Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution
Modifies the following registry keys
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'taaboux' = '%HOMEPATH%\taaboux.exe /g'
Creates the following files on removable media
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcxcfdc.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcxcf7e.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\uep_form_786_bulletin_1726i602.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcxb1c0.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcxb161.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcxb0f3.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\hanni_umami_chapter.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcx9603.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dialmap.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcx7bdd.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dashborder_144.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcx5e1f.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dashborder_192.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcxd01c.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcx40de.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcx215c.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcx20fd.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\split.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcxfc6c.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcxfc1d.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\delete.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcxf7e8.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcxf789.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\join.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcxf344.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcxf2e6.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\correct.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\taaboux.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dial.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\february_catalogue__2015.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%\taaboux.exe
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files
- %HOMEPATH%\taaboux.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
- DNS ASK ns#.##ayer1352.org
Miscellaneous
Creates and executes the following
- '%HOMEPATH%\taaboux.exe'
