W32/Gift-B

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:12 Jun 2009 17:19:01 (GMT)
Type: Win32 executable file virus Last Updated:12 Jun 2009 17:19:01 (GMT)
Prevalence: No Reports

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W32/Gift-B is a mass mailing worm.

When first executed W32/Gift-B displays the fake error message
"File data corrupt:
probably due to bad data transmission or bad disk access."

W32/Gift-B then makes a copy of itself in /windows/Rundllw32.exe and creates the
registry entry

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\
RUN = "C:\\WINDOWS\\Rundllw32.exe".

The worm also sets the related run key in WIN.INI in older Windows version.

When the worm is executed on startup, it scans for email
addresses in .ht* and *.asp files from My Documents and the current folder.

W32/Gift-B is capable of sending emails through MAPI.
The following are a few examples of the large list of email it sends
(note that this list might be modified in different versions):


Subject line: Improve your site
Attached file: js.exe
Message text: Your page is nice. Test this js scripts
and tell me what do you think.

Subject line: <null>
Attached file: Setup.exe
Message text: Hello, Take a look to this little app!

Subject line: IE5 security patch
Attached file: Ie5Patch.exe
Message text: This is the security patch you asked for...
i don't know if is the last version but works.


On the 5th of every month, W32/Gift-B displays the message

"I-Worm.RunDllw32 Activated
This is a I-Worm coded by Bumblebee.\29a!
Gretingz to all 29a members :)"

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