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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
|---|---|
| Included in our products from | December 2007 (4.24) |
| Protection available since | 31 January 2007 08:44:30 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 18 October 2007 01:52:06 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for disinfecting PE executables.
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W32/Bobandy-F is a mass-mailing worm for the Windows platform.
W32/Bobandy-F spreads by emailing itself to the email addresses harvested from the infected computer.
W32/Bobandy-F also attempts to spread by coping itself to the available folders popular used by Peer to Peer (P2P) filesharing applications.
When first run W32/Bobandy-F copies itself to:
<My Documents>\<My Music>\My Music.exe
<My Documents>\<My Pictures>\My Pictures.exe
<Windows>\lsass.exe
<Windows>\QSF7N0S.exe
<Windows>\VDM2H2G.exe
<Windows>\NTC4D7O\<random characters>.com
<Windows>\NTC4D70\regedit.cmd
<Windows>\NTC4D70\service.exe
<Windows>\NTC4D70\smss.exe
<Windows>\NTC4D70\system.exe
<Windows>\NTC4D70\winlogon.exe
<Windows>\NTC4D70\XPV6I4O.exe
<System>\<random characters>\CTS3C8U.cmd
<System>\<random characters>.exe
and creates the following files:
<Windows>\cypreg.dll
<Windows>\MoonLight.txt
<System>\MSWINSCK.ocx531
<System>\systear.dll
<System>\msvbvm60.dl
<Windows>\onceinabluemoon.mid
These files are not malicious.
The following registry entries are set to run W32/Bobandy-F on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
<random characters>
<System>\<random characters>.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Shell
explorer.exe, <Windows>\NTC4D7O\\XPV6I4O.exe
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot
AlternateShell
<random characters>.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
load
<Windows>\NTC4D7O\<random characters>.com
The following registry entries are set:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Hidden
0
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
HideFileExt
1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
ShowSuperHidden
0
HKCR\exefile
(default)
File Folder
HKCR\scrfile
(default)
File Folder
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\SuperHidden
UncheckedValue
0
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess
Start
0
