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Troj/Haxdoor-H

Aliases
  • TrojanSpy.Win32.Agent.aa
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 23 August 2004 08:12:18 (GMT)
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More Information

Troj/Haxdoor-H is a backdoor Trojan that provides unauthorised access to an infected computer.

The installation executable for Troj/Haxdoor-H drops the following files to the Windows system folder; i.a3d, draw32.dll, p2.ini, cm.dll, vdnt32.sys, hm.sys, memlow.sys, wd.sys, klogini.dll (not all of these files will be installed under Windows 95/98/ME). i.a3d, p2.ini and klogini.dll are harmless data files.

On NT-based versions of Windows services are created named memlow and vdnt32 (with display names of "LMMngr" and "MemDRV") to run memlow.sys and vdnt32.sys respectively, creating registry entries under:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\memlow\
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\vdnt32\

The new memlow service has a startup type set to automatic, so that the service is run automatically on startup.

On NT-based versions of Windows sub-keys of the following new registry entry are created to load draw32.dll on startup and run the "MemManager" export:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\draw32\

Under Windows 95/98/ME one of the following sets of registry entries are created, so that draw32.dll is loaded on startup and the "MemManager" export called:

HKLM\System\currentcontrolset\control\mprser\
Dllname = draw32.dll
HKLM\System\currentcontrolset\control\mprser\
Entrypoint = "MemManager"
HKLM\System\currentcontrolset\control\mprser\
StackSize = 0

HKLM\System\currentcontrolset\control\MPRServices\
TestService\Dllname = draw32.dll
HKLM\System\currentcontrolset\control\MPRServices\
TestService\Entrypoint = "MemManager"
HKLM\System\currentcontrolset\control\MPRServices\
TestService\StackSize = 0

(the draw32.dll code will be run under the Mprexe system process.)

The following registry entries are also set:

HKLM\SYSTEM\RAdmin\v2.0\Server\Parameters\DisableTrayIcon = 1
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\
Memory Management\EnforceWriteProtection = 0
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Impersonate =
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StackSize = 20:8

Troj/Haxdoor-H will delete the following files if they exist:

%SYSTEM%\drivers\klif.sys
%SYSTEM%\drivers\klpf.sys

Troj/Haxdoor-H attempts to disable certain anti-virus and security related programs and may attempt to prevent itself and its dropped components from being deleted.

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