A Fileless Malware Discovered as “TROJ_ANDROM.SVN” that can ability to Create a Backdoor into Target Windows Computer which is installing via USB Flash Disks.
USB Flash Disk contained 2 Different Backdoor that is fully Encrypted and initially it abuse many Legitimate functions is the System.
Mostly Filess Malware infecting the computer Memory and vector involves some writing to the hard disk.
Its purpose is to reside in volatile system areas such as the system registry, in-memory processes and service areas.
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How Does Fileless Malware Infection Chain Works
This Fileless Malware Discovered in USB flash disk which contains 2Â malicious Backdoor files and both Detected as “TROJ_ANDROM.SVN”.
Both Files have the Different lengthy file name and Both Files have Different infection capability.
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Once user Click the Malware, It will be Decrypted and Loaded into Memory and later it will create an auto start registry entry and run.
A shortcut with the target path %System%\cmd.exe /c start rundll32 {DLL file with long file name},{DLL’s export function} may also be used. These shortcut files may have appear to have the same name as the removable drive, tricking the user into clicking it. (We detect these shortcuts as LNK_GAMARUE.YYMN.)
This Decryptor’s file name serves as a Decryption key to Decrypt the Malware.
Infection Flow Chart
Later, AutoStart Registry Entry Created by decrypted code and it will Serve as a Starting point for Execution Process.
Once Registry entry created, eventually JS_POWMET.DE leading to the download and execution of a backdoor onto the affected system.
According to Trend Micro, After this Process, a second Backdoor wil be Detected as BBKDR_ANDROM.SMRA and Drop dropped in the %AppData% folder with the filename ee{8 random characters}.exe. A shortcut to it is also created in the user startup folder, ensuring that this second backdoor is automatically executed.
End of the Result, This Second Backdoor take over the complete control of the system by Executing the BBKDR_ANDROM.SMRA Backdoor.
Registry entries Contained two URL’s and both used for Different Operating Systems that is one URL is used for Windows 10, another for earlier versions of Windows.
This Different URL allows for Different Attack based on the user’s operating system.
