Emerging Threat on HANCITOR

Product / Version includes:

Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance All , Deep Security All , Deep Discovery Email Inspector All , Interscan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance All , ScanMail for Domino All , ScanMail for Exchange All , Worry-Free Business Security Advanced All

Last updated: 2025/05/08

Solution ID: KA-0006707

Category: SPEC , Update

Summary

HANCITOR is a 2013 malware that re-emerged this year with new tricks up its sleeve. This Trojan malware targets windows platform and distributes PONY and VAWTRAK with significant updates and increased functionality. Some of the notable changes are the network communication protocol used and the ability to download and execute a DLL module. It affects the Americas, Europe and APAC regions and is mostly seen in the USA.

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Antispam Pattern

LAYER	DETAIL	PATTERN VERSION	Release Date
EXPOSURE	Spam mails	AS 2360	5/30/2016

VSAPI Pattern (Malicious File Detection)

LAYER	DETECTION	PATTERN VERSION	Release Date
INFECTION	TROJ_HANCITOR.SMQ	OPR 12.597	6/18/2016
INFECTION	W2KM_HANCITOR.SMJL	OPR 12.619	6/29/2016
INFECTION	W2KM_HANCITOR.SMC	OPR 12.623	7/1/2016
INFECTION	W2KM_HANCITOR.SMJO	OPR 12.639	7/9/2016
INFECTION	W2KM_HANCITOR.SMJM	OPR 12.639	7/9/2016

WRS Pattern (Malicious URL and Classification)

LAYER	URL	RATING	Release Date
CLEAN-UP	sulacunle{blocked}.com/sl/gate.php	C&C	6/1/2016
CLEAN-UP	wilbisithad{blocked}.ru/sl/gate.php	C&C	6/1/2016
CLEAN-UP	reblodidnci{blocked}.ru/sl/gate.php	C&C	6/1/2016
CLEAN-UP	mykidspb{blocked}.ru/system/logs/inst2.exe	Disease Vector	6/1/2016
CLEAN-UP	bf-boilies{blocked}.by/system/logs/pm.dll	Virus Accomplice	6/1/2016

AEGIS Pattern (Behavior Monitoring Pattern)

LAYER	DETECTION	PATTERN VERSION	Release Date
DYNAMIC	1999Q	OPR 1587	9/22/2016
DYNAMIC	4189T	OPR 1587	9/22/2016

DCT Pattern (System Clean Pattern)

LAYER	DETECTION	PATTERN VERSION	Release Date
CLEAN-UP	TSC_GENCLEAN	latest DCT OPR	Built-in

Network Pattern

LAYER	DETECTION	PATTERN VERSION	Release Date
CLEAN-UP	HTTP_HANCITOR_REQUEST	1.10169.00	6/21/2016

Make sure to always use the latest pattern available to detect the old and new variants of HANCITOR.

Solution Map

Major Products	Versions	Virus Pattern	Behavior Monitoring	Web Reputation	DCT Pattern	Antispam Pattern	Network Pattern
OfficeScan	10.6 and above	Update Pattern via web console	Update Pattern via web console	Enable Web Reputation Service*	Update Pattern via web console	Not Applicable	Update Pattern via web console
Worry Free Business Suite	Standard					Not Applicable	Not Applicable
	Advanced/MSA					Update Pattern via web console
	Hosted					Update Pattern via web console
Deep Security	8.0 and above		Not Applicable		Update Pattern via web console	Not Applicable	Update Pattern via web console
ScanMail	SMEX 10 and later				Not Applicable	Update Pattern via web console	Not Applicable
ScanMail	SMD 5 and later
InterScan Messaging	IMSVA 8.0 and above
InterScan Web	IWSVA 6.0 and later
Deep Discovery	DDI 3.0 and later					Not Applicable	Update Pattern via web console
	DDAN
	DDEI

Refer to the Product Administrator’s Guide on how to enable the Email Reputation or Web Reputation services features.

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Summary

Antispam Pattern

VSAPI Pattern (Malicious File Detection)

WRS Pattern (Malicious URL and Classification)

AEGIS Pattern (Behavior Monitoring Pattern)

DCT Pattern (System Clean Pattern)

Network Pattern

Solution Map

Recommendations

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