W32/Flukan-D

Category: Viruses and Spyware
Type: Win32 executable file virus
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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W32/Flukan-D is a backdoor virus for the Windows platform.

The virus also has the following functionality:

- terminates security and administration related processes (and explorer.exe)
- connects to remote IRC servers to receive and execute commands on the local system
- steal information
- overwrite the hosts file
- disable safe mode
- delete anti-virus related files and services

When first run W32/Flukan-D may copy itself to:

<Windows>\<random 5 characters>.exe
<System>\<Config>\<random 5 characters>.exe
<System>\<Config>\Efata.exe

and creates the following files:

<System>\<Config>\devil.ocx
<System>\<Config>\pluto.ocx

These files can be safely deleted.

Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Efata

The virus may also set the following registry entries:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Efata
<System>\<Config>\<random 5 characters>.exe


HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
DisableCmd
1

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
DisableRegistryTools
1

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
DisableTaskMgr
1

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoFind
1

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoFolderOptions
1

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoRecentDocsMenu
1

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoRun
1

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoSetFolders
1

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoTrayContextMenu
1

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoViewContextMenu
1


HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Hidden
2

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
HideFileExt
1

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
ShowSuperHidden
0

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Explorer.exe <Windows>\<random 5 characters>.exe

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