W32.Mumawow.A

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: March 19, 2007
Updated: May 2, 2007 7:53:17 PM
Also Known As: W32/PWFuzz-A [Sophos]
Infection Length: 40,448 bytes
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Once executed, the virus copies itself to the following file:
%System%\logo_1.exe

It then creates the following file:
%Temp%\[RANDOM 5 DIGITS].dll

The Trojan creates the following registry entry so that it runs every time Windows starts:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"logg" = "logo_1.exe"

It may infect all executable files found in the following locations with a small amount of code to download another file from the internet:
%ProgramFiles% folder on drives C,D,E and F
%System%\dllcache

The Trojan downloads and executes the following file:
[http://]ds.881515.net/muma/[REMOVED] - detected as an Infostealer.Wowcraft variant

The infected executables files then download and execute the following file:
[http://]usd.881515.net/down/[REMOVED] - detected as W32.Mumawow.A

It then contacts the following remote location:
[http://]us.881515.net/us/getwe[REMOVED]

The Trojan executes the following system commands to disable security-related software:
  • sc config McTaskManager start= disabled
  • sc config McShield start= disabled
  • sc config McAfeeFramework start= disabled
  • net stop "McTaskManager"
  • net stop "McShield"
  • net stop "McAfeeFramework"
  • sc config avp start= disabled
  • net stop avp
  • sc config "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service" start= disabled
  • net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"

The Trojan may also stop the following processes:
  • avp.exe
  • EGHOST.EXE
  • Iparmor.exe
  • KAV32.exe
  • KAVPFW.EXE
  • KAVsvc.exe
  • KAVSvcUI.exe
  • KRegEx.exe
  • KVFW.EXE
  • KVMonXP.kxp
  • KVSrvXP.exe
  • KVwsc.exe
  • KvXP.kxp
  • KWatchUI.EXE
  • MAILMON.EXE
  • Navapsvc.exe
  • navw32.EXE
  • NMain.exe
  • PFW.EXE
  • RAVmon.exe
  • RavMon.exe
  • RavMonClass
  • RAVmonD.exe
  • Ravtimer.exe
  • RAVtimer.exe
  • Rising.exe
  • THGUARD.EXE
  • TrojanHunter.exe
  • TrojDie.kxp
  • UIHost.exe
  • yassistse.exe

Writeup By: John Canavan
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