Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution:
Modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'Task Manager' = '%WINDIR%\svchost32.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)
Searches for registry branches where third party applications store passwords:
- [<HKCU>\Software\Yahoo\pager]
Modifies settings of Windows Internet Explorer:
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] 'Window Title' = 'Webhosting http://termex18388.googlepages.com/index.html'
Sets a new unauthorized home page for Windows Internet Explorer.
Modifies file system :
Creates the following files:
- %WINDIR%\svchost32.exe
Network activity:
Connects to:
- 'te######388.googlepages.com':80
TCP:
HTTP GET requests:
- te######388.googlepages.com/host.exe
UDP:
- DNS ASK te######388.googlepages.com