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WORM_IRCBOT.BGA

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: Cris Nowell Pantanilla
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Worm

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

It connects to certain URLs. It may do this to remotely inform a malicious user of its installation. It may also do this to download possibly malicious files onto the computer, which puts the computer at a greater risk of infection by other threats.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

188,416 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

24 Jul 2011

Payload:

Downloads files

Arrival Details

This worm arrives via removable drives.

It 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 drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %Application Data%\{random}.exe

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

It injects codes into the following process(es):

  • Explorer.exe

Autostart Technique

This worm adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\
Windows\CURRENTVERSION\Run
{random} = %Application Data%\{random}.exe

Download Routine

This worm connects to the following malicious URLs:

  • {BLOCKED}o.dukatlgg.com
  • {BLOCKED}a.dukatlgg.com
  • {BLOCKED}n.zavoddebila.com
  • {BLOCKED}0.vadi-ga-van.info
  • {BLOCKED}rozga.fileave.com
  • {BLOCKED}na.fileave.com
  • {BLOCKED}35.rapidshare.com

It accesses the following websites to download files:

  • http://{BLOCKED}rozga.fileave.com/e8034335afb724d8fe043166ba57cd23.exe
  • http://{BLOCKED}na.fileave.com/crojebiga3_BTCGuild.exe

Other Details

This worm connects to the following URL(s) to get the affected system's IP address:

  • http://api.{BLOCKED}ia.com

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

8.308.02

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

24 Jul 2011

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

8.309.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

24 Jul 2011

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 3

Delete this registry value

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Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.

 
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Windows\CURRENTVERSION\Run
    • {random} = "%Application Data%\{random}.exe"

Step 4

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as WORM_IRCBOT.BGA. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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