Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution
Modifies the following registry keys
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'Gtzkakkmk' = '%APPDATA%\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\Security\CRLCache\yXWiN74L\AdapterTroubleshooter.exe'
Creates or modifies the following files
- <SYSTEM32>\tasks\upweaauwel
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\windows\Start Menu\programs\startup\dknhpiq.lnk
Malicious functions
Executes the following
- '<SYSTEM32>\netsh.exe' advfirewall firewall add rule name="Core Networking - Multicast Listener Done (ICMPv4-In)" program="%WINDIR%\Explorer.EXE" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=any
Injects code into
the following system processes:
- %WINDIR%\explorer.exe
Terminates or attempts to terminate
the following system processes:
- <SYSTEM32>\stikynot.exe
- <SYSTEM32>\adaptertroubleshooter.exe
- <SYSTEM32>\systempropertiescomputername.exe
the following user processes:
- firefox.exe
- iexplore.exe
Modifies file system
Creates the following files
- %LOCALAPPDATA%\pi7\uxtheme.dll
- %LOCALAPPDATA%\pi7\stikynot.exe
- %APPDATA%\microsoft\uproof\ppolqc\uxtheme.dll
- %APPDATA%\microsoft\uproof\ppolqc\stikynot.exe
- %LOCALAPPDATA%\sqcyken4\d3d9.dll
- %LOCALAPPDATA%\sqcyken4\adaptertroubleshooter.exe
- %APPDATA%\adobe\acrobat\dc\security\crlcache\yxwin74l\d3d9.dll
- %APPDATA%\adobe\acrobat\dc\security\crlcache\yxwin74l\adaptertroubleshooter.exe
- %LOCALAPPDATA%\1tybl\sysdm.cpl
- %LOCALAPPDATA%\1tybl\systempropertiescomputername.exe
- %APPDATA%\mail.ru\agent\mra\smiles\smiles\vkupz4\sysdm.cpl
- %APPDATA%\mail.ru\agent\mra\smiles\smiles\vkupz4\systempropertiescomputername.exe
Deletes the following files
- %LOCALAPPDATA%\pi7\stikynot.exe
- %LOCALAPPDATA%\pi7\uxtheme.dll
- %LOCALAPPDATA%\sqcyken4\adaptertroubleshooter.exe
- %LOCALAPPDATA%\sqcyken4\d3d9.dll
- %LOCALAPPDATA%\1tybl\sysdm.cpl
- %LOCALAPPDATA%\1tybl\systempropertiescomputername.exe
Substitutes the following files
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\S-1-5-21-1960123792-2022915161-3775307078-1001\f58155b4b1d5a524ca0261c3ee99fb50_36d1130a-ac2e-44f7-9dc1-e424fbcbe0ee
Miscellaneous
Creates and executes the following
- '%LOCALAPPDATA%\pi7\stikynot.exe'
- '%LOCALAPPDATA%\sqcyken4\adaptertroubleshooter.exe'
- '%LOCALAPPDATA%\1tybl\systempropertiescomputername.exe'
- '<SYSTEM32>\netsh.exe' advfirewall firewall add rule name="Core Networking - Multicast Listener Done (ICMPv4-In)" program="%WINDIR%\Explorer.EXE" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=any' (with hidden window)
