Virus.Win32.Duel_85bbc8383a

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:368
%original file name%.exe:1120

The Virus injects its code into the following process(es):

abaiajy.cmd:956

File activity

The process dwwin.exe:368 makes changes in the 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\4JAHID6P\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\C9URGTM3\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\8E2E7.dmp (71755 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\91UHOTOH\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\QHFA4EOO\desktop.ini (67 bytes)

The process %original file name%.exe:1120 makes changes in the file system.

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

%WinDir%\xwrm.exe (61 bytes)
D:\abaiajy.cmd (19 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\zzzzqb.bqqj.ibr (61 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\dff4_appcompat.txt (6214 bytes)

The process abaiajy.cmd:956 makes changes in the file system.

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

%System%\WindowsUpdt.exe (19 bytes)

Registry activity

The process dwwin.exe:368 makes changes in the system registry.

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

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "A8 19 3D 2E 16 17 14 4F 80 17 2A 68 DF F4 95 E5"

[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"
"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 14 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"
"ProxyServer"
"ProxyOverride"

The process %original file name%.exe:1120 makes changes in the 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"

The process abaiajy.cmd:956 makes changes in the system registry.

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

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "93 31 D1 34 DC B4 B7 0C 23 ED 48 12 39 41 11 AF"

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]
"WihdowsUpdate" = "%System%\WindowsUpdt.exe"

Network activity (URLs)

No activity has been detected.

HOSTS file anomalies

No changes have been detected.

Rootkit activity

No anomalies have been detected.

Propagation

Removals

Remove it with Ad-Aware

1. Click (here) to download and install Ad-Aware Free Antivirus.
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:368
   %original file name%.exe:1120
   

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\4JAHID6P\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\C9URGTM3\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\8E2E7.dmp (71755 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\91UHOTOH\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\QHFA4EOO\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
   %WinDir%\xwrm.exe (61 bytes)
   D:\abaiajy.cmd (19 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\zzzzqb.bqqj.ibr (61 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\dff4_appcompat.txt (6214 bytes)
   %System%\WindowsUpdt.exe (19 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"
   
   [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
   "WihdowsUpdate" = "%System%\WindowsUpdt.exe"

5. Reboot the computer.
   

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

Static Analysis

Network Activity

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