Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution:
Modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows] 'run' = '<SYSTEM32>\SMSSS.exe'
Creates the following files on removable media:
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\Autorun.inf
Malicious functions:
Creates and executes the following:
- <SYSTEM32>\SMSSS.exe
Modifies file system :
Creates the following files:
- C:\autorun.exe
- C:\Autorun.inf
- <SYSTEM32>\SMSSS.exe
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files:
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\Autorun.inf
- C:\Autorun.inf
- <SYSTEM32>\SMSSS.exe
- C:\autorun.exe
Network activity:
Connects to:
- 'me####s.lycos.co.uk':80
- 'localhost':1038
TCP:
HTTP GET requests:
- me####s.lycos.co.uk/shofshof/MSWINSCK.OCX
UDP:
- DNS ASK me####s.lycos.co.uk
