WORM_VOTERAI.N

This worm arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Arrival Details

This worm arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Installation

This worm creates the following folders:

• %User Profile%\LOCALS~1\TempX
• %System Root%\DOCUME~1
• %System Root%\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1
• %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
• %User Profile%\TempX\nsk2.tmp
• %System Root%\Documents and Settings
• %System Root%\Documents and Settings\Administrator

(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.. %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)

Other System Modifications

This worm deletes the following files:

• %User Profile%\TempX\nsu1.tmp
• %User Profile%\TempX\nsk2.tmp

(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)

Dropping Routine

This worm drops the following files:

• %User Profile%\nsk2.tmp\System.dll
• %User Profile%\DesktopXRaila Odinga.gif
• %User Startup%\{malware file name}.lnk

(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.. %User Startup% is the current user's Startup folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.)

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.