W32/Alcra-F

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:28 Mar 2006 00:00:00 (GMT)
Type: Win32 worm Last Updated:28 Mar 2006 00:00:00 (GMT)
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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W32/Alcra-F is a worm for the windows platform.

W32/Alcra-F uses file sharing applications to spread.

W32/Alcra-F typically arrives with the filename Setup.exe. W32/Alcra-F is a worm for the windows platform.

W32/Alcra-F uses file sharing applications to spread.

W32/Alcra-F typically arrives with the filename Setup.exe.

When first run W32/Alcra-F displays a dialog box with the text "Setup", "Welcome to the Setup Wizard ...".

The dialog then gives a fake error message, before closing.

W32/Alcra-F creates the folder <Program Files>\winsupdater and copies itself to this folder as

a.temp
winsupdater.exe

winsupdater.exe has the hidden file attribute and similarly the
<Program Files>\winsupdater\ folder is a hidden folder.

W32/Alcra-F creates the following files:

<root folder>\at.exe
<Program Files>\winsupdater\a.zip

Where the a.zip file contains a copy of the Setup.exe.
The file at.exe is detected as W32/Rbot-CVY.

When first run, W32/Alcra-F creates the following registry entry to ensure that it is run when an infected system starts:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
winsupdater
<Program Files>\winsupdater\winsupdater.exe /auto

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