Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution
Modifies the following registry keys
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'nekiq' = '%HOMEPATH%\nekiq.exe /P'
Creates the following files on removable media
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
- <Drive name for removable media>:\10thingscondoms.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dualectls.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\clip_480_5sec_6mbps_h264.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\d0068197bb5a41fea16a220c45390606.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\clip_1080_5sec_10mbps_h264.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\51.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\13.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\parnas_01.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\1189.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\3.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\168.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\210252809.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\4f0bf7ff71f28.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\2015-02-worms-nanoparticle-toxicity.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\region-north-karelia.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\ovp25012015.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\uep_form_786_bulletin_1726i602.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\fi51.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\coffee.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\default.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dashborder_144.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\tileimage.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\toolbar.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\split.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\000814251_video_01.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\delete.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\archer.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\nekiq.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\2.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\ff_ot_user_guide.exe
Malicious functions
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
forces the system hide from view:
- hidden files
Modifies file system
Creates the following files
- %HOMEPATH%\nekiq.exe
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files
- %HOMEPATH%\nekiq.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
Network activity
Connects to
- 'ns#.##ayer1352.com':8000
UDP
- DNS ASK ns#.##ayer1352.com
Miscellaneous
Creates and executes the following
- '%HOMEPATH%\nekiq.exe'
