SonicWALL UTM Research received reports of malware actively exploiting the recently reported vulnerability in Windows Help and Support Center (CVE-2010-1885) – MS hcp-URL Cross Site Scripting (June 10, 2010)

The malware author used the code below to exploit the vulnerability:

Upon successful exploitation, it downloads a component JavaScript file shown below as its payload:

This file is being blocked by SonicWALL as GAV: JS.HCP.SVR.XSS (Exploit)

This script then downloads and executes the Backdoor Lecna file which uses an Adobe Acrobat icon to disguise itself as a acrobat file.

Malware Installation

Mutex Name:
To ensure that only one instance of this malware is running on the infected system it creates a mutex:

• MicrosoftForZR

Files Added:
It drops a copy in Startup folder which allows itself to run on every system startup.

• (Documents and Settings)All UsersStart MenuProgramsStartupAdobe Acrobat Speed Launcher.exe – GAV: Lecna.GEN (Trojan)

Registries Added:
It writes into the registry the host id which marks systems it successfully infected:

• Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftCurrentIESetup
  Value: hostid
  Data: dword:000045f2

Files Downloaded:
It downloads the following files which are actually executable.

• www.{REMOVED}.com/ForZRMail/myapp.htm – GAV: Lecna.GEN (Trojan)
• www.{REMOVED}.com/ForZRMail/zr.txt – GAV: Lecna.GEN_2 (Trojan)

Network Activity:
Tries to connect to the following:

• 77.90.80.0
• www.vic{REMOVED}.com
• www.ian{REMOVED}.com

SonicWALL Gateway AntiVirus provided protection against this malicious backdoor via following signatures:

• GAV: HCP.SVR.XSS.1 (Exploit)
• GAV: JS.HCP.SVR.XSS (Exploit)
• GAV: Lecna.GEN (Trojan)
• GAV: Lecna.GEN_2 (Trojan)