Home / malware TrojanProxy:BAT/Banker.G
First posted on 23 February 2013.
Source: MicrosoftAliases :
TrojanProxy:BAT/Banker.G is also known as BAT/ProxyChanger.dropper (AVG), Generic.Banker.OT.DE145A13 (BitDefender), Trojan.PWS.Siggen.54691 (Dr.Web), BAT/Spy.Banker.AN trojan (ESET), Virus.BAT.Agent (Ikarus).
Explanation :
Installation
TrojanProxy:BAT/Banker.G may be distributed by a self-extracting file with a name similar to any of the following:
- FlashPlayerAdobe.exe
- FlashPlayerUpgrade.exe
- install_flashplayer11x32ax_aih_win.exe
- wl-setup.exe
When extracted, it emerges as a BAT file that may have a name similar to any of the following:
- %Temp%\ok2.bat
- %Temp%\pronto.bat
- %Temp%\so.bat
- %Temp%\source.cmd
Note: %TEMP% refers to a variable location that is determined by the malware by querying the operating system. The default location for the All Users Profile folder for Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 is "C:\DOCUME~1\<user>\LOCALS~1\Temp". For Windows Vista, 7 and 8, the default location is "C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\Temp".
Payload
Redirects traffic through a predefined server
If you're visiting a website containing any of the following strings in the URL, TrojanProxy:BAT/Banker.G redirects your session through the proxy server. Two known proxy servers are "www.huhu2013.com.br" and "www.voavoa2013.com.br":
- american
- bancodobrasil
- banese
- banespa
- banrisul
- bb
- bnb
- br
- bradesco
- caixa
- cef
- cetelem
- citibank
- com
- hotmail
- hsbc
- infoseg
- intouch
- itau
- linhadefensiva
- pagseguro
- paypal
- real
- safra
- santander
- santanderempresarial
- securessl
- serasa
- sicredi
- tam.com
TrojanProxy:BAT/Banker.G changes your Internet Explorer proxy server setting by changing the following registry entries:
In subkey:HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Sets value: "AutoConfigUrl"
With data: "<malware-defined website>"
It also makes the following changes, if you have Firefox installed:
Changes your Firefox proxy server by adding the following lines to the file "prefs.js":
user_pref("network.proxy.autoconfig_url", <malware-defined website>
Changes browser settings
TrojanProxy:BAT/Banker.G makes the following changes, if you have Internet Explorer installed:
Turns off warnings in Internet Explorer for certificates issued by non-trusted authorities:
In subkey: HKU\<user ID>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Sets value: "WarnonBadCertRecving"
With data: "0"
It also disables warnings for content within your Intranet connection by setting the following registry value:
In subkey: HKU\<user ID>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Sets value: "WarnOnIntranet"
With data: "0"
TrojanProxy:BAT/Banker.G adds websites from the domain ".com.br" with the following format in its URL to the Trusted Domains list in Internet Explorer:
- *.bb
- *.itau
- *.hsbc
- *.bradesco
- *.santander
- *.santanderempresarial
Changes Java settings
TrojanProxy:BAT/Banker.G grants all permissions to all applications running Java by adding the following file to the "java.policy" security configuration file:
grant { permission java.security.AllPermission;};
Analysis by Jireh Sanico
Last update 23 February 2013