Saturday, March 28, 2009

av-best-info Anti-VirusN1 Rogue FakeXPA

av-best.info "VirusDoctor Online Scan" Anti-Virus1 Rogue FakeXPA

av-best.info is a site that distribute AntivirusN1 a rogue antivirus application.
AntiVirusN1 displays fake alerts in order to persuade users buying it.

Registry keys/values must be deleted with antivirus / antispyware.
Anti-Virus Number-1 can be removed by stopping the following processes

- Kill processes: N1Two.exe, N1i.exe, 2.exe, 3.exe
- Unregister DLLs (regsvr32 /u [dll_name]): QWProtect.dll

- Delete files and folders:

  • ► C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\N1
  • ► %CommonAppData%\N1
    ► %CommonPrograms%\Anti-Virus Number-1

This site appear to be normal at first sight.

Antivirus 1 Site Screenshot

Antivirus 1 Payment system

The payment system for this fraudulent and rogue program is made via Plimus (screenshot below)

Antivirus 1 Payment system by Plimus

But the site has been reported as malicious by some users. Here is the fake scanner

Site screenshot:

Fake Security Warning Message:

Adware.Win32.Look2me.ab Virus Critical
Backdoor.Win32.Haxdoor.gu Virus High
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.dge Virus High
Trojan Horse IRC/Backdoor.SdBot4.FRV Virus Medium
W32.Benjamin.Worm Virus High
W32.Mypics.Worm.36352 Virus Medium
W32.Yaha.B@mm Virus Critical
Trojan Horse Generic11.OQJ Virus High
Magic DVD Ripper Virus High
Recommend: Click "Start Protection" button to erase all threats

Fake Security Warning Message

Fake Security Warning Message: Threat detected

Fake scanner page


Fake messages:

Fake Security Warning Message

Alert! Your PC is at risk of virus and spyware attack.

Your system requires immediate check!i
System Security Scanner will perform a quick and free scan of your PC for viruses and spyware programs.

Associated website [174.142.113.206] [ip-174-142-113-206.static.privatedns.com]

scanner.av-best.info
download.av-best.info

Analysis:


 Site URLs: hxxp://scanner.av-best.info/scan.php?campaign=mmb_35930207
43&landid=4
 
  hxxp://download.av-best.info/install.php?campaign=mmb_3593020743
&country=en&counter=0&campaign=mmb_3593020743&landid=4
 
    
    
 File info:AntiVirusInstaller.exe 
    
 File size53278 bytes 
 MD5f8d38325d9570ce3320f04e9d5278466 
    
    
 ThreatExpert:Report 
 VirusTotal:Report 
 Anubis:Report 
    
 First received03.28.2009 19:18:31 (CET)
 
 Results8/39 (20.52%) 
    
 Alias:TR/Crypt.CFI.GenAntiVir 
  Win32.Packed.Krap.c.4CAT-QuickHeal 
  Trojan.DownLoad.33135 DrWeb 
  Suspicious File eSafe 
  Trojan.Crypt.CFI.GenMcAfee-GW-Edition 
  Trojan:Win32/FakeXPAMicrosoft 
  Suspicious FilePanda 
  Cryp_FakeAV-11TrendMicro 

When running:



 HTTP Requests:[70.38.11.165] 
  http://70.38.11.165/admin/cgi-bin/get_domain.php?type=site 
  Content html: av-best.info 
    
  http://70.38.11.165/admin/cgi-bin/get_domain.php?type=download 
  Content html: download.av-best.info 
    
  [174.142.113.206] 
  hxxp://download.av-best.info/en/PE/2.exe 
  hxxp://download.av-best.info/en/PE/3.exe 
  hxxp://download.av-best.info/en/PE/en/PE/N1.CAB  
  hxxp://download.av-best.info/en/PE/en/PE/QWProtect.dll  
  hxxp://download.av-best.info/en/PE/en/PE/svchost.exe  
    
    
 File info:2.exe 
 File size53248 Bytes 
 MD5364f5d30dba520937f9f3b7979b389b1 
    
 VirusTotal:Report Alias: Trojan.Win32/FakeXPA 
  Received on 03.28.2009 22:08:07 (CET) 
  8/39 (20.52%) 
 ThreatExpert:Report 
 Prevx:Report 
    
    
 File info:3.exe 
 File size257536 Bytes 
 MD5b7d14c7ea7844057efcfd1a41ddc530f 
    
 VirusTotal:Report Alias: Trojan.Win32/FakeXPA 
  Received on 03.28.2009 22:08:18 (CET) 
  6/39 (15.39%) 
 ThreatExpert:Report 
    
    
 File info:AntiVirusInstaller.exe 
 File size53278 Bytes 
 MD5f8d38325d9570ce3320f04e9d5278466 
    
 VirusTotal:Report Alias: Trojan.Win32/FakeXPA 
  Received on 03.28.2009 22:08:19 (CET) 
  8/38 (21.06%) 
 ThreatExpert:Report 
    
    
 File info:N1.CAB 
 File size504489 Bytes 
 MD5c37aa0887be14b68381301e24ddaf8fb 
    
 VirusTotal:Report Alias: Trojan.Win32/FakeXPA / Trojan.Win32.Tibs 
  Received on 03.28.2009 22:08:51 (CET) 
  5/38 (13.16%) 
    
 File info:N1.exe 
 File size527360 Bytes 
 MD52d6a49219639d63428b91eb7647ce491 
    
 VirusTotal:Report Alias: Trojan.Win32/FakeXPA / Trojan.Win32.Tibs 
  Received on 03.28.2009 22:09:09 (CET) 
  5/38 (13.16%) 
 ThreatExpert:Report 
    
    
 File info:QWProtect.dll 
 File size697856 Bytes 
 MD51b6c35cb941eaa9f6325a449cb6770b0 
    
 VirusTotal:Report Alias: Trojan.Win32/FakeXPA 
  Received on 03.28.2009 22:09:01 (CET) 
  4/38 (10.53%) 
 Prevx:Report 
 ThreatExpert:Report 
    
    
 File info:svchost.exe  
 File size80896 Bytes 
 MD5c2613b801da4c8b6967d6da05c0443ed 
    
 VirusTotal:Report Alias: Trojan.Win32/FakeXPA 
  Received on 03.28.2009 22:08:47 (CET) 
  10/38 (26.32%) 
 Prevx:Report 
 ThreatExpert:Report 

Result when running:
 
Display fake BlueScreen "MALWARE.MONSTER.DX_NEW_0xA21518F0"

Fake bluescreen message: MALWARE.MONSTER.DX_NEW_0xA21518F0

Rogue Anti-Virus Number-1

Anti-Virus Number-1 Rogue Application Screenshot: