Worm/SdBot.aad.324 - Worm

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Virus:	Worm/SdBot.aad.324
Date discovered:	12/12/2005
Type:	Worm
In the wild:	Yes
Reported Infections:	Low
Distribution Potential:	Medium
Damage Potential:	Medium
Static file:	Yes
File size:	45.568 Bytes
MD5 checksum:	79b81291d13147d8ed1b086b558bd06c
VDF version:	6.33.00.19 - Mon, 12 Dec 2005 13:02 (GMT+1)

General Method of propagation:
   • Local network

Aliases:
   • Symantec: W32.Spybot.Worm
   • Kaspersky: Backdoor.Win32.SdBot.aad
   • TrendMicro: WORM_SDBOT.CTH
   • F-Secure: Backdoor.Win32.SdBot.aad
   • Sophos: W32/Tilebot-CF
   • Panda: W32/Sdbot.FWB.worm
   • VirusBuster: Worm.SdBot.BQG
   • Bitdefender: Backdoor.SDBot.AJB

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

Side effects:
   • Lowers security settings
   • Registry modification
   • Makes use of software vulnerability
   • Third party control

Files It copies itself to the following location:
• %WINDIR%\scvhost.exe

It deletes the initially executed copy of itself.

Registry The following registry keys are added in order to load the service after reboot:

– HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lsass
   • "Type"=dword:00000110
   • "Start"=dword:00000002
   • "ErrorControl"=dword:00000000
   • "ImagePath"="%WINDIR%\scvhost.exe"
   • "DisplayName"="Local Security Authority Subsystem Service"
   • "ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
   • "FailureActions"=%hex values%
   • "Description"="Microsoft Path Finder Service Displays Internet Routing Paths."

The following registry key is added:

– HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
   • "DoNotAllowXPSP2"=dword:00000001

The following registry keys are changed:

– HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
   Old value:
   • "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"=%user defined settings%
   New value:
   • "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="7000"

– HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center
   Old value:
   • "UpdatesDisableNotify"=%user defined settings%
   • "AntiVirusDisableNotify"=%user defined settings%
   • "FirewallDisableNotify"=%user defined settings%
   • "AntiVirusOverride"=%user defined settings%
   • "FirewallOverride"=%user defined settings%
   New value:
   • "UpdatesDisableNotify"=dword:00000001
   • "AntiVirusDisableNotify"=dword:00000001
   • "FirewallDisableNotify"=dword:00000001
   • "AntiVirusOverride"=dword:00000001
   • "FirewallOverride"=dword:00000001

Deactivate Windows XP Firewall:
– HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile
   Old value:
   • "EnableFirewall"=%user defined settings%
   New value:
   • "EnableFirewall"=dword:00000000

– HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\
   Auto Update
   Old value:
   • "AUOptions"=%user defined settings%
   New value:
   • "AUOptions"=dword:00000001

– HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
   Old value:
   • "restrictanonymous"=%user defined settings%
   New value:
   • "restrictanonymous"=dword:00000001

– HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters
   Old value:
   • "AutoShareWks"=%user defined settings%
   • "AutoShareServer"=%user defined settings%
   New value:
   • "AutoShareWks"=dword:00000000
   • "AutoShareServer"=dword:00000000

– HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
   Old value:
   • "EnableDCOM"=%user defined settings%
   New value:
   • "EnableDCOM"="N"

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:
   • IPC$
   • ADMIN$
–Cached usernames and passwords.

– A list of usernames and passwords:
   • admin; root; server; asdfgh; asdf; !@; $%^&; !@; $%^; !@; $%; !@; $;
      654321; 123456; 12345; 1234; 123; 111; administrator

Exploit:
It makes use of the following Exploits:
– 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)

IP address generation:
It creates random IP addresses while it keeps the first two octets from its own address. Afterwards it tries to establish a connection with the created addresses.

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: mygod.doctor**********
Port: 5190
Server password: FBISUCK
Channel: #n
Nickname: [P00|USA|%five-digit random character string%]
Password: FBISUCK

– This malware has the ability to collect and send the following information:
    • Information about running processes

– Furthermore it has the ability to perform actions such as:
    • Disable network shares
    • Download file
    • Enable network shares
    • Execute file
    • Kill process
    • Perform DDoS attack
    • Perform network scan
    • Updates itself

Process termination List of services that are disabled:
   • Security Center
   • Telnet
   • Remote Registry
   • Messenger

Miscellaneous Mutex:
It creates the following Mutex:
• dxuijpeae

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 Irina Boldea on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:04 (GMT+1)
Description updated by Irina Boldea on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:24 (GMT+1)

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