WORM_BLAXE.A
Worm:Win32/Blaxe.A (Microsoft); RDN/PWS-Banker!bk (McAfee); W32.HLLW.Blaxe (Symantec); P2P-Worm.Win32.Blaxe (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); I-Worm/Lablan.A (AVG)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Threat Type: Worm
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This worm arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
59,596 bytes
EXE
Yes
01 May 2013
Arrival Details
This worm arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Installation
This worm creates the following folders:
- %Windows%\kernell
(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, which is usually C:\Windows.)
Autostart Technique
This worm adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Internet Explorer = "%Windows%\Internet Explorer.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Internet Explorer = "%Windows%\Internet Explorer.exe"
Other System Modifications
This worm adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\microsoft\
windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\iMesh\
Client\LocalContent
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kazaa\
LocalContent
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Grokster\
LocalContent
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\iMesh\
Client\LocalContent
dir1 = "012345:%Windows%\kernell"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\iMesh\
Client\LocalContent
dir2 = "012345:%Windows%\kernell"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kazaa\
LocalContent
dir1 = "012345:%Windows%\kernell"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kazaa\
LocalContent
dir2 = "012345:%Windows%\kernell"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Grokster\
LocalContent
dir1 = "012345:%Windows%\kernell"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Grokster\
LocalContent
dir2 = "012345:%Windows%\kernell"
Dropping Routine
This worm drops the following files:
- %Program Files%\winmx\library.dat
(Note: %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), and 7 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), and 7 (64-bit).)
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.300
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 3
Delete this registry key
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion
- RunServices
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\iMesh\Client
- LocalContent
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kazaa
- LocalContent
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Grokster
- LocalContent
Step 4
Delete this registry value
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- Internet Explorer = "%Windows%\Internet Explorer.exe"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
- Internet Explorer = "%Windows%\Internet Explorer.exe"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\iMesh\Client\LocalContent
- dir1 = "012345:%Windows%\kernell"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\iMesh\Client\LocalContent
- dir2 = "012345:%Windows%\kernell"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kazaa\LocalContent
- dir1 = "012345:%Windows%\kernell"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kazaa\LocalContent
- dir2 = "012345:%Windows%\kernell"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Grokster\LocalContent
- dir1 = "012345:%Windows%\kernell"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Grokster\LocalContent
- dir2 = "012345:%Windows%\kernell"
Step 5
Search and delete this file
- %Program Files%\winmx\library.dat
Step 6
Search and delete this folder
- %Windows%\kernell
Step 7
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as WORM_BLAXE.A. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.
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