WORM_SPYEYES.BIJ

This worm arrives by connecting affected removable drives to a system. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It drops an AUTORUN.INF file to automatically execute the copies it drops when a user accesses the drives of an affected system.

It also has rootkit capabilities, which enables it to hide its processes and files from the user.

It modifies the Internet Explorer Zone Settings.

It deletes the initially executed copy of itself.

Arrival Details

This worm arrives by connecting affected removable drives to a system.

It 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 drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

• %System Root%\win32\7D3B99B55BC.exe

(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)

It drops the following files:

• %System Root%\win32\14214CFE7056B0C - encrypted configuration file

(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)

It creates the following folders:

• %System Root%\win32

(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)

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
7X3V9JVFXE8VYEZDDDKKLAQSXDZJ = "%System Root%\win32\7D3B99B55BC.exe /q"

Other System Modifications

This worm adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft Windows

Propagation

This worm creates the following folders in all removable drives:

• {removable drive letter}:\RECYCLER

It drops the following copy(ies) of itself in all removable drives:

• {removable drive letter}:\RECYCLER\csrss.exe

It drops an AUTORUN.INF file to automatically execute the copies it drops when a user accesses the drives of an affected system.

The said .INF file contains the following strings:

[autorun]
shellexecute=RECYCLER\csrss.exe
action=Open folder to view files
useautoplay=1
icon=shell32.dll,7
shell\explore\command=RECYCLER\csrss.exe
shell\open\command=RECYCLER\csrss.exe

Rootkit Capabilities

This worm also has rootkit capabilities, which enables it to hide its processes and files from the user.

Web Browser Home Page and Search Page Modification

This worm modifies the Internet Explorer Zone Settings.

Stolen Information

This worm sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:

• http://www.{BLOCKED}x.ru/stats/a.php

Other Details

This worm deletes the initially executed copy of itself

NOTES:

It injects itself to all processes except the following:

• System
• smss.exe
• csrss.exe
• services.exe
• 7D3B99B55BC.exe

It communicates to the following command and control (C&C)server:

• http://{BLOCKED}w.valuecommerce.su/jump.php

It posts the following message in MSN Messenger, Skype, and Windows Live Messenger:

check this out,a new facebook feature http://facebook-{BLOCKED}e.com/forum.php?tp=ed402b19f555ec1d {random number}

It steals login information from the following sites:

• Facebook
• Google
• Liberty Reserve
• PayPal
• Yahoo!

It captures entered information in web forms related to banking institutions.