ThreatExpert Report: HeurEngine.MaliciousPacker, Packed.Generic.187..

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Submission Summary:

Submission details:

Submission received: 24 November 2011, 17:09:24
Processing time: 8 min 46 sec
Submitted sample:

File MD5: 0x73FE2CCB755F2993D3812A76335690B4
File SHA-1: 0x495C9FD82D7DD8E1A740BD2B08D6E912FA485F94
Filesize: 2,277,376 bytes
Alias:

HeurEngine.MaliciousPacker [PCTools]
Packed.Generic.187 [Symantec]
Trojan-FakeAV.Win32.XPAntivirus.aae [Kaspersky Lab]
Generic Dropper.bw [McAfee]
Troj/FakeVir-JP [Sophos]
Trojan-FakeAV [Ikarus]

Summary of the findings:

What's been found	Severity Level
Contains characteristics of a rogue antispyware application that uses aggressive and deceptive advertising along with false reports of exaggerated system security threats to persuade users to download and purchase their product.

Technical Details:

File System Modifications

The following files were created in the system:

#	Filename(s)	File Size	File Hash	Alias
1	%DesktopDir%\Antivirus 2009.lnk	670 bytes	MD5: 0xC24EC1BFB13297C89781292CC35E2285 SHA-1: 0x6C5F32ADDB3CAE92906FED44333D8EF5686F899B	(not available)
2	%StartMenu%\Antivirus 2009\Antivirus 2009.lnk	676 bytes	MD5: 0x8DB16EA4E759C2F128AA545923D1CF98 SHA-1: 0xE5EA44089F6DBEE89C31BDDA85FCDDBEBA83A96C	(not available)
3	%StartMenu%\Antivirus 2009\Uninstall Antivirus 2009.lnk	698 bytes	MD5: 0x4578BEDC2754B587A975818E45A51902 SHA-1: 0x2507F12C366184CF2A6CC3735C6CEFB60A317932	(not available)
4	%System%\ieupdates.exe.tmp	0 bytes	MD5: 0xD41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E SHA-1: 0xDA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	(not available)
5	[file and pathname of the sample #1]	2,277,376 bytes	MD5: 0x73FE2CCB755F2993D3812A76335690B4 SHA-1: 0x495C9FD82D7DD8E1A740BD2B08D6E912FA485F94	HeurEngine.MaliciousPacker [PCTools] Packed.Generic.187 [Symantec] Trojan-FakeAV.Win32.XPAntivirus.aae [Kaspersky Lab] Generic Dropper.bw [McAfee] Troj/FakeVir-JP [Sophos] Trojan-FakeAV [Ikarus]
6	%System%\scui.cpl	78,336 bytes	MD5: 0xB69DAF8D44CBBB438DD86240C4960D07 SHA-1: 0x8AC658BDB8F999FE81A0182606A12D9C8B7F2D46	RogueAntiSpyware.AntiVirusPro [PCTools] AntiVirus2009 [Symantec] Trojan-FakeAV.Win32.XPAntivirus.ty [Kaspersky Lab] FakeAlert-AB [McAfee] TROJ_FAKEALER.GV [Trend Micro] Troj/FakeAle-GZ [Sophos] Rogue:Win32/FakeXPA [Microsoft] not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.XPAntivirus [Ikarus] Win-Trojan/Fakealert.78344 [AhnLab] packed with UPX [Kaspersky Lab]

Notes:

%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.
%StartMenu% is a variable that refers to the file system directory containing Start menu items. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Start Menu.
%System% is a variable that refers to the System folder. By default, this is C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).

The following directory was created:

%StartMenu%\Antivirus 2009

Memory Modifications

There was a new process created in the system:

Process Name	Process Filename	Main Module Size
[filename of the sample #1]	[file and pathname of the sample #1]	5,455,872 bytes

Registry Modifications

The following Registry Keys were created:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\8FDC42D1BF1D591D9B4418CCFFD0AA1D
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\8FDC42D1BF1D591D9B4418CCFFD0AA1D\Options

The newly created Registry Values are:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer]

UserSession = "8FDC42D1BF1D591D9B4418CCFFD0AA1D"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\8FDC42D1BF1D591D9B4418CCFFD0AA1D\Options]

AdvancedScanType = "1"
FirstRunUrl = "http://protectionauditview.cn/firstrun.php?product=%product%&aff=%aff%&update=%update%&crypt=g"
AfterRegisterUrl = "http://protectionauditview.cn/confirm.php?product=%product%&aff=%aff%&email=%email%&update=%update%&cookie_type=%cookie_type%&cookie=%cookie%"
LabelUrl = ""
TermsUrl = "http://protectionauditview.cn/terms.php"
HelpURL = "http://protectionauditview.cn/help.php"
BillingURL = "http://protectionauditview.cn/license.php?Email=%email%&AffiliateID=%aff%"
BillingUrlApproved = ""
TransactionKey = "XsHrUGEutblgVFNM"
BillingRegURL = "http://protectionauditview.cn/order_xp.php?ver=%aff%"
BillingURL2 = ""
BillingUrlApproved2 = ""
LastRun = "11/24/2011"
InstallDate = "11/24/2011"
pPath = "[file and pathname of the sample #1]"
pName = "Antivirus 2009"
SecurityVector = "0000000000000000000000000"
Scans = "1"
LastScan = "24.11.2011 17:09:53"

Other details

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

Russian Federation

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