Virus:Worm/Rbot.174080.17
Date discovered:10/01/2007
Type:Worm
In the wild:No
Reported Infections:Low
Distribution Potential:Medium
Damage Potential:Medium
Static file:Yes
File size:174.080 Bytes
MD5 checksum:e91667e7223781232714025c739361d4
VDF version:6.36.00.213
IVDF version:6.36.00.237 - Sunday, November 5, 2006

 General Method of propagation:
   • Local network


Aliases:
   •  Kaspersky: Backdoor.Win32.Rbot.gen
   •  Grisoft: IRC/BackDoor.SdBot2.KSK


Platforms / OS:
   • Windows 95
   • Windows 98
   • Windows 98 SE
   • Windows NT
   • Windows ME
   • Windows 2000
   • Windows XP
   • Windows 2003


Side effects:
   • Records keystrokes
   • Registry modification
   • Makes use of software vulnerability
   • Steals information
   • Third party control

 Files It copies itself to the following location:
   • %SYSDIR%\%seven-digit random character string%.exe



It deletes the initially executed copy of itself.

 Registry The following registry keys are added in order to run the processes after reboot:

– [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
   • "Microsoft Windows Update"="%seven-digit random character string%.exe"

– [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices]
   • "Microsoft Windows Update"="%seven-digit random character string%.exe"

– [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
   • "Microsoft Windows Update"="%seven-digit random character string%.exe"

 Network Infection In order to ensure its propagation the malware attemps to connect to other machines as described below.

It drops copies of itself to the following network shares:
   • C$
   • D$
   • C$\windows\system32
   • c$\winnt\system32
   • ADMIN$\system32\
   • ADMIN$


It uses the following login information in order to gain access to the remote machine:

–Cached usernames and passwords.

– A list of usernames and passwords:
   • administrator; administrador; administrateur; administrat; admins;
      admin; staff; root; computer; owner; student; teacher; wwwadmin;
      guest; default; database; dba; oracle; db2; administrator;
      administrador; administrateur; administrat; admins; admin; adm;
      password1; password; passwd; pass1234; pass; pwd; 007; 123; 1234;
      12345; 123456; 1234567; 12345678; 123456789; 1234567890; 2000; 2001;
      2002; 2003; 2004; test; guest; none; demo; unix; linux; changeme;
      default; system; server; root; null; qwerty; mail; outlook; web; www;
      internet; accounts; accounting; home; homeuser; user; oem; oemuser;
      oeminstall; windows; win98; win2k; winxp; winnt; win2000; qaz; asd;
      zxc; qwe; bob; jen; joe; fred; bill; mike; john; peter; luke; sam;
      sue; susan; peter; brian; lee; neil; ian; chris; eric; george; kate;
      bob; katie; mary; login; loginpass; technical; backup; exchange; fuck;
      bitch; slut; sex; god; hell; hello; domain; domainpass;
      domainpassword; database; access; dbpass; dbpassword; databasepass;
      data; databasepassword; db1; db2; db1234; sql; sqlpassoainstall;
      orainstall; oracle; ibm; cisco; dell; compaq; siemens; nokia; control;
      office; blank; winpass; main; lan; internet; intranet; student;
      teacher; staff



Exploit:
– MS02-018 (Patch for Internet Information Service)
– MS03-007 (Unchecked Buffer in Windows Component)
– MS03-026 (Buffer Overrun in RPC Interface)
– MS03-039 (Buffer Overrun in RPCSS Service)
– MS03-049 (Buffer Overrun in the Workstation Service)
– MS04-007 (ASN.1 Vulnerability)
– MS04-011 (LSASS Vulnerability)
– MS05-039 (Vulnerability in Plug and Play)
– VX05-006 (Remote Heap Overflow when using the VERITAS Backup Exec Admin Plus Pack Option)


Infection process:
Creates an FTP script on the compromised machine in order to download the malware to the remote location.


Remote execution:
–It attempts to schedule a remote execution of the malware, on the newly infected machine. Therefore it uses the NetScheduleJobAdd function.

