Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution:
Modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'Windows Update' = '%CommonProgramFiles%\System\windowsupdate.exe'
Malicious functions:
To bypass firewall, removes or modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKLM>\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List] '%CommonProgramFiles%\System\windowsupdate.exe' = '%CommonProgramFiles%\System\windowsupdate.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Update'
Creates and executes the following:
- %CommonProgramFiles%\System\windowsupdate.exe
Modifies file system :
Creates the following files:
- %CommonProgramFiles%\System\windowsupdate.exe
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files:
- %CommonProgramFiles%\System\windowsupdate.exe
Network activity:
Connects to:
- 'ir#.#eromem.com':6667
UDP:
- DNS ASK ir#.#eromem.com
- '<Private IP address>':1035