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VIRUS \ Spyware ALERTS - October 29, 2008

Oct 28, 2008 12:02PM PDT

W32/Sality-AM


Aliases Win32/Sality.gen
W32/Sality.dll
New Win32.s

Category Viruses and Spyware

Type Virus

W32/Sality-AM is a virus for the Windows platform.

The virus includes the functionality to download additional files from a remote location.

When first run, the virus may infect executables in the root folder, files on network shares, and files it may find based on the following registry locations:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache

W32/Sality-AM may install the following file:

<System&gtMischief<random>.sys

This file is detected as Troj/RkSal-A

http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/w32salityam.html?_log_from=rss

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Troj/Cmjspy-AJ
Oct 29, 2008 3:15AM PDT

Aliases the BackDoor-CEP.svr trojan

Category Viruses and Spyware

Type Trojan

Troj/Cmjspy-AJ is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Cmjspy-AJ attempts to connect to a remote website.

Troj/Cmjspy-AJ deletes itself on execution and copies itself to:
<System>\Bifrost\<Trojan Filename>

Troj/Cmjspy-AJ creates the following files:

<UserProfile>\Application Data\addon.dat
<System>\Bifrost\klog.dat

Klog.dat and addon.dat are not malicious and they can be safely deleted.

Troj/Cmjspy-AJ creates the following Registry entries:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9B71D88C-C598-4935-C5D1-43AA4DB90836}
stubpath
<System>\Bifrost\<Trojan Filename> s

Registry entries are created under HKCU\Software\Bifrost and HKLM\Software\Bifrost

http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojcmjspyaj.html?_log_from=rss

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