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Virus Profile information details
Risk Assessment: Home Low | Corporate Low
Date Discovered: 5/4/2012
Date Added: 5/4/2012
Origin: Unknown
Length: 1162752
Type: Virus
Subtype: Win32
DAT Required: 6701
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Description

Viruses are self-replicating. They are often spread by a network or by transmission to a removable medium such as a removable disk, writable CD, or USB drive. Viruses may also spread by infecting files on a network file system or a file system that is shared by another computer.

Indication of Infection

This symptoms of this detection are the files, registry, and network communication referenced in the characteristics section.

Methods of Infection

Viruses are self-replicating. They are often spread by a network or by transmission to a removable medium such as a removable disk, writable CD, or USB drive. Viruses may also spread by infecting files on a network file system or a file system that is shared by another computer.

   

Virus Characteristics

This is a Virus

File PropertiesProperty Values
McAfee DetectionW32/Sality.gen.z
Length1162752 bytes
MD5c02cfda4e23c6ca55fcb35d6dcb35f19
SHA1b7e129f061b0238d87080dea89f3be112a52799c


Other Common Detection Aliases

Company NamesDetection Names
ahnlabWin32/Kashu.B
avastWin32:Kukacka
AVG (GriSoft)win32/tanatos.m
aviraW32/Sality.y
KasperskyVirus.Win32.Sality.aa
BitDefenderWin32.Sality.OG
clamavW32.Sality-56
Dr.WebWin32.Sector.5
F-ProtW32/Sality.ak
FortiNetW32/Sality.AA
Microsoftvirus:win32/sality.am
SymantecW32.Sality.AE
EsetWin32/Sality.NAR virus
normanW32/Sality.an
pandaW32/Sality.ak
SophosW32/Sality-AM
vba32Virus.Win32.Sality.kaka
V-BusterWin32.Sality.AP.Gen
Vet (Computer Associates)Win32/Sality.AA

Other brands and names may be claimed as the property of others.


ActivitiesRisk Levels
Adds or modifies system policies. Could be used to prevent the or detour the use of common system tools.High
Attempts to write instructions that detour an existing code path of a previously loaded process.High
Attempts to load and execute remote code in a previously loaded processMedium
Modifies Windows explorer file browser's Advanced settings. Sometimes used by malware to make executable files look like documents.Medium
Modifies Windows firewall settings.Medium
Enumerates many system files and directories.Low
Enumerates process listLow
Attempts to send data or commands via HTTPLow
Adds or modifies Internet Explorer cookiesLow
No digital signature is presentInformational


McAfee ScansScan Detections
McAfee BetaW32/Sality.gen.z
McAfee SupportedW32/Sality.gen.z



System Changes

Some path values have been replaced with environment variables as the exact location may vary with different configurations.
e.g.
%WINDIR% = \WINDOWS (Windows 9x/ME/XP/Vista/7), \WINNT (Windows NT/2000)
%PROGRAMFILES% = \Program Files


The following files were analyzed:

b7e129f061b0238d87080dea89f3be112a52799c

The following files have been added to the system:

  • %APPDATA%\WinRAR\version.dat
The following files have been changed:

  • %PROGRAMFILES%\winrar\winrar.exe
  • %WINDIR%\system.ini
  • %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\notepad.exe
  • %PROGRAMFILES%\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
  • %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
  • c:\Users exe File.exe
The following files were temporarily written to disk then later removed:

  • %TEMP%\gsildo.exe
  • %TEMP%\knwt.exe
  • %TEMP%\winfrdwb.exe
  • %TEMP%\winnmenxn.exe
  • %TEMP%\winvaswid.exe
  • %TEMP%\lghuwl.exe
  • %TEMP%\winhytd.exe
  • %TEMP%\winwaubq.exe
  • C:\13134d
  • %TEMP%\winlqprg.exe
The following registry elements have been created:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ADMINISTRATOR914\
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ADMINISTRATOR914\-993627007\
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WINRAR\INTERFACE\THEMES\
The following registry elements have been changed:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ADMINISTRATOR914\A1_0 = 2884408665
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ADMINISTRATOR914\A2_0 = 5517
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ADMINISTRATOR914\A3_0 = 17000001
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ADMINISTRATOR914\A4_0 = 0
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ADMINISTRATOR914\-993627007\[private subnet] = 0
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ADMINISTRATOR914\-993627007\-1514827516 = 35
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ADMINISTRATOR914\-993627007\1768776769 = 202
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ADMINISTRATOR914\-993627007\2022726022 = 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
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ADMINISTRATOR914\-993627007\253949253 = 467
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ADMINISTRATOR914\-993627007\-503464505 = 94520D1E0F894845E4D29A44CF50D7C0327059B76FC34D3BCEE981CCFC0FA96BCEE4028592BC8191EC528AF2EE0B1DF75CDE15997004D6C[private subnet]21132B951575E0BDFD2F1E72CEF6BE8CA7AEE71496BADF9[private subnet]1A3631E83E35128531A02D0E24E601450C65E3C6CA50DBB385D2E2906C329310B47CF7A580A4
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ADMINISTRATOR914\-993627007\-757413758 = 0
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\EXPLORER\ADVANCED\HIDDEN = 2
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WINRAR\GENERAL\APPDATACOPIED = 1
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WINRAR\GENERAL\VERINFO = [binary data]
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WINRAR\INTERFACE\THEMES\SHELLEXTBMP
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\POLICIES\SYSTEM\ENABLELUA = 0
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet\SERVICES\SHAREDACCESS\PARAMETERS\FIREWALLPOLICY\STANDARDPROFILE\AUTHORIZEDAPPLICATIONS\LIST\%TEMP%\B7E129F061B0238D87080DEA89F3BE112A52799C = %TEMP%\b7e129f061b0238d87080dea89f3be112a52799c:*:Enabled:ipsec
The applications attempted the following network connection(s):

  • 89.107.231.**:80
  • 81.21.76.**:80
  • 94.136.40.**:80
  • hxxp://casasprefabricadasmodelar.com.br/imagens/*****
  • 203.142.6.**:80
  • 204.13.162.***:80
  • 93.187.201.***:80
  • 176.9.158.**:80
  • hxxp://produccionesm-m.com/images/*****
  • 93.170.52.**:80
   

All Users:

Please use the following instructions for all supported versions of Windows to remove threats and other potential risks:

1.Disable System Restore .

2.Update to current engine and DAT files for detection and removal.

3.Run a complete system scan.

Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).

1. Please go to the Microsoft Recovery Console and restore a clean MBR.

On windows XP:

Insert the Windows XP CD into the CD-ROM drive and restart the computer.
When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
Select the Windows installation that is compromised and provide the administrator password
Issue 'fixmbr' command to restore the Master Boot Record
Follow onscreen instructions
Reset and remove the CD from CD-ROM drive.


On Windows Vista and 7:

Insert the Windows CD into the CD-ROM drive and restart the computer.
Click on "Repair Your Computer"
When the System Recovery Options dialog comes up, choose the Command Prompt.
Issue 'bootrec /fixmbr' command to restore the Master Boot Record
Follow onscreen instructions
Reset and remove the CD from CD-ROM drive.