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JAVA_AGENT.MVH

October 09, 2012
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Worm

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This worm arrives via removable drives. It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

60,586 bytes

File Type:

Java

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

11 Jan 2012

Arrival Details

This worm arrives via removable drives.

It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

Autostart Technique

This worm adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Active Setup\Installed Components\{175975F5-C68F-0875-C827-9225E76EAC65}
StubPath = cmd /q /c STArT "" /I /B JAVAw -classpath {malware path and filename} a

It drops the following files:

  • {drive}\Autorun.inf
  • %User Temp%\hsperfdata_{OS}\528
  • %User Temp%\hsperfdata_{OS}\smss.exe

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

Propagation

This worm drops the following copy of itself in all physical and removable drives:

  • RECYCLER\{SID}\{random characters}.{random ext}

NOTES:
It connects to the following non-malicious URLs:

    http://bbc.co.uk
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk
  • http://godaddy.com
  • http://www.godaddy.com/default.aspx