owcq.exe
<Current directory>\yyoi.exe
<Current directory>\wgsi.exe
<Current directory>\ocio.exe
<Current directory>\uuwo.exe
<Current directory>\ussk.exe
<Current directory>\iyge.exe
<Current directory>\mwea.exe
<Current directory>\hgig.exe
%HOMEPATH%\qiemwasy\uciekoay.exe
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\pekoimko\zoyqggcy.exe
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\acoykesa\xocsoqya.exe
%WINDIR%\syswow64\config\systemprofile\qiemwasy\uciekoay
%TEMP%\koqksagg.bat
<PATH_SAMPLE>
%TEMP%\husgqcge.bat
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\qeuu.txt
<Current directory>\poou.exe
<Current directory>\imcg.exe
%TEMP%\tsqgkcyw.bat
C:\rcx6b02.tmp
<Current directory>\uuuq.ico
<Current directory>\xyki.exe
C:\rcx6e8b.tmp
<Current directory>\lukk.ico
%TEMP%\giquowcu.bat
%TEMP%\qyukwkag.bat
<Current directory>\vasc.exe
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\pekoimko\zoyqggcy
<Current directory>\saoe.exe
<Current directory>\dwuu.exe

Deletes the following files

%TEMP%\koqksagg.bat
<Current directory>\vqou.exe
<Current directory>\asci.exe
<Current directory>\femg.exe
<Current directory>\fusu.exe
<Current directory>\qagw.exe
<Current directory>\imcg.exe
<Current directory>\qamc.exe
<Current directory>\poou.exe
<Current directory>\ieeg.exe
<Current directory>\aquo.exe
<Current directory>\owcq.exe
<Current directory>\yyoi.exe
<Current directory>\wgsi.exe
<Current directory>\ocio.exe
<Current directory>\tqgq.exe
<Current directory>\goeo.exe
<Current directory>\qqeu.exe
%TEMP%\giquowcu.bat
%TEMP%\husgqcge.bat
%TEMP%\tsqgkcyw.bat
<Current directory>\cqwa.ico
<Current directory>\saoe.exe
<Current directory>\uuuq.ico
<Current directory>\xyki.exe
%TEMP%\qyukwkag.bat
<Current directory>\nima.exe
<Current directory>\vasc.exe
<Current directory>\hgig.exe
<Current directory>\mwea.exe
<Current directory>\iyge.exe
<Current directory>\uuwo.exe
<Current directory>\ussk.exe
<Current directory>\soac.exe
<Current directory>\dwuu.exe

Moves the following files

from C:\rcx6b02.tmp to <Current directory>\saoe.exe
from C:\rcx6e8b.tmp to <Current directory>\xyki.exe

Network activity

TCP

HTTP GET requests

http://google.com/

'bl##k.io':443

UDP

DNS ASK bl##k.io
DNS ASK google.com

Miscellaneous

Searches for the following windows

ClassName: '' WindowName: 'uCIEkoAY.exe'
ClassName: '' WindowName: 'Microsoft Windows'
ClassName: '' WindowName: 'zOYQggcY.exe'

Creates and executes the following

'%HOMEPATH%\qiemwasy\uciekoay.exe'
'%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\pekoimko\zoyqggcy.exe'
'%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\acoykesa\xocsoqya.exe'
'%WINDIR%\syswow64\reg.exe' add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced /f /v HideFileExt /t REG_DWORD /d 1' (with hidden window)
'%WINDIR%\syswow64\reg.exe' add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced /f /v Hidden /t REG_DWORD /d 2' (with hidden window)
'%WINDIR%\syswow64\reg.exe' add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /d 0 /t REG_DWORD /f' (with hidden window)

Executes the following

'%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /c "<PATH_SAMPLE>"
'%WINDIR%\syswow64\reg.exe' add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced /f /v HideFileExt /t REG_DWORD /d 1
'%WINDIR%\syswow64\reg.exe' add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced /f /v Hidden /t REG_DWORD /d 2
'%WINDIR%\syswow64\reg.exe' add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /d 0 /t REG_DWORD /f

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