Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution:
Modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'MSMSGS' = '"%PROGRAM_FILES%\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background'
Malicious functions:
Searches for registry branches where third party applications store passwords:
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\MessengerService]
Miscellaneous:
Searches for the following windows:
- ClassName: 'Indicator' WindowName: ''
- ClassName: 'Shell_TrayWnd' WindowName: ''