Sophos

W32/Brontok-CJ

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Included in our products from March 2008 (4.27)
Protection available since 20 January 2007 04:48:50 (GMT)
Last updated 14 January 2008 04:50:41 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

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More Information

W32/Brontok-CJ is a worm for the Windows platform.

When first run W32/Brontok-CJ copies itself to:

\aut0exec.bat
<Windows>\System32.exe
<System>\dllcache\Regedit32.com
<System>\dllcache\Shell32.com
<System>\dllchache.exe
<System>\dllchache\Blank.doc
<System>\dllchache\Empty.jpg
<System>\dllchache\Hole.zip
<System>\dllchache\Unoccupied.reg
<System>\dllchache\Zero.txt
<System>\m5vbvm60.exe
<System>\rund1132.exe

and creates the file \(Read Me)Pendekar Blank.txt.

The following registry entries are created to run aut0exec.bat, Regedit32.com and Shell32.com on startup:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Secure64
<System>\dllcache\Regedit32.com StartUp

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Secure32
<System>\dllcache\Shell32.com StartUp

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Blank AntiViri
C:\AUT0EXEC.BAT StartUp

The following registry entry is changed to run m5vbvm60.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Userinit
<System>\userinit.exe, "<System>\M5VBVM60.EXE StartUp"

The following registry entries are set or modified, so that rund1132.exe is run when files with extensions of COM and TXT are opened/launched:

HKCR\comfile\shell\open\command
(default)
<System>\rund1132.exe %1

HKCR\txtfile\shell\open\command
(default)
<System>\rund1132.exe %1

Registry entries are set as follows:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
HideFileExt
1

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
ShowSuperHidden
0

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