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BKDR_PROTUX.BD
Overview

Malware type: Backdoor

Aliases: No Alias Found

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

Encrypted: No

Overall risk rating:


Reported infections:

Damage potential:

High

Distribution potential:

Low

Description: 

To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this malware, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.

BKDR_PROTUX.BD Behavior Diagram

Malware Overview

This backdoor may be dropped by the following malware:

It creates a temporary copy of itself as %UserTemp%\~~ then deletes it afterwards. It also creates the following empty files in %UserTemp% and attempts to execute it:

  • ~1.tmp
  • Adobe.pdf

It also attempts to connect to the following IP address:

  • {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.165.42

It terminates processes that contain any of the following strings, if found running in memory:

  • AcroRd32.exe

It runs on Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, and Server 2003.


For additional information about this threat, see:
Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Sep. 29, 2009 7:58:28 AM GMT -0800

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