Sophos

W32/Stap-C

Aliases
  • Net-Worm.Win32.Stap.d
  • WORM_YOURIP.E
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Email messages
  • Network shares
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from July 2007 (4.19)
Protection available since 16 May 2007 22:38:29 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

More Information

W32/Stap-C is a worm for the Windows platform.

W32/Stap-C has the functionalities to:

 - spread by network shares
 - send mail to email addresses found on the infected computer W32/Stap-C is a worm for the Windows platform.

W32/Stap-C has the functionalities to:

- spread by network shares
- send mail to email addresses found on the infected computer

When first run W32/Stap-C copies itself to:

<Root>\Chikka.exe
<Startup>\Office_viewer.exe
<Program Files>\Versekulo\readme.exe
<Program Files>\Versekulo\src.dll
<Program Files>\Versekulo\verse.exe
<Program Files>\Versekulo\wers.ocx
<Program Files>\msdtc.exe
<Program Files>\kernel32.exe
<Root>\kernel32.exe
<Root>\Yahoo Mgr 2.0_zip.exe
<Root>\Star Wars_zip
<Root>\Pictures_zip
<Root>\Yahoo Mgr 2.0_zip
<Root>\Zuma DEluxe 1.0_zip
<Root>\The Mystery_zip

and creates the file <Root>\plog.tmp. This file can be deleted.

The following registry entries are created to run W32/Stap-C on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Mstask
<Root>\kernel32.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
verse
<Program Files>\Versekulo\verse.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
ccrss
<Program Files>\msdtc.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
rundll32
<Program Files>\kernel32.exe

Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft

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