Trojan.Win32.Agent.aec (Kaspersky), Virus.Win32.Sality.ah (v) (VIPRE), Trojan.Win32.Agent!IK (Emsisoft), VirusSality.YR, GenericAutorunWorm.YR, GenericInjector.YR (Lavasoft MAS)Behaviour: Trojan, Worm, Virus, WormAutorun
The description has been automatically generated by Lavasoft Malware Analysis System and it may contain incomplete or inaccurate information.
Summary
MD5: 9f1e97aede3f27952f4f77702f009ee5
SHA1: fbdf580b591ecf98f118df5ce96647c74058ceb3
SHA256: bdfbd99ce3e2629ef4f68665a0bd942c7544518b190c7e7bf41335692393513e
SSDeep: 1536:XFtrYEQItFvTAMmY0SMZp8yGN/ulhBIbUAAoNLceDtgNCu94:zrYwtDmAqbGuxAAoNoGtsCu9
Size: 401920 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Not Packed
PEID: UPolyXv05_v6
Company: no certificate found
Created at: 2006-12-13 15:15:04
Analyzed on: WindowsXP SP3 32-bit
Summary: Virus. A program that recursively replicates a possibly evolved copy of itself.
Dynamic Analysis
Payload
Behaviour | Description |
---|---|
WormAutorun | A worm can spread via removable drives. It writes its executable and creates "autorun.inf" scripts on all removable drives. The autorun script will execute the Virus's file once a user opens a drive's folder in Windows Explorer. |
Process activity
The Virus creates the following process(es):
%original file name%.exe:2036
winmine.exe:1040
NOTEPAD.EXE:892
NOTEPAD.EXE:1516
NOTEPAD.EXE:2408
netsh.exe:1928
WINMINE.EXE:2184
The Virus injects its code into the following process(es):
soundmix.exe:1960
File activity
The process %original file name%.exe:2036 makes changes in the file system.
The Virus creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%System%\soundmix.exe (2321 bytes)
The process soundmix.exe:1960 makes changes in the file system.
The Virus creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%WinDir%\system.ini (72 bytes)
%Program Files%\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe (840 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\winqbsg.exe (601 bytes)
%System%\dllcache\zipexr.dll (4577 bytes)
%Program Files%\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe (952 bytes)
%System%\drivers\etc\hosts.tmp (1592 bytes)
The Virus deletes the following file(s):
C:\72076 (0 bytes)
%System%\drivers\etc\hosts (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\winqbsg.exe (0 bytes)
Registry activity
The process %original file name%.exe:2036 makes changes in the system registry.
The Virus creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
"UacDisableNotify" = "1"
"AntiVirusOverride" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc]
"UpdatesDisableNotify" = "1"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"Hidden" = "2"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system]
"DisableRegistryTools" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc]
"FirewallOverride" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
"UpdatesDisableNotify" = "1"
"FirewallOverride" = "1"
"FirewallDisableNotify" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc]
"AntiVirusOverride" = "1"
"UacDisableNotify" = "1"
"FirewallDisableNotify" = "1"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system]
"DisableTaskMgr" = "1"
Antivirus notifications are disabled:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
"AntiVirusDisableNotify" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc]
"AntiVirusDisableNotify" = "1"
The process soundmix.exe:1960 makes changes in the system registry.
The Virus creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
"UacDisableNotify" = "1"
[HKCU\Software\adm914]
"a4_0" = "0"
"a1_0" = "3432392762"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
"EnableLUA" = "0"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"GlobalUserOffline" = "0"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
"AntiVirusOverride" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc]
"UpdatesDisableNotify" = "1"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system]
"DisableRegistryTools" = "1"
[HKCU\Software\adm914\695404737]
"43014726" = "0600687474703A2F2F72656D61646F6E2E64652F6C6F676F732E67696600687474703A2F2F636F6E6E656374696E6764657374696E6174696F6E732E636F6D2F696D616765732F6C6F676F732E67696600687474703A2F2F6D616365646F6E69612E6D79312E72752F6D61696E682E67696600687474703A2F2F656C617377616E792E636F6D2F6C6F676F732E67696600687474703A2F2F65646D61747269782E75732F696D616765732F6D61696E662E67696600687474703A2F2F616472656E616C696E2E636F6D2E74722F696D616765732F6C6F676F732E676966"
[HKCR\exefile\shell\open\command]
"(Default)" = "soundmix %1 %*"
[HKCU\Software\adm914\695404737]
"14338242" = "0"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
"FirewallOverride" = "1"
[HKCU\Software\adm914\695404737]
"7169121" = "55"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc]
"FirewallDisableNotify" = "1"
[HKCU\Software\adm914\695404737]
"35845605" = "222"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "8A A5 C7 40 F2 4D 34 7C A7 C9 BD F3 8B 0E 6B 0D"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc]
"UacDisableNotify" = "1"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"Hidden" = "2"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc]
"FirewallOverride" = "1"
[HKCU\Software\adm914\695404737]
"28676484" = "35"
[HKCU\Software\adm914]
"a3_0" = "17001001"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
"FirewallDisableNotify" = "1"
[HKCU\Software\adm914\695404737]
"50183847" = "7C67AF69FA1918A6CCB3A9D14C81D0B4E9330D0A41EEDA93432049E79EDFEE6AF904E6A1FF6AB716DCFA6EE6DBD3E4904B880341202D0399543E2C1830BFA4FC9B1B3A65BF98DF47A2E0D4E7C25542872DD801CE2CC737BCFFE9B2FC4AF20945AF09EF6CB77B3A2364548FFDB10E3993BBBD65D22686D6369049EA7E011E6B7F"
[HKCU\Software\adm914]
"a2_0" = "5517"
[HKCU\Software\adm914\695404737]
"21507363" = "0"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
"UpdatesDisableNotify" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc]
"AntiVirusOverride" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL]
"CheckedValue" = "0"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system]
"DisableTaskMgr" = "1"
Adds a rule to the firewall Windows which allows any network activity:
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\%System%]
"soundmix.exe" = "%System%\soundmix.exe:*:Enabled:ipsec"
Antivirus notifications are disabled:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
"AntiVirusDisableNotify" = "1"
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]
"soundmix" = "%System%\soundmix.exe"
Antivirus notifications are disabled:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc]
"AntiVirusDisableNotify" = "1"
The process winmine.exe:1040 makes changes in the system registry.
