Worm:MSIL/Murkados.A
Posted: May 23, 2013
Threat Metric
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Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 5/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 117 |
First Seen: | May 23, 2013 |
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Last Seen: | September 12, 2019 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Worm:MSIL/Murkados.A is a worm, which circulates via removable drives. Worm:MSIL/Murkados.A downloads Chrome web browser extension files that change the way the web browser operates. Worm:MSIL/Murkados.A is distributed by affecting removable devices, such as a USB stick or flash drive. When installed on the infected computer, Worm:MSIL/Murkados.Amakes system changes by downloading the potentially malicious files and making registry modifications to assure it loads automatically every time Windows starts. Worm:MSIL/Murkados.A may also close Google Chrome Internet browser unexpectedly. Once run, Worm:MSIL/Murkados.A replicates itself to the certain location. Worm:MSIL/Murkados.A searches the infected computer to find 'chrome.exe'. This file indicates that the PC user has the Google Chrome Internet browser installed on the machine. If it finds 'chrome.exe', it renames it to new_chrome.exe. The worm then copies itself to 'chrome.exe'. Worm:MSIL/Murkados.A checks for any removable drives connected to the targeted computer. If Worm:MSIL/Murkados.A finds any removable drives with a 'security.exe' file, it replicates itself onto the drive as 'security.exe'.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:c:\ProgramData\start.exe
File name: c:\ProgramData\start.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\{Value}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Chrome New" = "c:\programdata\start.exe"
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