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Trojan:W32/Swisyn.CAV

Classification

Category:

Malware

Type:

Trojan

Aliases:

  • Trojan:W32/Swisyn.CAV
  • Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cav
  • Trojan:Win32/Chksyn.gen!A (Microsoft)

Summary

Trojan:W32/Swisyn.CAV downloads arbitrary files from a remote server and installs them onto the infected system.

Removal

Technical Details

Installation

When first executed, Swisyn.CAV creates copies of itself in the following locations:

  • %cwd%\alg.exe - a temporary copy that is deleted after being executed
  • %appdata%\Mcirosoft\vmmonitor.exe - a 'permanent' copy
  • %appdata%\Microsoft\qud.dtd - empty file

Note that %cwd% is the directory the original malware file was executed in;%appdata% is usually C:\Documents and Settings\All users\Application data.

Activity

Once installed, the trojan attempts to connect to two remote locations and download files from them. The files downloaded by this variant are no longer available for analysis.

Registry

The following registry key is added to enable the malware to be launched at every startup:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\vmmonitor = "C:\DOCUME~1\ALLUSE~1\APPLIC~1\vmmonitor.exe ~mode =background-check=memory" [launchpoint]

File System Changes

Creates these files:

  • %appdata%\Microsoft\qup.dtd
  • %appdata%\Microsoft\vmmonitor.exe

Uses these temporary files:

  • %cwd%\alg.exe
  • %appdata%\Microsoft\qud.dtd

Process Changes

Creates these mutexes:

  • redzone

Network Connections

Attempts to download files from:

  • https://wc-members.com/1/get.php?un=$GOAT-WXPSP2B_70692199
  • https://203.106.203.238/wpad.dat

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