Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution:
Modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'system' = '<SYSTEM32>\pa.exe'
Creates the following files on removable media:
- <Drive name for removable media>:\Autorun.inf
- <Drive name for removable media>:\<Virus name>.exe
Malicious functions:
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
blocks execution of the following system utilities:
- Windows Task Manager (Taskmgr)
- Registry Editor (RegEdit)
Modifies settings of Windows Explorer:
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] 'NoFolderOptions' = '00000001'
Modifies file system :
Creates the following files:
- %WINDIR%\pa.exe
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\pa.exe
- C:\Autorun.inf
- C:\<Virus name>.exe
- <Auxiliary element>
- <Current directory>\pa.exe
- <SYSTEM32>\pa.exe
- C:\Far\pa.exe
- C:\Documents and Settings\pa.exe
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files:
- <Drive name for removable media>:\<Virus name>.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\Autorun.inf
- C:\<Virus name>.exe
- C:\Autorun.inf
Miscellaneous:
Searches for the following windows:
- ClassName: '' WindowName: 'VB Decompiler Lite v8.1'
- ClassName: '' WindowName: 'Avira antivir Personal - free Antivirus'
- ClassName: '' WindowName: 'Avira Premium Security Suite'
- ClassName: '' WindowName: 'avast! Free Antivirus'
- ClassName: '' WindowName: 'Windows Task Manager'
- ClassName: '' WindowName: 'eset smart security - release candidate'
- ClassName: '' WindowName: 'ESET NOD32 Antivirus'
- ClassName: '' WindowName: 'eset smart security'