 IRC To deliver system information and to provide remote control it connects to the following IRC Server:

Server: bacho.hassouna.**********
Port: 6667
Channel: #UrX#
Nickname: USA|%five-digit random character string%
Password: #UrX#



– This malware has the ability to collect and send information such as:
    • Cached passwords
    • Capture screen
    • Capture shot from webcam
    • CPU speed
    • Current user
    • Free disk space
    • Free memory
    • Malware uptime
    • Information about the network
    • Size of memory
    • Information about the Windows operating system


– Furthermore it has the ability to perform actions such as:
    • connect to IRC server
    • Launch DDoS ICMP flood
    • Launch DDoS SYN flood
    • Launch DDoS TCP flood
    • Launch DDoS UDP flood
    • Disable network shares
    • Enable network shares
    • Execute file
    • Join IRC channel
    • Leave IRC channel
    • Open remote shell
    • Perform DDoS attack
    • Perform network scan
    • Perform port redirection
    • Restart system
    • Send emails
    • Terminate malware
    • Terminate process
    • Updates itself
    • Upload file
    • Visit a website

 Process termination List of processes that are terminated:
   • regedit.exe; msconfig.exe; netstat.exe; msblast.exe; zapro.exe;
      navw32.exe; navapw32.exe; zonealarm.exe; wincfg32.exetaskmon.exe;
      PandaAVEngine.exe; sysinfo.exe; mscvb32.exe; MSBLAST.exe; teekids.exe;
      Penis32.exe; bbeagle.exe; SysMonXP.exe; winupd.exe; winsys.exe;
      ssate.exe; rate.exe; d3dupdate.exe; irun4.exe; i11r54n4.exe


 Stealing It tries to steal the following information:
– Windows Product ID

– Passwords from the following programs:
   • Battlefield 1942
   • Battlefield 1942 (Road To Rome)
   • Battlefield 1942 (Secret Weapons of WWII)
   • Battlefield Vietnam
   • Black and White
   • Command & Conquer Generals
   • Command and Conquer: Generals (Zero Hour)
   • Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2
   • Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun
   • Counter-Strike (Retail)
   • Chrome
   • FIFA 2002
   • FIFA 2003
   • Freedom Force
   • Global Operations
   • Gunman Chronicles
   • Half-Life
   • Hidden & Dangerous 2
   • IGI 2: Covert Strike
   • Industry Giant 2
   • James Bond 007: Nightfire
   • Legends of Might and Magic
   • Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
   • Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Breakthrough
   • Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Spearhead
   • Nascar Racing 2002
   • Nascar Racing 2003
   • Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2
   • Need For Speed: Underground
   • Neverwinter Nights
   • Neverwinter Nights (Hordes of the Underdark)
   • Neverwinter Nights (Shadows of Undrentide)
   • NHL 2003
   • NHL 2002
   • NOX
   • Rainbow Six III RavenShield
   • Shogun: Total War: Warlord Edition
   • Soldier of Fortune II - Double Helix
   • Soldiers Of Anarchy
   • The Gladiators
   • Unreal Tournament 2003
   • Unreal Tournament 2004

– It uses a network sniffer that checks for the following strings:
   • :.login; :,login; :!login; :@login; :$login; :%login; :^login;
      :&login; :*login; :-login; :+login; :/login; :\login; :=login;
      :?login; :'login; :`login; :~login; : login; :.auth; :,auth; :!auth;
      :@auth; :$auth; :%auth; :^auth; :&auth; :*auth; :-auth; :+auth;
      :/auth; :\auth; :=auth; :?auth; :'auth; :`auth; :~auth; : auth; :.id;
      :,id; :!id; :@id; :$id; :%id; :^id; :&id; :*id; :-id; :+id; :/id;
      :\id; :=id; :?id; :'id; :`id; :~id; : id; :.hashin; :!hashin;
      :$hashin; :%hashin; :.secure; :!secure; :.l; :!l; :$l; :%l; :.x; :!x;
      :$x; :%x; :.syn; :!syn; :$syn; :%syn; :!ident; :.ident

– A logging routine is started after keystrokes are typed that match the following string:
   • paypal

– It captures:
    • Keystrokes

– A logging routine is started after a website is visited:
   • http://www.paypal.com

– It captures:
    • Login information

 Miscellaneous Mutex:
It creates the following Mutex:
   • stfu

 File details Runtime packer:
In order to aggravate detection and reduce size of the file it is packed with the following runtime packer:
   • PE Win32 Dll

Description inserted by Monica Ghitun on Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Description updated by Monica Ghitun on Thursday, January 11, 2007

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