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WORM_BOINBERG.AB

September 07, 2013
 ALIASES:

Worm:Win32/Boinberg (Microsoft); RDN/Generic BackDoor!rp (McAfee); Trojan.Win32.Bublik.bbqp (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan horse Generic33.CANI (AVG)

 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:

540,160 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

07 Sep 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 drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %User Profile%\Application Data\777208783.exe
  • %User Profile%\Application Data\000000000.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.)

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
winupdate = "%User Profile%\Application Data\777208783.exe"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
winupdate = "{malware path and file name}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
winupdate = "{malware path and file name}"

Other System Modifications

This worm deletes the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
winupdateRet

Other Details

This worm connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}es.com/iplocator.htm

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

[ Learn More ]

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_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    • winupdate = "%User Profile%\Application Data\777208783.exe"
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    • winupdate = "{malware path and file name}"
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    • winupdate = "{malware path and file name}"

Step 4

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as WORM_BOINBERG.AB. 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 these deleted registry keys/values from backup

*Note: Only Microsoft-related keys/values will be restored. If the malware/grayware also deleted registry keys/values related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on your computer.

  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft
    • winupdateRet


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