Virus.Win32.Duel_8d854e524c

Dynamic Analysis

Payload

Behaviour	Description
EmailWorm	Worm can send e-mails.
IRCBot	A bot can communicate with command and control servers via IRC channel.

Process activity

The Virus creates the following process(es):

dwwin.exe:1512
8d854e524c493e6b04375852d939eec4.exe:1536

File activity

The process dwwin.exe:1512 makes changes in a file system.

The Virus creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\B484E.dmp (66689 bytes)

The process 8d854e524c493e6b04375852d939eec4.exe:1536 makes changes in a file system.

The Virus creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Templates\excel.xls (666 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\riiyjr.ybyb.raz (45 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Reader 9.3\Setup Files\Reader9\yjzbyjaya.yar (45 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\44b0_appcompat.txt (6214 bytes)
%WinDir%\xwrm.exe (45 bytes)
D:\qyrabrrar.arq (45 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Reader 9.3\Setup Files\abriazzza.ribjaya.yar (45 bytes)

Registry activity

The process dwwin.exe:1512 makes changes in a system registry.

The Virus creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "34 09 0C 98 58 56 A3 7A A7 29 FE C5 58 FC 70 A8"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cookies" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies"

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyEnable" = "0"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path2]
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache2"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path1]
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path3]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"MigrateProxy" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path1]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"History" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\History"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths]
"Directory" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path4]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path4]
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache4"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path3]
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache3"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths]
"Paths" = "4"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections]
"SavedLegacySettings" = "3C 00 00 00 17 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cache" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path2]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Personal" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\My Documents"

Proxy settings are disabled:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyEnable" = "0"

The Virus deletes the following value(s) in system registry:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"AutoConfigURL"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyServer"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyOverride"

The process 8d854e524c493e6b04375852d939eec4.exe:1536 makes changes in a system registry.

The Virus creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

To automatically run itself each time Windows is booted, the Virus adds the following link to its file to the system registry autorun key:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"x32x" = "%WinDir%\xwrm.exe"

The Virus deletes the following registry key(s):

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW]

The Virus deletes the following value(s) in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW]
"DWFileTreeRoot"

Network activity (URLs)

No activity has been detected.

Rootkit activity

No anomalies have been detected.

Propagation

Removals

Remove it with Ad-Aware

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2. Update the definition files.
3. Run a full scan of your computer.

Manual removal*

1. Terminate malicious process(es) (How to End a Process With the Task Manager):

   dwwin.exe:1512
   8d854e524c493e6b04375852d939eec4.exe:1536

2. Delete the original Virus file.
   
3. Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the Virus:

   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\B484E.dmp (66689 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Templates\excel.xls (666 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\riiyjr.ybyb.raz (45 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Reader 9.3\Setup Files\Reader9\yjzbyjaya.yar (45 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\44b0_appcompat.txt (6214 bytes)
   %WinDir%\xwrm.exe (45 bytes)
   D:\qyrabrrar.arq (45 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Reader 9.3\Setup Files\abriazzza.ribjaya.yar (45 bytes)

4. Delete the following value(s) in the autorun key (How to Work with System Registry):

   [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
   "x32x" = "%WinDir%\xwrm.exe"

*Manual removal may cause unexpected system behaviour and should be performed at your own risk.

Static Analysis

Network Activity

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