Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution:
Modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'Yahoo Messengger' = '<SYSTEM32>\gphone.exe'
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] 'Shell' = 'Explorer.exe gphone.exe'
Creates or modifies the following files:
- %WINDIR%\Tasks\At1.job
Creates the following files on removable media:
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
- <Drive name for removable media>:\gphone.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\New Folder.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)
Executes the following:
- '<SYSTEM32>\cacls.exe' "C:\system volume information" /e /g "%USERNAME%":f
- '<SYSTEM32>\at.exe' 09:00 /interactive /EVERY:m,t,w,th,f,s,su <SYSTEM32>\gphone.exe
- '<SYSTEM32>\at.exe' /delete /yes
Terminates or attempts to terminate
the following system processes:
- <SYSTEM32>\cmd.exe
Modifies settings of Windows Explorer:
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] 'NofolderOptions' = '00000001'
Sets a new unauthorized home page for Windows Internet Explorer.
Modifies file system :
Creates the following files:
- <SYSTEM32>\setting.ini
- %HOMEPATH%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\U98D4X8H\setting[1].ini
- %HOMEPATH%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\2VAZY7AN\setting[1].ini
- %HOMEPATH%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\KHMHGZ4F\setting[1].ini
- <SYSTEM32>\gphone.exe
- %WINDIR%\gphone.exe
- <SYSTEM32>\autorun.ini
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files:
- <SYSTEM32>\setting.ini
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
- <SYSTEM32>\gphone.exe
- <SYSTEM32>\autorun.ini
Deletes the following files:
- <SYSTEM32>\setting.ini
- %HOMEPATH%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\2VAZY7AN\setting[1].ini
- %HOMEPATH%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\U98D4X8H\setting[1].ini
- <SYSTEM32>\setting.ini.old
- %HOMEPATH%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\KHMHGZ4F\setting[1].ini
Moves the following files:
- from <SYSTEM32>\setting.ini.old to <SYSTEM32>\setting.ini
- from <SYSTEM32>\setting.ini to <SYSTEM32>\setting.ini.old
Network activity:
Connects to:
- 'se#######ecam.googlepages.com':80
- 'rn####.googlepages.com':80
- 'go######o.googlepages.com':80
TCP:
HTTP GET requests:
- se#######ecam.googlepages.com/setting.ini
- rn####.googlepages.com/setting.ini
- go######o.googlepages.com/setting.ini
UDP:
- DNS ASK se#######ecam.googlepages.com
- DNS ASK rn####.googlepages.com
- DNS ASK go######o.googlepages.com
Miscellaneous:
Searches for the following windows:
- ClassName: 'Indicator' WindowName: '(null)'