Virus:DR/Cinmus.RI
Date discovered:07/09/2007
Type:Dropper
In the wild:Yes
Reported Infections:Low
Distribution Potential:Low
Damage Potential:Low
Static file:Yes
File size:133.420 Bytes
MD5 checksum:d00611765b55111a0f8aea92469c603c
IVDF version:6.39.01.101 - Friday, September 7, 2007

 General Method of propagation:
   • No own spreading routine


Aliases:
   •  Kaspersky: not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Cinmus.po
   •  TrendMicro: TROJ_CINMUS.MIC
   •  F-Secure: AdWare.Win32.Cinmus.po
   •  Grisoft: BackDoor.Ntrootkit.AP
   •  Eset: a variant of Win32/Adware.Cinmus application
   •  Bitdefender: Trojan.Cinmeng.AH


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


Side effects:
   • Drops malicious files

 Files The following files are created:

– %SYSDIR%\drivers\acpidisk.sys Further investigation pointed out that this file is malware, too. Detected as: RKIT/Cinmus.M

– %TEMPDIR%\DoSSSetup.dll Further investigation pointed out that this file is malware, too. Detected as: ADSPY/Cinmus.JH

 File details Programming language:
 The malware program was written in MS Visual C++.

Description inserted by Thomas Wegele on Friday, November 14, 2008
Description updated by Thomas Wegele on Friday, November 14, 2008

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