Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution:
Modifies the following registry keys:
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 'Windows Update' = '%HOMEPATH%\Templates\svvhost.exe'
Creates the following files on removable media:
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
- <Drive name for removable media>:\Crisis.exe
Malicious functions:
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
blocks the following features:
- User Account Control (UAC)
Executes the following:
- '<SYSTEM32>\reg.exe' ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Modifies file system :
Creates the following files:
- %HOMEPATH%\Templates\svvhost.exe
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files:
- <Drive name for removable media>:\Crisis.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
Network activity:
Connects to:
- 'ip######ss.domaintools.com':80
- 'wh###smyip.com':80
- 'wp#d':80
TCP:
HTTP GET requests:
- ip######ss.domaintools.com/myip.xml
- wh###smyip.com/automation/n09230945.asp
- wp#d/wpad.dat
UDP:
- DNS ASK ip######ss.domaintools.com
- DNS ASK wh###smyip.com
- DNS ASK wp#d
Miscellaneous:
Searches for the following windows:
- ClassName: 'Indicator' WindowName: '(null)'
