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Backdoor:W32/SdBot.CNG

First posted on 26 October 2009.
Source: SecurityHome

Aliases :

Backdoor:W32/SdBot.CNG is also known as Worm:Win32/Neeris.AN (Microsoft), W32/Virut.gen.A (McAfee).

Explanation :

A remote administration utility which bypasses normal security mechanisms to secretly control a program, computer or network.

Additional DetailsBackdoor:W32/SdBot.CNG is a backdoor program that can be controlled by an attacker through an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel. The program itself is usually sized around 28 to 55 kB.

Distribution

SdBot.CNG is propagated through multiple vectors:

  • Removable media such as USB thumb drives   • Instant Messaging (IM) networks (e.g., AIM, MSN, ICQ and Triton)   • Network shares   • Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks (e.g., Edonkey2000, Morpheus, KAZAA, LimeWire, BearShare and Grokster) via the application's shared folders
Installation

During installation, SdBot.CNG creates a copy of itself in one of these folders:

  • %windir%systemVMwareservice.exe   • %windir%system32csrsc.exe

Activity

While active, the backdoor has the following functionalities:

  • Perform SYN Floods   • Perform Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks   • View MSN, AIM and Triton threads   • Propagate via AIM, MSN and Triton   • Download files   • Update itself   • Steal passwords from Protected Storage   • View and create processes   • Visit user defined websites   • Perform shell executions
SdBot.CNG is also able to detect applications or services such as VMware, Nepenthes, sandboxes and honeypots.

Registry

The backdoor program creates on of the following Registry keys in order to automatically execute the copy of itself saved in the Windows directory:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesVMwareService =
"VMwareService.exe"   • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001ServicesVMwareService =
"VMwareService.exe"   • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesWinSpoolSvc =
"csrsc.exe"   • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentSet001ServicesWinSpoolSvc =
"csrsc.exe"
It also creates the following Autorun.inf to facilitate its propagation on removal media such as USB thumb drives:

  • [autorun]
open = RECYCLERS-1-6-21-2434476501-1644491937-600003330-1213autorunme.exe
icon=%SystemRoot%system32SHELL32.dll,4
action=Open folder to view files
  • [autorun]
open = RECYCLERS-1-6-21-2434476501-1644491937-600003330-1213autorunme.exe
icon=%SystemRoot%system32SHELL32.dll,4
action=Open folder to view files
shellopen=Open
shellopencommand=RECYCLERS-1-6-21-2434476501-1644491937-600003330-1213autorunme.exe
shellopendefault=1

Last update 26 October 2009

 

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