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WORM_DEBORM.GLT

October 25, 2012
 ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Small.gen!AP (Microsoft); Downloader (Symantec); BehavesLike.Win32.Malware.dls (mx-v) (Sunbelt)

 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 on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

20,480 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

25 Oct 2012

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.

Autostart Technique

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

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Symantec Event Manager Service = "{malware path and file name} /v"

Other System Modifications

This worm deletes the following files:

  • dnsapi.exe
  • ImSched.exe
  • «#_CHAR(0x14)_

Other Details

This worm connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}uro.org/glpi/pics/modify.png

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.300

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 3

Delete this registry value

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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\RunOnce
    • Symantec Event Manager Service = "{malware path and file name} /v"

Step 4

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as WORM_DEBORM.GLT. 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.

Step 5

Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.

  • dnsapi.exe
  • ImSched.exe
  • «#_CHAR(0x14)_


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