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WORM_PALEVO.SMCA

October 03, 2013
 ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Fosniw.B (Microsoft); W32/Rimecud.gen.y (McAfee); Trojan.Gen (Symantec); P2P-Worm.Win32.Palevo.bhnc (Kaspersky); Worm.Win32.Rimecud.hm (v) (Sunbelt); Gen:Heur.Naffy.1 (FSecure)

 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:

110,080 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

09 Dec 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_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
acaea5b4a0bbb0efa4b9a4 = "%User Profile%\uazq.exe"

Other System Modifications

This worm deletes the following files:

  • %User Profile%\uazq.exe

(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)

It adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\bdedeb33bfdc

It adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\bdedeb33bfdc
idt = "201212090309"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\bdedeb33bfdc
ver = "1.0.0.1"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\bdedeb33bfdc
Location = "acaea5b4a0bbb0efa4b9a4"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\bdedeb33bfdc
pid = "un1"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\bdedeb33bfdc
prj = "3"

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

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

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Step 3

Delete this registry key

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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_CURRENT_USER\Software
    • bdedeb33bfdc

Step 4

Delete this registry value

[ Learn More ]

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
    • acaea5b4a0bbb0efa4b9a4 = "%User Profile%\uazq.exe"
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\bdedeb33bfdc
    • idt = "201212090309"
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\bdedeb33bfdc
    • ver = "1.0.0.1"
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\bdedeb33bfdc
    • Location = "acaea5b4a0bbb0efa4b9a4"
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\bdedeb33bfdc
    • pid = "un1"
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\bdedeb33bfdc
    • prj = "3"

Step 5

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as WORM_PALEVO.SMCA. 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 6

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.

  • %User Profile%\uazq.exe


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