Detection Names :	Rootkit.Win32.Agent.ea
Category:	Malware
Type:	Rootkit
Type:	Trojan
Platform:	W32

A program or set of programs which hides itself by subverting or evading the computer's security mechanisms, then allows remote users to secretly control the computer's operating system.

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Rootkit:W32/Agent.EA is a kernel-mode rootkit program that is capable of hiding its presence and activity from the user. While active, the rootkit uses the infected computer to sends spam messages.

Installation

Agent.EA arrives as a dropper that installs the main driver of the trojan and deletes itself. Upon execution, it creates the following file:

It installs the driver file as service by creating the following registry key:

The dropper deletes itself with the following batch file:

Activity

When the driver file is activated, it might connect to one of the following remote sites in an attempt to retrieve spam messages:

The driver also hides itself, its registry keys, and network traffic using rootkit techniques. The spamming routine is also implemented entirely in the kernel-mode component (windbg48.sys).