WORM_UTOTI.III

 Analysis by: Sabrina Lei Sioting

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Worm

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Propagates via removable drives


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

It deletes itself after execution.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

941,338 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

17 Nov 2010

Installation

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

  • %system%\csrcs.exe

It drops the following files:

  • %system%\autorun.inf

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\policies\
Explorer\Run
csrcs = %system%\csrcs.exe

It modifies the following registry entries to ensure it automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Shell = Explorer.exe csrcs.exe

(Note: The default value data of the said registry entry is Explorer.exe.)

Other System Modifications

This worm modifies the following registry entries to hide files with Hidden attributes:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced
Hidden = 2

(Note: The default value data of the said registry entry is 1.)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced
SuperHidden = 0

(Note: The default value data of the said registry entry is 1.)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced
ShowSuperHidden = 0

(Note: The default value data of the said registry entry is 1.)

Propagation

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

  • cydsfw.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:

;{garbage}
[AuTOrUn
;{garbage}
open=cydsfw.exe
;{garbage}
shell\open\Command=cydsfw.exe
;{garbage}
shell\open\Default=1
;{garbage}

Other Details

This worm deletes itself after execution.

NOTES:
The dropped AUTORUN.INF file is detected by Trend Micro as TROJ_OTORUN.SMJ.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

VSAPI PATTERN File:

7.628.04

VSAPI PATTERN Date:

17 Nov 2010

VSAPI PATTERN Date:

11/17/2010 12:00:00 AM

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

Remove malware files dropped/downloaded by WORM_UTOTI.III

    TROJ_OTORUN.SMJ

Step 3

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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run
    • csrcs = %System%\csrcs.exe

Step 4

Restore this modified 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\Explorer\Advanced
    • From: Hidden = dword:00000002
      To: Hidden = dword:00000001
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
    • From: SuperHidden = dword:00000000
      To: SuperHidden = dword:00000001
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
    • From: ShowSuperHidden = dword:00000000
      To: ShowSuperHidden = dword:00000001
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
    • From: Shell = Explorer.exe csrcs.exe
      To: Shell = Explorer.exe

Step 5

Search and delete this file

[ Learn More ]
There may be some component files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.  %System%\csrcs.exe
%System%\autorun.inf

Step 6

Search and delete AUTORUN.INF files created by WORM_UTOTI.III that contain these strings

[ Learn More ]
;{garbage}
[AuTOrUn
;{garbage}
open=cydsfw.exe
;{garbage}
shell\open\Command=cydsfw.exe
;{garbage}
shell\open\Default=1
;{garbage}

Step 7

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as WORM_UTOTI.III. 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.


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