Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution:
Modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'KiSs' = '%WINDIR%\%USERNAME%\%USERNAME%.exe'
Creates or modifies the following files:
- %HOMEPATH%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\GoodBye.%USERNAME%.bat
Creates the following files on removable media:
- <Drive name for removable media>:\Redhouane.eXe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\SoMoZATY.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\AutoRun.inf
Malicious functions:
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
forces the system hide from view:
- hidden files
blocks execution of the following system utilities:
- Command Prompt (CMD)
- Windows Task Manager (Taskmgr)
- Registry Editor (RegEdit)
Creates and executes the following:
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\Csrss.exe
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\Services.exe
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\BosS.Redhouane.exe
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\smss.exe
- %WINDIR%\%USERNAME%\%USERNAME%.exe
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\Killer.exe
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\Winlogon.exe
Executes the following:
- <SYSTEM32>\ping.exe -n 3 -l 6555 www.xn##.com
- <SYSTEM32>\ping.exe -n 3 -l 6555 www.xn###ovies.com
Modifies settings of Windows Explorer:
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\explorer] 'DisableLocalMachineRun' = '00000000'
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\explorer] 'NoRun' = '00000001'
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\explorer] 'NoFolderOptions' = '00000001'
Modifies file system :
Creates the following files:
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\Csrss.exe
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\BosS.Redhouane.exe
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\Services.exe
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\%USERNAME%.exe
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\Winlogon.exe
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\smss.exe
- C:\SoMoZATY.exe
- C:\AutoRun.inf
- <SYSTEM32>\Meriem.bin
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\Killer.exe
- %WINDIR%\%USERNAME%\%USERNAME%.exe
- C:\Redhouane.eXe
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files:
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\Killer.exe
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\Csrss.exe
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\BosS.Redhouane.exe
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\Services.exe
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\Winlogon.exe
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\%USERNAME%.exe
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\%USERNAME%\Data\Security Settings\Antivirus\Scan\History\smss.exe
- C:\SoMoZATY.exe
- C:\AutoRun.inf
- <SYSTEM32>\Meriem.bin
- <Drive name for removable media>:\AutoRun.inf
- %HOMEPATH%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\GoodBye.%USERNAME%.bat
- %WINDIR%\%USERNAME%\%USERNAME%.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\SoMoZATY.exe
Deletes the following files:
- <SYSTEM32>\msvbvm50.dll
- <SYSTEM32>\msvbvm60.dll
Network activity:
UDP:
- DNS ASK www.xn##.com
- DNS ASK www.cd##rls.com
- DNS ASK www.Pl#####angmywife.com
- DNS ASK www.ba###ros.com
- DNS ASK www.df#.com
- DNS ASK www.89.com
- DNS ASK www.po##.com
- DNS ASK www.xn###ovies.com