TROJ_RIMECUD.AZ

This Trojan may be dropped by other malware. It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites. However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

It connects to certain websites to send and receive information.

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be dropped by other malware.

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

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

Installation

This Trojan drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

• %Application Data%\rmhzb.exe

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

It injects itself into the following processes as part of its memory residency routine:

• EXPLORER.EXE

Autostart Technique

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

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Taskman = %Application Data%\rmhzb.exe

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following website to send and receive information:

• {BLOCKED}a.ananikolic.su
• {BLOCKED}r.pickeklosarske.ru
• {BLOCKED}e.losmibracala.org