Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution:
Modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'Microsoft Windows LiveMessenger' = '%APPDATA%\msnlmsgrsn.exe'
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'Microsoft Windows LiveMessenger' = '%APPDATA%\msnlmsgrsn.exe'
Malicious functions:
Creates and executes the following:
- %APPDATA%\msnlmsgrsn.exe
Modifies file system :
Creates the following files:
- %TEMP%\google_cache2.tmp
- %APPDATA%\msnlmsgrsn.exe
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files:
- %APPDATA%\msnlmsgrsn.exe
Network activity:
Connects to:
- 'ca##.#i5fotos.info':4042
UDP:
- DNS ASK ca##.#i5fotos.info
Miscellaneous:
Searches for the following windows:
- ClassName: 'Indicator' WindowName: ''
- ClassName: '' WindowName: 'BitDefender Firewall Alert'
- ClassName: '' WindowName: 'Windows Security Alert'
