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W32/Tilebot-AN

Aliases
  • Backdoor.Win32.SdBot.aad
  • WORM_SDBOT.CGK
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Network shares
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 1 November 2005 10:51:43 (GMT)
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More Information

W32/Tilebot-AN is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.

W32/Tilebot-AN spreads to other network computers by exploiting common buffer overflow vulnerabilities, including: LSASS (MS04-011), RPC-DCOM (MS04-012), PNP (MS05-039) and ASN.1 (MS04-007) and by copying itself to network shares protected by weak passwords.

W32/Tilebot-AN runs continuously in the background, providing a backdoor server which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer via IRC channels.

W32/Tilebot-AN includes functionality to:

- access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP
- steal information including POP3 usernames and passwords
- carry out DDoS attacks
- setup a SOCKS4 server
- act as a HTTP proxy

When first run W32/Tilebot-AN copies itself to \mvsql.exe.

The file mvsql.exe is registered as a new system driver service named "WindowsSysBoot", with a display name of "WindowsSysBoot" and a startup type of automatic, so that it is started automatically during system startup. Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindowsSysBoot\

W32/Tilebot-AN sets the following registry entries, disabling the automatic startup of other software:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Messenger
Start
4

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteRegistry
Start
4

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TlntSvr
Start
4

Registry entries are set as follows:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
DoNotAllowXPSP2
1

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
EnableDCOM
N

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
restrictanonymous
1

Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile\
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProfile\

The following patches for the operating system vulnerabilities exploited by W32/Tilebot-AN can be obtained from the Microsoft website:

MS04-011
MS04-012
MS05-039
MS04-007

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