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Virus Profile information details
Risk Assessment: Home Low | Corporate Low
Date Discovered: 6/11/2012
Date Added: 6/11/2012
Origin: Unknown
Length: 174080
Type: Virus
Subtype: Win32
DAT Required: 6739
Removal Instructions
   
 
 
   

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/Sdbot.worm.gen.ca
Length174080 bytes
MD58afbfb5888379092f99d73d1116eb624
SHA191c941fe51289c8450595d2c30d0de4f184fa3ad


Other Common Detection Aliases

Company NamesDetection Names
EMSI SoftwareWin32.HLLW.MyBot!IK
ahnlabWin32/IRCBot.worm.175104.H
avastWin32:Rbot-BZQ
AVG (GriSoft)IRC/BackDoor.SdBot2.FFN
aviraTR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
KasperskyBackdoor.Win32.Rbot.bdr
BitDefenderWorm.Generic.65687
clamavTrojan.Mybot-9640
Dr.WebWin32.HLLW.MyBot
eSafe (Alladin)Suspicious file
F-ProtW32/Sdbot.VCC
FortiNetW32/SpyBot.DX!worm
Microsoftbackdoor:win32/rbot
SymantecW32.Spybot.Worm
EsetWin32/Rbot
normanW32/Rbot.FQH
risingBackdoor.Mybot.ldi
SophosMal/EncPk-ABF
Trend MicroWORM_RBOT.CWB
vba32Backdoor.Rbot.BDR
V-BusterWorm.Akbot.Gen

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


ActivitiesRisk Levels
Attempts to connect to an IRC server. Can be used by bots to get instructions or send data to a remote server.Medium
Enumerates many system files and directories.Low
Enumerates process listLow
Adds or modifies Internet Explorer cookiesLow
No digital signature is presentInformational


McAfee ScansScan Detections
McAfee BetaW32/Sdbot.worm.gen.ca
McAfee SupportedW32/Sdbot.worm.gen.ca



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:

gsfttmhq.exe

The following files were temporarily written to disk then later removed:

  • %TEMP%\91c941fe51289c8450595d2c30d0de4f184fa3ad
The following registry elements have been created:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\OLE\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUNSERVICES\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PRODUCTNAME\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PRODUCTNAME\PRODUCTID\
The following registry elements have been changed:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\OLE\REALTEK SOUND MANAGERS = gsfttmhq.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\OLE\ENABLEDCOM = 78
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN\REALTEK SOUND MANAGERS = gsfttmhq.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUNSERVICES\REALTEK SOUND MANAGERS = gsfttmhq.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet\CONTROL\LSA\RESTRICTANONYMOUS = 1
The applications attempted the following network connection(s):

  • 203.174.43.**:51115 (irc) : NICK Aa-438595918293 USER cmmfldjqzyjwr 0 0 :Aa-438595918293
  • 203.174.43.**:51115 (irc) : USERHOST Aa-438595918293
   

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.