Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution:
Modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'Taskhost' = '%HOMEPATH%\Microsoft\taskhost.exe'
Creates or modifies the following files:
- %HOMEPATH%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\taskhost.exe
Malicious functions:
Executes the following:
- '%HOMEPATH%\Microsoft\taskhost.exe'
Modifies file system:
Creates the following files:
- %HOMEPATH%\Microsoft\taskhost.exe
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files:
- %HOMEPATH%\Microsoft\taskhost.exe
- %HOMEPATH%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\taskhost.exe
Network activity:
Connects to:
- 'so###out.biz':8472
UDP:
- DNS ASK so###out.biz
