WORM_VOBFUS.RU
Posted: October 11, 2012
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: | 2/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 84 |
First Seen: | October 11, 2012 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
WORM_VOBFUS.RU is a worm that circulates via removable drives. WORM_VOBFUS.RU can also be downloaded from the Internet or distributed by other malware infections. WORM_VOBFUS.RU comes by connecting affected removable drives to a computer system. WORM_VOBFUS.RU is distributed to a vulnerable computer system as a file downloaded by other security threats or dropped unknowingly by computer users when visiting malicious websites. WORM_VOBFUS.RU downloads an autorun.inf file to automatically run the copies it downloads when a PC user accesses the drives of a targeted machine. When installed, WORM_VOBFUS.RU downloads the copies of itself in the form of the malevolent files in all removable drives of the victimized PC. WORM_VOBFUS.RU adds several registry entries so that it can load automatically every time you start Windows and access the drives. WORM_VOBFUS.RU also adds the specific registry entries as part of its installation routine. WORM_VOBFUS.RU modifies the specific registry entries to conceal files with Hidden attributes. WORM_VOBFUS.SMAC connects to the certain URLs to transfer and get commands from remote attackers.
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:%User Profile%\{RANDOM CHARACTERS}.exe
File name: %User Profile%\{RANDOM CHARACTERS}.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
autorun.inf
File name: autorun.infMime Type: unknown/inf
Group: Malware file
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\{Value}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AdvancedShowSuperHidden = "0"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AUNoAutoUpdate = "1"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run {RANDOM CHARACTERS} = "%User Profile%\{RANDOM CHARACTERS}.exe /{RANDOM CHARACTERS}"
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