ThreatExpert Report: Mal/FakeAvCn-E

Submission Summary:

Submission details:

Submission received: 2 July 2012, 02:08:47
Processing time: 15 min 50 sec
Submitted sample:

File MD5: 0x2CF697A38E3BBE44EBD03C1E3E40789F
File SHA-1: 0x61003FB24EBFC0847311DC1F5AFA812AD4E254EE
Filesize: 405,504 bytes

Summary of the findings:

What's been found	Severity Level
Downloads/requests other files from Internet.
Creates a startup registry entry.

Technical Details:

File System Modifications

The following files were created in the system:

#	Filename(s)	File Size	File Hash	Alias
1	%CommonAppData%\529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72\529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72	848 bytes	MD5: 0x81560FE870DE1143CC58B2C8018DE5FA SHA-1: 0x3C41D30CEE5A0767DC8932E962D42A26E3A80DD0	Mal/FakeAvCn-E [Sophos]
2	%CommonAppData%\529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72\529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72.exe [file and pathname of the sample #1]	405,504 bytes	MD5: 0x2CF697A38E3BBE44EBD03C1E3E40789F SHA-1: 0x61003FB24EBFC0847311DC1F5AFA812AD4E254EE	(not available)
3	%DesktopDir%\Live Security Platinum.lnk	1,330 bytes	MD5: 0xCBB75D4521943788225AA6C8E3F345CD SHA-1: 0xE921C561DC28718E9082447DE83C12C095231D55	(not available)
4	%Programs%\Live Security Platinum\Live Security Platinum.lnk	1,342 bytes	MD5: 0x2C25A953AB1CD7FFE0DD1DDD6910E8D1 SHA-1: 0xAEDFB6406AE8784715AA4FFCD9C0D5253231DD31	(not available)

Notes:

%CommonAppData% is a variable that refers to the file system directory containing application data for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data.
%DesktopDir% is a variable that refers to the file system directory used to physically store file objects on the desktop. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Desktop.
%Programs% is a variable that refers to the file system directory that contains the user's program groups. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs.

The following directories were created:

%CommonAppData%\529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72
%Programs%\Live Security Platinum

Memory Modifications

There were new processes created in the system:

Process Name	Process Filename	Main Module Size
[filename of the sample #1]	[file and pathname of the sample #1]	782,336 bytes
529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72.exe	%CommonAppData%\529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72\529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72.exe	782,336 bytes

Registry Modifications

The following Registry Keys were created:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\5AA458E008322DFA0B66CFC63038B47A
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Live Security Platinum

The newly created Registry Values are:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\5AA458E008322DFA0B66CFC63038B47A]

(Default) = 0x00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce]

529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72 = "%CommonAppData%\529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72\529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72.exe"

so that 529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72 runs every time Windows starts

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Live Security Platinum]

DisplayName = "Live Security Platinum"
ShortcutPath = ""%CommonAppData%\529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72\529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72.exe" -u"
UninstallString = ""%CommonAppData%\529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72\529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72.exe" -u"
DisplayIcon = "%CommonAppData%\529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72\529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72.exe,0"

Other details

Analysis of the file resources indicate the following possible country of origin:

Russian Federation

To mark the presence in the system, the following Mutex objects were created:

539D51D9012B26F3045FC8BF2931AD73
529C50D8002A25F2035EC7BE2830AC72

The data identified by the following URLs was then requested from the remote web server:

http://116.255.235.9/api/urls/?ts=c4748909&affid=56955
http://116.255.235.9/api/stats/install/?ts=c4748909&affid=56955&ver=3050004&group=liv

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