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Trojan:W32/DNSChanger.ARNF

Classification

Category:

Malware

Type:

Trojan

Aliases:

  • Trojan:W32/DNSChanger.ARNF
  • Trojan:W32/DNSChanger.ARNF
  • Worm.Win32.AutoRun.udt
  • TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen (Avira)
  • Trojan:Win32/Alureon.gen!J (Microsoft)

Summary

A trojan, or trojan horse, is a seemingly legitimate program which secretly performs other, usually malicious, functions. The program is often started by the user, and it does not usually replicate.

Removal

Technical Details

This malicious software is dropped onto the system by Trojan-Dropper:W32/Agent.FLN. It is used to change the DNS settings on a system so that information such as passwords and credit card details can be retrieved.

During installation, this malware creates the following files:

  • c:\autorun.inf - contains the autostart routine for c:\resycled\boot.com
  • c:\resycled\boot.com - detected as Trojan:W32/DNSChanger.ARNF

It also creates this directory:

  • c:\resycled

Execution

Once installed, this malware attempts to connect to a website via HTTP POST:

  • https://94.247.2.104/[...]/generator

It is capable of changing the DNS settings in the machine to:

  • 85.255.115.237
  • 85.255.112.201.

Registry Modifications

Sets these values:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows\ControlActiveService = Spooler
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\msqpdxvxmsqpdxrun = dword:00000047msqpdxpff =msqpdxaff =msqpdxinfo =msqpdxid = "rfx ||fcegeea "msqpdxsrv = dword:6802f719
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\msqpdxvxmsqpdxrun = dword:00000047msqpdxpff =msqpdxaff =msqpdxinfo =msqpdxid = "rfx ||fcegeea "msqpdxsrv = dword:6802f719

Creates these keys:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\msqpdxvx
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\msqpdxvx

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