The Virus creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "A6 10 A7 BD C1 AF D9 4F 9A 20 08 1E 3A 62 B4 30"
The process NOTEPAD.EXE:892 makes changes in the system registry.
The Virus creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "76 8E 4C 9B D9 0D DA 94 59 68 AF C3 48 8D 91 FD"
The process NOTEPAD.EXE:1516 makes changes in the system registry.
The Virus creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "2A BA FA 32 A1 D7 62 8A 5A B2 79 48 B5 06 29 56"
The process NOTEPAD.EXE:2408 makes changes in the system registry.
The Virus creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "15 57 7C C8 E7 E0 1F 64 DC A8 E2 EA C8 BE AB B5"
The process netsh.exe:1928 makes changes in the system registry.
The Virus creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "5f31090b-d990-4e91-b16d-46121d0255aa"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\qagent]
"Active" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "8aefce96-4618-42ff-a057-3536aa78233e"
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile]
"DoNotAllowExceptions" = "0"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\FWCFG]
"MaxFileSize" = "1048576"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\NAP\Netsh]
"ControlFlags" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\qagent]
"ControlFlags" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\NAP\Netsh]
"Active" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\FWCFG]
"ConsoleTracingMask" = "4294901760"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\NAP\Netsh\Napmontr]
"BitNames" = " NAP_TRACE_BASE NAP_TRACE_NETSH"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy]
"Active" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg]
"Active" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg]
"ControlFlags" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\FWCFG]
"EnableFileTracing" = "0"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\NAP\Netsh\Napmontr]
"Guid" = "710adbf0-ce88-40b4-a50d-231ada6593f0"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil]
"Active" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"
"ControlFlags" = "1"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\qagent\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "b0278a28-76f1-4e15-b1df-14b209a12613"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "5f31090b-d990-4e91-b16d-46121d0255aa"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\FWCFG]
"EnableConsoleTracing" = "0"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "3A A5 FC 1C 5E 7B 65 DD 10 02 6B AA DF 7F D4 66"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\FWCFG]
"FileDirectory" = "%windir%\tracing"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\qagent]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\FWCFG]
"FileTracingMask" = "4294901760"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\NAP\Netsh]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\qagent\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil]
"ControlFlags" = "1"
A firewall is disabled:
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile]
"EnableFirewall" = "0"
The process WINMINE.EXE:2184 makes changes in the system registry.
The Virus creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "F5 17 2E B7 BF 79 BD 53 9F 96 93 E4 54 88 67 D1"
Network activity (URLs)
No activity has been detected.
HOSTS file anomalies
The Virus modifies "%System%\drivers\etc\hosts" file which is used to translate DNS entries to IP addresses. The modified file is 858 bytes in size. The following strings are added to the hosts file listed below:
61.129.115.198 | www.xldd.com |
61.129.115.198 | www.ojiang.com |
61.129.115.198 | www.shuixian.net |
61.129.115.198 | www.xlarea.com |
Rootkit activity
No anomalies have been detected.
Propagation
A worm can spread via removable drives. It writes its executable and creates "autorun.inf" scripts on all removable drives. The autorun script will execute the Virus's file once a user opens a drive's folder in Windows Explorer.
Removals
Remove it with Ad-Aware
- Click (here) to download and install Ad-Aware Free Antivirus.
- Update the definition files.
- Run a full scan of your computer.
Manual removal*
- Terminate malicious process(es) (How to End a Process With the Task Manager):
%original file name%.exe:2036
winmine.exe:1040
NOTEPAD.EXE:892
NOTEPAD.EXE:1516
NOTEPAD.EXE:2408
netsh.exe:1928
WINMINE.EXE:2184 - Delete the original Virus file.
- Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the Virus:
%System%\soundmix.exe (2321 bytes)
%WinDir%\system.ini (72 bytes)
%Program Files%\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe (840 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\winqbsg.exe (601 bytes)
%System%\dllcache\zipexr.dll (4577 bytes)
%Program Files%\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe (952 bytes)
%System%\drivers\etc\hosts.tmp (1592 bytes) - Delete the following value(s) in the autorun key (How to Work with System Registry):
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"soundmix" = "%System%\soundmix.exe" - Restore the original content of the HOSTS file (%System%\drivers\etc\hosts): 127.0.0.1 localhost
- Find and delete all copies of the worm's file together with "autorun.inf" scripts on removable drives.
- Reboot the computer.