WORM_AUTORUN.EDR

October 08, 2012
 Analysis by: Michael Cabel
 ALIASES:

Symantec: Backdoor.IRC.Bot; Kaspersky: Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.hza

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Worm

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Copies itself in all available physical drives, Propagates via removable drives

It accesses websites to download files.

This worm may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

It drops an AUTORUN.INF file to automatically execute the copies it drops when a user accesses the drives of an affected system.

As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Payload:

Connects to URLs/Ips

Arrival Details

This worm may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

Installation

This worm drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %System%\{Random File Name}.exe

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\System32 on Windows NT and 2000, or C:\Windows\System32 on Windows XP and Server 2003.)

Autostart Technique

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

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
VSMP = "%System%\{Random File Name}.exe"

Propagation

This worm drops the following copy of itself in all physical and removable drives:

  • {Random File Name}.exe

It drops an AUTORUN.INF file to automatically execute the copies it drops when a user accesses the drives of an affected system.

Download Routine

This worm accesses the following websites to download files:

  • http://{BLOCKED}ri.80port.net/er0x1.exe

As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

VSAPI PATTERN File:

05.948.01

VSAPI PATTERN Date:

06 Apr 2009

VSAPI PATTERN Date:

4/6/2009 12:00:00 AM

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

Terminate a process file/s detected as WORM_AUTORUN.EDR

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*Note: If the detected file/s is/are not displayed in theWindows Task Manager, continue doing the next steps.

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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    • VSMP = %System%\{Random File Name}.exe

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as WORM_AUTORUN.EDR. 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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