Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54

Posted: April 5, 2013

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Threat Level:	8/10
Infected PCs:	269

First Seen:	April 5, 2013
Last Seen:	March 25, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

A good example of malware that's capable of pulling double-duty, Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54 can be considered both a worm and a backdoor Trojan, with functions for distributing copies of itself along with functions for enabling criminal access to any infected computer. Removable hard drives (such as those found in any conventional USB device) are one of Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54's favorite infection methods, along with the ever-popular technique of e-mail spam. Due to its combination of invasive backdoor functions and heavy propensity for infecting other PCs, SpywareRemove.com malware experts categorize Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54 as a potential high-level threat, and anti-malware products generally should be used for removing all copies of Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54 from any compromised PC.

Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54: an Equal-Opportunity Parasite of Your Memory Processes and Your Peripherals Alike

Spam e-mail messages are the major means by which Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54 infects new computers, and to enable this distribution method, Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54 even may use your PC's own resources for sending spam e-mail. As a fallback plan, Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54 also can create copies of itself that are concealed in your USB drives and other locations that can be accessed by other computers. Of course, SpywareRemove.com malware experts urge anyone with a Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54-infected PC to block off all hard drive-based contact with other computers until Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54 is removed (and, therefore, prevented from spreading to new PCs).

Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54's installation is sophisticated and uses a separate loader component that's responsible for launching the main component of Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54, which can be injected into any separate memory processes. This hinders your being able to detect Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54 from Task Manager and, along with an encryption defense, may confuse some brands of anti-malware software.

Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54's Marching Orders in the New Cold War

Once Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54 is set up, Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54 will attempt to contact multiple Command & Control servers that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have found to be hosted in the former Soviet Union. Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54's functions have all the basic attacks that one would anticipate from any backdoor Trojan, and can be used to steal personal information, install other malware or change your PC's settings remotely. Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54 still is a new PC threat as of 2013, and these attacks may not be detected by security programs that aren't equipped with updated threat databases that are at least as new as Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54.

Given the hefty nature of its attacks, Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54 always should be considered a danger to your computer even when there is a minimum of symptoms associated with a Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54 infection. Potent and updated anti-malware products, in particular, should be recruited for usage against Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54, which is difficult to delete manually and will conceal its components as parts of Windows. Along with this defense, Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54 also can change your system settings to set some or all of its components as 'Hidden,' which may prevent them from being displayed through the Windows Explorer program.

Aliases

Generic_r.BUT [AVG]Trojan.Win32.Bublik [Ikarus]Heur.Corrupt.PE [Comodo]Suspicious File [eSafe]W32/Damaged_File.B.gen!Eldorado [F-Prot]W32/Injector.FJX!tr [Fortinet]Trojan.SuspectCRC [Ikarus]Artemis!E896CEEF1DCB [McAfee-GW-Edition]Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.54 [DrWeb]UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic [Kaspersky]Trojan.Fakeavlock [Symantec]BackDoor-FAQI [McAfee]

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

%APPDATA%\EF05.exe

File name: EF05.exe
Size: 16.35 KB (16352 bytes)
MD5: b62dd064d09cc254792121a95d822dd8
Detection count: 73
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 22, 2013

%USERPROFILE%\S-500-9430-5849-2045\winmgr.exe

File name: winmgr.exe
Size: 304.5 KB (304504 bytes)
MD5: e896ceef1dcbcfc491a7fa02084fe6db
Detection count: 14
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %USERPROFILE%\S-500-9430-5849-2045
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 16, 2013

%HOMEPATH%\S-10-5765-8772-1584\winmgr.exe

File name: %HOMEPATH%\S-10-5765-8772-1584\winmgr.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

[SYSTEM32]\wbem\Performance\WmiApRpl_new.ini

File name: [SYSTEM32]\wbem\Performance\WmiApRpl_new.ini
Mime Type: unknown/ini
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\{Value}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run 'Microsoft Windows Manager' = '%HOMEPATH%\S-10-5765-8772-1584\winmgr.exe'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List '%HOMEPATH%\S-10-5765-8772-1584\winmgr.exe' = '%HOMEPATH%\S-10-5765-8772-1584\winmgr.exe:*:Enabled:Microsoft Windows Manage