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| Protection available since | 28 September 2003 09:47:20 (GMT) |
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| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
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Windows NT/2000/XP
In Windows NT/2000/XP you will also need to edit the following registry entry. The removal of this entry is optional in Windows 95/98/Me. Please read the warning about editing the registry.
At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.
Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.
Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\mssyslanhelper
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
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W32/Randex-D is a network worm which, when executed, connects to 68.192.170.235 and listens for extra instructions. The worm will also set the following registry key to the location of the executable:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\mssyslanhelper
W32/Randex-D then chooses IP addresses at random and tries to connect to the IPC$ share using the following list of simple passwords:
admin
root
1
111
123
1234
123456
654321
!@#$
asdf
asdfgh
!@#$%
!@#$%^
!@#$%^&
!@#$%^&*
server
If the connection is successful, the worm attempts to copy itself to the following remote locations:
\c$\winnt\system32\msmsgri32.exe
\Admin$\system32\msmsgri32.exe
W32/Randex-D then schedules a job to execute the remotely dropped files and also drops a backdoor Trojan in the file PAYLOAD.DAT which Sophos Anti-Virus detects as Troj/SView-A.
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