TR/Proxy.Ranky.mor - Trojan

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Virus:	TR/Proxy.Ranky.mor
Date discovered:	23/09/2005
Type:	Trojan
In the wild:	No
Reported Infections:	Low
Distribution Potential:	Low
Damage Potential:	Low to medium
Static file:	Yes
File size:	22.007 Bytes
MD5 checksum:	CE4E52309D7C91939124930D37B75793
VDF version:	6.32.0.38

General Method of propagation:
   • No own spreading routine

Aliases:
   • Mcafee: Proxy-FBSR
   • Kaspersky: Trojan-Proxy.Win32.Ranky.z
   • TrendMicro: BKDR_RANKY.FZ
   • F-Secure: W32/Ranky.RP
   • Bitdefender: Trojan.Proxy.Ranky.Z

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

Side effects:
   • Registry modification

Registry The following registry key is added in order to run the process after reboot:

– [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
• "Sxcasdwqas"="%malware execution directory%\%executed file%"

Backdoor The following port is opened:

– %executed file% on a random TCP port in order to provide a proxy server.

Contact server:
All of the following:
   • http://**********.homeunix.net/b.php
   • http://**********.hopto.org/b.php
   • http://**********.bounceme.net/b.php
   • http://**********.shacknet.nu/b.php
   • http://**********.bounceme.net/b.php

As a result it may send some information. This is done via the HTTP GET request on a PHP script.

Sends information about:
    • Opened port

Miscellaneous Mutex:
It creates the following Mutex:
• Sdwqsdghq

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

Runtime packer:
In order to aggravate detection and reduce size of the file it is packed with a runtime packer.

See a brief description here.

Description inserted by Andrei Gherman on Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:10 (GMT+1)
Description updated by Andrei Gherman on Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:11 (GMT+1)

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