W32/Stucco-A

Category: Viruses and Spyware
Type: Win32 worm
Prevalence: No Reports

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W32/Stucco-A is a worm for the Windows platform.

When first run W32/Stucco-A copies itself to <System>\kavo.exe. The following registry entry is created to run kavo.exe on startup:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
kava
<System32>\kavo.exe

The following files are also created:

<System>\kavo0.dll - detected as Troj/Lineag-Gen
<Temp>\bgymgfnz.dll - detected as Mal/EncPk-AH
<System>\wincab.sys - detected as Mal/RootKit-A

The file wincab.sys is registered as a new service with a name of "ytghyuiokjnmvrq". Due to stealthing techniques, wincab.sys may not be visible. Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceClasses\{ad498944-762f-11d0-8dcb-00c04fc3358c}
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_YTGHYUIOKJNMVRQ

W32/Stucco-A spreads by copying itself with the hidden filename ntdelect.com to network shares and removable media. The file autorun.inf is also created so that W32/Stucco-A is automatically executed. This file is detected as Mal/AutoInf-A.

The following registry entries are set to further hide W32/Stucco-A:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
CheckedValue
0x00000000

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Hidden
0x00000002

ShowSuperHidden
0x00000000

W32/Stucco-A downloads further code from a remote site via HTTP. At the time of writing, this site was unavailable.


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