Win32/TrojanDownloader.Wauchos [Threat Name] go to Threat

Win32/TrojanDownloader.Wauchos.AF [Threat Variant Name]

Category trojan
Size 138240 B
Aliases Trojan.Win32.Munchies.a (Kaspersky)
  Win32/Cryptor (AVG)
Short description

Win32/TrojanDownloader.Wauchos.AF is a trojan which tries to download other malware from the Internet. It can be controlled remotely.

Installation

When executed, the trojan copies itself in some of the the following locations:

  • %allusersprofile%\­ms%variable1%.exe

In order to be executed on every system start, the trojan sets the following Registry entry:

  • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\­Software\­Microsoft\­Windows\­CurrentVersion\­Policies\­Explorer\­Run]
    • "%variable2%" = "%allusersprofile%\­ms%variable1%.exe"

The trojan may set the following Registry entries:

  • [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\­Software\­Microsoft\­Windows\­CurrentVersion\­Run]
    • "%variable2%" = "%allusersprofile%\­ms%variable1%.exe"

A string with variable content is used instead of %variable1-2% .


The trojan launches the following processes:

  • %windir%\­system32\­msiexec.exe
  • %windir%\­SysWOW64\­msiexec.exe

The trojan creates and runs a new thread with its own code within these running processes.


The following Registry entries are set:

  • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\­Software\­Microsoft\­Windows\­CurrentVersion\­Policies\­Explorer]
    • "TaskbarNoNotification" = 0
    • "HideSCAHealth" = 0
  • [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\­Software\­Microsoft\­Windows\­CurrentVersion\­Policies\­Explorer]
    • "TaskbarNoNotification" = 0
    • "HideSCAHealth" = 0
  • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\­Software\­Microsoft\­Windows\­CurrentVersion\­Policies\­System]
    • "EnableLUA" = 0

The trojan creates and runs a new thread with its own program code within the following processes:

  • explorer.exe

After the installation is complete, the trojan deletes the original executable file.


The trojan quits immediately if it detects a running process containing one of the following strings in its name:

  • netmon.exe
  • procmon.exe
  • VMUSrvc.exe
  • wireshark.exe
Information stealing

Win32/TrojanDownloader.Wauchos.AF is a trojan that steals sensitive information.


The trojan collects the following information:

  • operating system version
  • volume serial number
  • the IP address of the router in the local network

The trojan attempts to send gathered information to a remote machine.

Other information

The trojan acquires data and commands from a remote computer or the Internet.


The trojan contains a list of (5) URLs. The HTTP protocol is used.


It can execute the following operations:

  • download files from a remote computer and/or the Internet
  • run executable files
  • update itself to a newer version
  • uninstall itself
  • send gathered information

The following services are disabled:

  • wscsvc
  • SharedAccess
  • MpsSvc
  • WinDefend
  • wuauserv

The trojan hooks the following Windows APIs:

  • NtMapViewOfSection (ntdll.dll)
  • GetAddrInfoW (ws2_32.dll)

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