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Parent class: VirWare

Viruses and worms are malicious programs that self-replicate on computers or via computer networks without the user being aware; each subsequent copy of such malicious programs is also able to self-replicate. Malicious programs which spread via networks or infect remote machines when commanded to do so by the “owner” (e.g. Backdoors) or programs that create multiple copies that are unable to self-replicate are not part of the Viruses and Worms subclass. The main characteristic used to determine whether or not a program is classified as a separate behaviour within the Viruses and Worms subclass is how the program propagates (i.e. how the malicious program spreads copies of itself via local or network resources.) Most known worms are spread as files sent as email attachments, via a link to a web or FTP resource, via a link sent in an ICQ or IRC message, via P2P file sharing networks etc. Some worms spread as network packets; these directly penetrate the computer memory, and the worm code is then activated. Worms use the following techniques to penetrate remote computers and launch copies of themselves: social engineering (for example, an email message suggesting the user opens an attached file), exploiting network configuration errors (such as copying to a fully accessible disk), and exploiting loopholes in operating system and application security. Viruses can be divided in accordance with the method used to infect a computer:

file viruses
boot sector viruses
macro viruses
script viruses

Any program within this subclass can have additional Trojan functions. It should also be noted that many worms use more than one method in order to spread copies via networks.

Class: Net-Worm

Net-Worms propagate via computer networks. The distinguishing feature of this type of worm is that it does not require user action in order to spread. This type of worm usually searches for critical vulnerabilities in software running on networked computers. In order to infect the computers on the network, the worm sends a specially crafted network packet (called an exploit) and as a result the worm code (or part of the worm code) penetrates the victim computer and activates. Sometimes the network packet only contains the part of the worm code which will download and run a file containing the main worm module. Some network worms use several exploits simultaneously to spread, thus increasing the speed at which they find victims.

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Platform: Win32

Win32 is an API on Windows NT-based operating systems (Windows XP, Windows 7, etc.) that supports execution of 32-bit applications. One of the most widespread programming platforms in the world.

Description

Technical Details

Randon is a Virus-Worm distributed via IRC-channels and LANs with shared resources.

When executed this worm installs its components into the subdirectory zxz and/or zx in the Windows system directory and registers its main file and the mIRC client in the Windows registry auto-run key (below):

HKLM\SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunupdateWins

Randon then executes the above key and hides the process via the HideWIndows utility. Randon connects to the IRC-server and executes its scripts. In addition to DDoS attacks and IRC channel flooding, Randon scans port 445 of other IRC clients.

Distribution
Upon detection of an open port (445) the worm runs the batch files sencs.bat and incs.bat which try to locate open resources on the remote computer and connect to them using one of the following passwords:

"admin", "administrator", "root", "admin", "test", "test123", "temp", 
"temp123",  "pass", "password", "changeme"

If a connection is successful the worm opens a socket on port 445, transfers the trojan horse TrojanDownloader.WIn32.APher.gen and runs it. This trojan downloads a self-extracting archive of the worm's 'full' version from "www.q8kiss.net" and installs it in the system.

Additional information
The Randon worm consists of the following components:

Deta.exe - HideWindows utility (WIn32 exe file)
fControl.a - an IRC script (port scanning and infection remote computers)
IfCOntrol.a - an IRC script (IRC-channels flooding and DDoS attacks (pinging different addresses) )
incs.bat - BATCH file (lan resources password cracker)
Libparse.exe is "PrcView" utility (Win32 EXE file)
psexec.exe is "PsExec" utility (Win32 EXE file)
rcfg.ini - IRC INI file (loading other scripts)
rconnect.conf - configuration file
reader.w - list of nicknames used by worm to establish connection with IRC-channels
Sa.exe - TrojanDOwnloader.Win32.Apher
scontrol.a - helper IRC script.
sencs.bat - BAT file (this file is transfered to the remote computer to perform TrojanDownloader execution)
systrey.exe - renamed mIRC client (Wind32 EXE file).

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