August 23rd, 2008 — Malware Warnings, rootkits
I took a few appointments this weekend and witnessed the same infection over and over again…Figaro.sys. The Figaro.sys rootkit is dropped in c:\windows\system32\drivers (on vista) and on XP i’ve seen it in the DLLCACHE folder.
I don’t know exactly what it does but I can give you the symptoms:
- Random reboots
- Virtumonde drops
- Very slow logins
I removed Figaro.sys with Killbox (quick and dirty removal utility). Combofix was run, however it DID NOT detect this rootkit. I should mention that detection was made possible via KAV 7.
July 23rd, 2008 — AntiVirus Reviews
I just wanted to let everyone know that I’m uploading the KAV 2009 review. Part one is going up tonight and the rest will be up mid morning on the 23rd.
May 13th, 2008 — HiJackThis Logs
Here is the hijackthis log taken right after the Kaspersky scan. Unfortunately there seems to be alot of malware left on the pc. You can see where Kaspersky removed malware (it’ll say (file missing) ) and where it left malware, for example the entry below has been left intact by kaspersky even though it’s a vundo trojan.
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {01BA2111-5518-D0C8-A667-01E739079356} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\tnxqilzf.dll
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 4:01:51 PM, on 5/13/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Boot mode: Normal
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0\avp.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_04\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareTray.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareUser.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\regsvr32.exe
C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0\avp.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_04\bin\jucheck.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://yahoo.com/
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {01BA2111-5518-D0C8-A667-01E739079356} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\tnxqilzf.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {182C7ED7-E56D-4509-9D9B-AC49318D9895} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\urqqrsr.dll (file missing)
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_04\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7C109800-A5D5-438F-9640-18D17E168B88} - C:\Program Files\NetProject\sbmdl.dll (file missing)
O2 - BHO: 717305 helper - {963916CD-6311-485D-93DC-3BD1B9E2D2CB} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: iSecurity - {A8311E8F-E459-4D22-89B4-CB9DCF10A425} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\ISECUR~1.CPL (file missing)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] “C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_04\bin\jusched.exe”
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemDefender] “C:\Program Files\SystemDefender\SystemDefender.exe” hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VMware Tools] C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareTray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VMware User Process] C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareUser.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [wofgrqls] C:\WINDOWS\system32\wofgrqls.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [apadibub] regsvr32 /u “C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\apadibub.dll”
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVP] “C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0\avp.exe”
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] “C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe” /background
O4 - HKLM\..\Policies\Explorer\Run: [rTwrdHqj21] C:\WINDOWS\wpopejyl.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Policies\Explorer\Run: [J286hthVnp] C:\WINDOWS\wpopejyl.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Policies\Explorer\Run: [some] C:\Program Files\NetProject\scit.exe
O4 - Startup: .protected
O4 - Startup: LimeWire On Startup.lnk = C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
O4 - Global Startup: .protected
O7 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System, DisableRegedit=1
O9 - Extra button: Web Anti-Virus statistics - {1F460357-8A94-4D71-9CA3-AA4ACF32ED8E} - C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0\SCIEPlgn.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {9034A523-D068-4BE8-A284-9DF278BE776E} - http://www.gateietool.com/redirect.php (file missing)
O9 - Extra ‘Tools’ menuitem: IE Anti-Spyware - {9034A523-D068-4BE8-A284-9DF278BE776E} - http://www.gateietool.com/redirect.php (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra ‘Tools’ menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://click.getmirar.com (HKLM)
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://click.mirarsearch.com (HKLM)
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://redirect.mirarsearch.com (HKLM)
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://awbeta.net-nucleus.com (HKLM)
O20 - Winlogon Notify: urqqrsr - C:\WINDOWS\
O20 - Winlogon Notify: wingvd32 - C:\WINDOWS\
O21 - SSODL: iSecurity - {A8311E8F-E459-4D22-89B4-CB9DCF10A425} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\ISECUR~1.CPL (file missing)
O23 - Service: Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 (AVP) - Kaspersky Lab - C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0\avp.exe
O23 - Service: VMware Descheduled Time Accounting Service (vmdesched) - VMware, Inc. - C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmdesched.exe
O23 - Service: VMware Tools Service (VMTools) - VMware, Inc. - C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareService.exe
–
End of file - 4481 bytes
Here is the log after I removed the remaining malware with HiJackThis
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 4:44:17 PM, on 5/13/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Boot mode: Normal
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0\avp.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_04\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareTray.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareUser.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\regsvr32.exe
C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0\avp.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_04\bin\jucheck.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://yahoo.com/
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_04\bin\ssv.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] “C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_04\bin\jusched.exe”
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemDefender] “C:\Program Files\SystemDefender\SystemDefender.exe” hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VMware Tools] C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareTray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VMware User Process] C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareUser.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVP] “C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0\avp.exe”
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] “C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe” /background
O7 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System, DisableRegedit=1
O9 - Extra button: Web Anti-Virus statistics - {1F460357-8A94-4D71-9CA3-AA4ACF32ED8E} - C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0\SCIEPlgn.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra ‘Tools’ menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O23 - Service: Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 (AVP) - Kaspersky Lab - C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0\avp.exe
O23 - Service: VMware Descheduled Time Accounting Service (vmdesched) - VMware, Inc. - C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmdesched.exe
O23 - Service: VMware Tools Service (VMTools) - VMware, Inc. - C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareService.exe
–
End of file - 2718 bytes
May 13th, 2008 — Anti-Malware Reviews, Anti-Malware Shootout, AntiVirus Reviews, Videos
In this review I pit Kaspersky AntiVirus 7.0.1 against a highly infected virtual machine with 100+ pieces of malware. The Kaspersky review is broken up into 3 parts (for YouTube). Writing about an AntiVirus product isn’t enough; you need to see how well (or not well) it performs under the worst possible situations…I think I’m doing that.