Threat Encyclopedia

This backdoor may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

It opens a hidden Internet Explorer window.

Arrival Details

This backdoor may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

Installation

This backdoor drops the following files:

• %System%\misys

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\System32 on Windows NT and 2000, or C:\Windows\System32 on Windows XP and Server 2003.)

It drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

• %System%\misys.exe

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\System32 on Windows NT and 2000, or C:\Windows\System32 on Windows XP and Server 2003.)

It adds the following mutexes to ensure that only one of its copies runs at any one time:

• !VaqA.I4

It is injected into the following processes running in memory:

• explorer.exe
• msnmsgr.exe
• default browser

Autostart Technique

This backdoor adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Active Setup\Installed Components\{55AB1BE6-FDF1-703C-25BA-48DD3A2DD6E7}
StubPath = "%System%\misys.exe"

Other Details

This backdoor opens a hidden Internet Explorer window.

NOTES:

Upon execution, this backdoor downloads and executes a shellcode from the following URL and executes it:

• http://{BLOCKED}ftibet.net/1207.html

As of this writing, the downloaded code is a variant of BKDR_POISON malware family. As a result, the routines of the said malware are also exhibited in the system.

The downloaded backdoor queries the value in the registry below to obtain the system's default browser:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\http\shell\open\command

It then creates a hidden instance of the default browser and injects backdoor code into it.

It also connects to the C&C server dd.ip{BLOCKED}hq.com and uses the password admin.

Once connected, it is capable of doing the following routines:

• Capture screenshots, audio, video
• Delete, search and upload files
• Download and inject codes into legitimate processes
• Manage processes and services
• Modify and search registry entries
• Perform shell command
• Send system information (IP address, computer name, user name, operating system)

It also has a feature to log keystrokes and mouse events using the SetWindowsEx API. The logs are saved in the file %System%\misys.