Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution
Modifies the following registry keys
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'niuhub' = '%HOMEPATH%\niuhub.exe /X'
Creates the following files on removable media
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
- <Drive name for removable media>:\clip_1080_5sec_10mbps_h264.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\clip_480_5sec_6mbps_h264.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\1189.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\2.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\4f0bf7ff71f28.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\region-north-karelia.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\210252809.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\168.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\pushkin.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\parnas_01.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\video.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\3.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\ovp25012015.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\toolbar.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\coffee.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dialmap.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dashborder_120.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dashborder_96.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\archer.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\join.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\000814251_video_01.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\niuhub.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\weeklysheet1215.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\video_1.exe
Malicious functions
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
forces the system hide from view:
- hidden files
Modifies file system
Creates the following files
- %HOMEPATH%\niuhub.exe
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files
- %HOMEPATH%\niuhub.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
Network activity
Connects to
- '255.255.255.255':8000
UDP
- DNS ASK ns#.##ayer1352.com
- DNS ASK ns#.##ayer1352.net
Miscellaneous
Creates and executes the following
- '%HOMEPATH%\niuhub.exe'
