Sophos

W32/Stration-NZ

Aliases
  • Email-Worm.Win32.Warezov.nz
  • W32/Warezov.gen4
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Email messages
  • Email attachments
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 18 May 2007 23:51:39 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products
  • Endpoint Security and Control 9.0
  • Small business solutions 4.0

Action

More Information

W32/Stration-NZ is a worm for the Windows platform which spreads via email.

W32/Stration-NZ is a worm for the Windows platform which spreads via email.

W32/Stration-NZ includes functionality to silently download, install and run new software.

When W32/Stration-NZ is installed the following files are created:

<System>\certmsje.dll
<System>\dpl1npwm.dat
<System>\dpl1npwm.dll
<System>\dpl1npwm.exe
<System>\psapuman.exe
<System>\psnppack.dll

The files certmsje.dll, psapuman.exe and psnppack.dll are detected as W32/Strati-Gen.

The following registry entries are created to run code exported by dpl1npwm.dll on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\dpl1npwm
DllName
<System>\dpl1npwm.dll

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\dpl1npwm
Startup
WlxStartupEvent

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\dpl1npwm
Impersonate
0

Sophos's anti-virus products include Behavioral Genotype® Protection, which can proactively guard against new threats without requiring an update. Sophos customers have been protected against W32/Stration-NZ (detected as Mal/Packer) since version 4.10.

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