To bypass firewall, removes or modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List] '<SYSTEM32>\wscript.exe' = '<SYSTEM32>\wscript.exe:*:Enabled:wscript.exe'
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List] '%TEMP%\EBhost.exe' = '%TEMP%\EBhost.exe:*:Enabled:EBhost.exe'
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
blocks the following features:
- User Account Control (UAC)
Creates and executes the following:
Executes the following:
- '<SYSTEM32>\wscript.exe' "%TEMP%\EBhost.vbe"
- '<SYSTEM32>\netsh.exe' firewall add allowedprogram "<SYSTEM32>\wscript.exe" "wscript.exe" ENABLE
- '<SYSTEM32>\netsh.exe' firewall add allowedprogram "%TEMP%\EBhost.exe" "EBhost.exe" ENABLE