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Troj/Padodor-R

Aliases
  • Backdoor.Win32.CommInet.k
  • BackDoor-AXJ
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 29 November 2004 09:27:03 (GMT)
Last updated 28 February 2005 08:37:38 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products
  • Endpoint Security and Control 9.0
  • Small business solutions 4.0

Action

More Information

Troj/Padodor-R is a backdoor Trojan which installs as a plugin for Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Troj/Padodor-R copies itself to the Windows system folder with a random 8-character filename consisting either of an uppercase letter followed by 7 lowercase letters or an uppercase letter, 5 lowercase letters and "32", using an EXE extension.

Troj/Padodor-R also drops a DLL component to the Windows system folder with a random 8-character filename in the same format but with a DLL extension. This DLL is detected as Troj/Padodor-R.

Troj/Padodor-R sets an entry at the following location in the registry to point to the dropped DLL:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\[7CFBACFF-EE01-1231-ABDD-416592E5D639]
InProcServer32

Troj/Padodor-R also sets the following entry in the registry:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\[7CFBACFF-EE01-1231-ABDD-416592E5D639]
InProcServer32\ThreadingModel
Apartment

Troj/Padodor-R sets the the following entry in the registry to run the DLL as a plugin for Internet Explorer:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad
Web Event Logger
[7CFBACFF-EE01-1231-ABDD-416592E5D639]

Troj/Padodor-R sets an entry at the following location in the registry:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\IE4
MGR

Troj/Padodor-R may drop the file XSLFDLNT.BAT to the Windows system folder or XSLFDL9X.BAT to the Windows folder. Troj/Padodor-R may try to delete the file CMD.PIF from the Windows system folder or the file COMMAND.PIF from the Windows folder.

Troj/Padodor-R may log user data to a file KENG32MK.DLL and to a random 8-character filename with a DAT extension in the in the Windows system folder.

Troj/Padodor-R periodically sends data to a remote website, currrently to a page hosted at http://www.somet.mes.dr.nk.com.

Troj/Padodor-R uses stealthing techniques to try to make it more difficult to detect and remove.

Sophos's anti-virus products include proactive protection technology, which can defend against new threats without requiring an update. Sophos customers have been protected against the main component of Troj/Padodor-R (detected as Padodor-Gen) since version 3.87.

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