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Virus Profile information details
Risk Assessment: Home Low | Corporate Low
Date Discovered: 5/26/2012
Date Added: 5/26/2012
Origin: Unknown
Length: 335872
Type: Virus
Subtype: Win32
DAT Required: 6723
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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/Pinkslipbot.gen.ae
Length335872 bytes
MD53a3dfb90dd86d0a3861693b979ed7f54
SHA1ffcb0dd44587133be6fad942616f6770b6f851e9


Other Common Detection Aliases

Company NamesDetection Names
avastWin32:MalOb-FS
AVG (GriSoft)SHeur3.BQSM
aviraTR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
BitDefenderTrojan.Generic.5555053
Dr.WebTrojan.DownLoader2.19276
eSafe (Alladin)Trojan/Worm
FortiNetW32/Kryptik.NAS!tr
MicrosoftTrojan:Win32/Mariofev.B
SymantecTrojan.Gen
EsetWin32/Kryptik.LJO trojan (variant)
normanW32/Zbot.BBES
pandaBck/Qbot.AO
risingTrojan.Win32.Generic.1281EAB4
SophosMal/FakeAV-IU
vba32Trojan.Zeus.EA.0999
Vet (Computer Associates)Win32/QakbotCryptor.C

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


ActivitiesRisk Levels
Attempts to load and execute remote code in explorer processHigh
Attempts to write to a memory location of a protected process.High
Attempts to write to a memory location of a Windows system processHigh
Attempts to load and execute remote code in a previously loaded processMedium
Enumerates many system files and directories.Low
Process attempts to call itself recursivelyLow
No digital signature is presentInformational


McAfee ScansScan Detections
McAfee BetaW32/Pinkslipbot.gen.ae
McAfee SupportedW32/Pinkslipbot.gen.ae



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:

ffcb0dd44587133be6fad942616f6770b6f851e9

The following files have been added to the system:

  • %APPDATA%\Help\a.dll
  • %TEMP%\worklog0
  • %APPDATA%\Help\o.dll
  • %APPDATA%\Help\n.dll
  • %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\drivers\atmapi.sys
  • %TEMP%\report.dll
  • %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\report.exe
  • %APPDATA%\Help\p.dll
  • %APPDATA%\Help\d.dll
The following files have been changed:

  • %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\wbem\logs\mofcomp.log
The following files were temporarily written to disk then later removed:

  • %TEMP%\Tar2F.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Tar19.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Cab28.tmp
  • %TEMP%\tmp17.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Tar23.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Tar2B.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Tar25.tmp
  • %TEMP%\tmp16.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Cab2C.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Cab18.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Tar31.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Cab30.tmp
  • C:\1695812
  • %TEMP%\Tar29.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Cab26.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Tar2D.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Tar1F.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Tar1B.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Cab22.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Tar21.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Tar1D.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Cab20.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Cab24.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Cab2A.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Tar27.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Cab1C.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Cab1A.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Cab1E.tmp
  • %TEMP%\Cab2E.tmp
  • %TEMP%\tmp15.tmp
The following registry elements have been created:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\DRIVERSX\
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\DRIVERSX64\
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\WOW\
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUNONCE\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WBEM\WMIC\
The following registry elements have been changed:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\DRIVERSX\%APPDATA%\HELP\D.DLL = 54483068
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\DRIVERSX64\%APPDATA%\HELP\A.DLL = 56988741
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\DRIVERSX64\%APPDATA%\HELP\D.DLL = 54483068
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\DRIVERSX64\%APPDATA%\HELP\N.DLL = 23473611
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\DRIVERSX64\%APPDATA%\HELP\O.DLL = 51434542
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\DRIVERSX64\%APPDATA%\HELP\P.DLL = 71213653
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\WOW\MID = 9E9B1A[private subnet]E9237E0D0515EDB779ACCAEFE240FCB8070DC5F4C7DC04
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\INTERNET SETTINGS\MAXCONNECTIONSPER1_0SERVER = 100
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\INTERNET SETTINGS\MAXCONNECTIONSPERSERVER = 100
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUNONCE\29B591E9B1D4446FA8C4F954E6AC478C2F561F191AF446D61B3F868D199041EC = "%APPDATA%\microsoft\internet explorer\report.exe"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WBEM\WMIC\MOFCOMPSTATUS = 48
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\WINLOGON\SHELL = %WINDIR%\explorer.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\WINLOGON\USERINIT = %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\userinit.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet\CONTROL\TERMINAL SERVER\FDENYTSCONNECTIONS = 0
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet\CONTROL\TERMINAL SERVER\LICENSING CORE\ENABLECONCURRENTSESSIONS = 1
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet\SERVICES\SHAREDACCESS\PARAMETERS\FIREWALLPOLICY\STANDARDPROFILE\AUTHORIZEDAPPLICATIONS\LIST\%WINDIR%\EXPLORER.EXE = %WINDIR%\explorer.exe:*:Enabled:explorer
The applications attempted the following network connection(s):

  • 70.96.0.*:80
  • 216.251.43.**:80
  • 80.237.132.***:80
  • hxxp://www.theaterfatale.de/com/*****
  • 199.7.59.***:80
  • hxxp://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/*****
  • 70.96.0.**: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.