Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution:
Modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /E'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /y'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /C'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /K'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /O'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /v'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /b'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /u'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /H'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /X'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /P'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /F'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /D'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /M'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /Q'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /s'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /I'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /L'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /w'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /T'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /z'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /a'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /j'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /n'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /g'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'hiiwu' = '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe /R'
Creates the following files on removable media:
- <Drive name for removable media>:\Documents.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\Passwords.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\Pictures.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\Video.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\Music.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\ZLw.ico
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
- <Drive name for removable media>:\hiiwu.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\New Folder.lnk
- <Drive name for removable media>:\hiiwux.exe
Malicious functions:
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
forces the system hide from view:
- hidden files
Creates and executes the following:
- '%HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe'
Executes the following:
- '<SYSTEM32>\conhost.exe'
Modifies file system :
Creates the following files:
- %WINDIR%\Temp\MPTelemetrySubmit\watson_manifest.txt
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\NonCritical_80070422_76a4385aa7fdcd3dc476f7ea51e8ea5565f02fd_06884411\Report.wer
- %WINDIR%\Temp\MPTelemetrySubmit\client_manifest.txt
- %HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files:
- <Drive name for removable media>:\hiiwu.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\hiiwux.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\ZLw.ico
- %HOMEPATH%\hiiwu.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
Deletes the following files:
- %WINDIR%\Temp\MPTelemetrySubmit\client_manifest.txt
- %WINDIR%\Temp\MPTelemetrySubmit\watson_manifest.txt
Network activity:
Connects to:
- '20#.#6.232.182':80
- 'ns#.##ayer1532.com':8000
TCP:
HTTP GET requests:
- 20#.#6.232.182/fwlink/?Li######################################################################################################
UDP:
- DNS ASK go.###rosoft.com
- DNS ASK wa####.microsoft.com
- DNS ASK ns#.##ayer1532.com
- DNS ASK dn#.##ftncsi.com
- '22#.0.0.252':5355
