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W32.Protoride.B PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 29 December 2004
W32.Protoride.B is a worm that spreads through network shares and opens a back door that allows unauthorized access to a compromised computer.

When W32.Protoride.B runs, it does the following:
Adds the value:

"Windows Taskbar Manager" = "[path to worm executable]"
to the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun

so that the worm runs every time Windows starts.


Attempts to access the $IPC share of any available network drive that it can connect to using the privileges of the logged-in user.


Copies itself as one of the following files:


internat.exe
comands.exe

to any of the following directories on all the local and shared drives:


\Documents and SettingsAll UsersKuynnistu-valikkoOhjelmatKuynnistys
\Documents and SettingsAll UsersMenu AvvioProgrammiEsecuzione automatica
\Documents and SettingsAll UsersMenu DumarrerProgrammesDumarrage
\Documents and SettingsAll UsersMenu IniciarProgramasIniciar
\Documents and SettingsAll UsersMenu InicioProgramasInicio
\Documents and SettingsAll UsersMenu StartProgrammasOpstarten
\Documents and SettingsAll UsersMenu StartProgramyAutostart
\Documents and SettingsAll UsersMenuen StartProgrammerStart
\Documents and SettingsAll UsersStart MenuProgramlarBASLANGI
\Documents and SettingsAll UsersStart MenuProgramsStartUp
\Documents and SettingsAll UsersStart-menyProgrammerOppstart
\Documents and SettingsAll UsersStart-menynProgramAutostart
\Dokumente und EinstellungenAll UsersStartmenuProgrammeAutostart
\WIN95Kuynnistu-valikkoOhjelmatKuynnistys
\WIN95Menu AvvioProgrammiEsecuzione automatica
\WIN95Menu DumarrerProgrammesDumarrage
\WIN95Menu IniciarProgramasIniciar
\WIN95Menu InicioProgramasInicio
\WIN95Menu StartProgrammasOpstarten
\WIN95Menu StartProgramyAutostart
\WIN95Menuen StartProgrammerStart
\WIN95Start MenuProgramlarBASLANGI
\WIN95Start MenuProgramsStartUp
\WIN95Start-menyProgrammerOppstart
\WIN95Start-menynProgramAutostart
\WIN95StartmenuProgrammeAutostart
\WIN98Kuynnistu-valikkoOhjelmatKuynnistys
\WIN98Menu AvvioProgrammiEsecuzione automatica
\WIN98Menu DumarrerProgrammesDumarrage
\WIN98Menu IniciarProgramasIniciar
\WIN98Menu InicioProgramasInicio
\WIN98Menu StartProgrammasOpstarten
\WIN98Menu StartProgramyAutostart
\WIN98Menuen StartProgrammerStart
\WIN98Start MenuProgramlarBASLANGI
\WIN98Start MenuProgramsStartUp
\WIN98Start-menyProgrammerOppstart
\WIN98Start-menynProgramAutostart
\WIN98StartmenuProgrammeAutostart
\WINDOWS.000Menu IniciarProgramasIniciar
\WINDOWS.000Menu InicioProgramasInicio
\WINDOWS.000Start MenuProgramsStartUp
\WINDOWS.000StartmenuProgrammeAutostart
\WINDOWSKuynnistu-valikkoOhjelmatKuynnistys
\WINDOWSMenu AvvioProgrammiEsecuzione automatica
\WINDOWSMenu DumarrerProgrammesDumarrage
\WINDOWSMenu IniciarProgramasIniciar
\WINDOWSMenu InicioProgramasInicio
\WINDOWSMenu StartProgrammasOpstarten
\WINDOWSMenu StartProgramyAutostart
\WINDOWSMenuen StartProgrammerStart
\WINDOWSStart MenuProgramlarBASLANGI
\WINDOWSStart MenuProgramsStartUp
\WINDOWSStart-menyProgrammerOppstart
\WINDOWSStart-menynProgramAutostart
\WINDOWSStartmenuProgrammeAutostart
\WINMEKuynnistu-valikkoOhjelmatKuynnistys
\WINMEMenu AvvioProgrammiEsecuzione automatica
\WINMEMenu DumarrerProgrammesDumarrage
\WINMEMenu IniciarProgramasIniciar
\WINMEMenu InicioProgramasInicio
\WINMEMenu StartProgrammasOpstarten
\WINMEMenu StartProgramyAutostart
\WINMEMenuen StartProgrammerStart
\WINMEStart MenuProgramlarBASLANGI
\WINMEStart MenuProgramsStartUp
\WINMEStart-menyProgrammerOppstart
\WINMEStart-menynProgramAutostart
\WINMEStartmenuProgrammeAutostart


The worm opens an IRC backdoor on TCP port 6667 by connecting to the following hosts:


quilmes.sytes.net
quilmes1.sytes.net
quilmes3.sytes.net


Users with appropriate access can perform the following commands on the compromised computer:


Change IRC nickname
Create a SOCKS4 server
Download, execute, and upload files
Hide and unhide program windows
Hide its own processes
List all active windows
List and kill processes
List currently running processes and TCP connections
Perform Denial of Service and UDP flood attacks
Provide system information
Register and unregister the worm as a service process
Retrieve the victims IP address
Start, stop, pause, and resume a port scan
Steal passwords
Remotely Update or stop the worm
 
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