W32/Sality.gen.z
Posted: September 5, 2011
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
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 |
---|---|
Infected PCs: | 76 |
First Seen: | September 6, 2011 |
---|---|
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
W32/Sality.gen.z is a malicious worm that circulates through various tricky techniques, such as deceptive downloads, social-networking links, and bogus video codec updates. W32/Sality.gen.z can replicate itself to other computers through networks without a PC user's consent and knowledge. W32/Sality.gen.z is able to control computing behavior and run executable payloads together with matching pop-up ads. To secure your machine from harm, uninstall W32/Sality.gen.z as quickly as possible.
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:file.exe
File name: file.exeSize: 155.13 KB (155136 bytes)
MD5: 766578a9f04e02cd4d192928b60b3b7f
Detection count: 95
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 11, 2011
file.exe
File name: file.exeSize: 155.13 KB (155136 bytes)
MD5: f541c117a8a1ff9bee9d8257d93523ca
Detection count: 90
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 11, 2011
file.exe
File name: file.exeSize: 151.04 KB (151040 bytes)
MD5: 6d5ddca7e24be34c64b463c6fce8265e
Detection count: 84
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 11, 2011
file.exe
File name: file.exeSize: 142.84 KB (142848 bytes)
MD5: 63426bd39d187987a8174e942f98c4b5
Detection count: 82
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 11, 2011
file.exe
File name: file.exeSize: 142.84 KB (142848 bytes)
MD5: b3f6c2aeb149d574f1964561dfdde834
Detection count: 81
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 11, 2011
C:\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]
File name: C:\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]Group: Malware file
C:\Program Files\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]
File name: C:\Program Files\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]Group: Malware file
C:\System\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]
File name: C:\System\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]Group: Malware file
C:\WINDOWS\system32\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]
File name: C:\WINDOWS\system32\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]Group: Malware file
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Drivers\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]
File name: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Drivers\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]Group: Malware file
C:\autorun.inf
File name: C:\autorun.infMime Type: unknown/inf
Group: Malware file
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\[clear all]
File name: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\[clear all]Group: Malware file
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temp\[clear all]
File name: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temp\[clear all]Group: Malware file
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]
File name: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]Group: Malware file
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe"
Leave a Reply
Please note that we are not able to assist with billing and support issues regarding SpyHunter or other products. If you're having issues with SpyHunter, please get in touch with SpyHunter customer support through your SpyHunter . If you have SpyHunter billing questions, we recommend you check the Billing FAQ. For general suggestions or feedback, contact us.