Trojan-Dropper:W32/Agent.REK

Classification

Category :

Malware

Type :

Trojan-Dropper

Platform :

W32

Aliases :

Trojan-Dropper:W32/Agent.REK, Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.rek

Summary

Agent.REK drops and executes other malware applications on the infected system, thus compromising system security.

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Technical Details

Upon execution, Agent.REK drops and executes the following files:

%System%\WinNt32.dll
%System%\drivers\[Random Filename].sys

Note: %System% represents a path that is typically C:\Windows\System32. Note: [Random Filename] represents a randomly generated filename used by the trojan at the time of infection, such as Oiv23.sys and Tqy10.sys. The dropped files are detected as Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.GLH and Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.REK respectively. This Trojan creates the following registry entries as part of its installation:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\WinNt32 DLLName = "WinNt32.dll" StartShell = WLEventStartShell
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\[random filename] ImagePath = "%System%\drivers\[random filename]
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\[random filename].sys (default) = Driver
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\[random filename].sys (default) = Driver

Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.GLH then attempts to connect to the following IP addresses:

208.66.195.15
217.170.77.146
66.232.113.80

Additional Note

Files detected as Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.slh have the same characteristics as Agent.REK.

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