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WORM_MSBLAST.G
Overview

Malware type: Worm

Aliases: W32.Blaster.Worm, Worm.Win32.Lovsan

In the wild: No

Destructive: Yes

Language: English

Platform: Windows 2000, NT, XP, 2003

Encrypted: No

Overall risk rating:


Reported infections:

Damage potential:

High

Distribution potential:

High

Description: 

Similar to earlier MSBLAST variants, this worm also exploits the RPC DCOM Buffer Overflow, a known vulnerability that compromises network security by allowing a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access and execute any code on a target machine.

This variant is actually a modified version of WORM_MSBLAST.A, with its binary form altered and packed with other protector tool.

Its unique characteristics are as follows:

  • It uses the file name ENILORA.EXE instead of MSBLAST.EXE.
  • It uses the following autostart registry entry:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
    Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    windows auto update = "enilora.exe"

  • Its body contains the following text strings:

    This is just another LovSan! TEST
    This is a very nice test to do, just changing a virus a little bit to test my AV soft

Important: Users of affected systems are strongly advised to apply the necessary patches, which may be downloaded from the following Microsoft page:

Users are also advised to visit the following page for more information from Microsoft:

TrendMicro proactively detects this malware as WORM_MSBLAST.GEN. It runs on Windows NT, 2000 and XP.

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

Description created: Sep. 19, 2003 4:59:56 PM GMT -0800
Description updated: Sep. 19, 2003 5:25:51 PM GMT -0800

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