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