Virus.MSWord.DarkSide

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: Virus

Viruses replicate on the resources of the local machine. Unlike worms, viruses do not use network services to propagate or penetrate other computers. A copy of a virus will reach remote computers only if the infected object is, for some reason unrelated to the virus function, activated on another computer. For example: when infecting accessible disks, a virus penetrates a file located on a network resource a virus copies itself to a removable storage device or infects a file on a removable device a user sends an email with an infected attachment.

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Platform: MSWord

Microsoft Word (MS Word) is a popular word processor and part of Microsoft Office. Microsoft Word files have a .doc or .docx extension.

Description

Technical Details

This is not a dangerous encrypted Word macro virus. It is related to the "MDMA" virus. It contains four macros: AutoClose, DarkSide1, HerramMacro, ToolsMacro. It infects the documents and the global macros area on AutoClose call.

The virus disables Tools/Macro menu (Herram/Macro in Spanish). It creates on disks the DARKSIDE.1 files and writes the texts to there:

ATENCION: esta computadora ha sido infectada!. DarkSide1 sin una
computadora es como Billy The Kid sin un revolver! ! . . . Virus DarkSide1
creado en la ciudad de Lima en enero de 1997 -=] DarkSide1 Is a peruvian
virus writer [=-

The virus also contains the REMarked comments:

DarkSide1 is in the wild!!! :-)
DarkSide1's E-Mail: virology@usa.net
DarkSide1's live in Peru!!

Macro.Word.DarkSide.b

This encrypted virus contains three macros: AutoClose, DarkSide1B, HerramMacro. It creates the DARKSIDE.NEW file in current directory on C: drive and writes the text to there:

DarkSide1 is Back!!
The name of this macrovirus is DarkSide1.B
Caro's name Dark.A ?! Caro Sucks!! :)
And remember... DarkSide1 whitout a computer is like...
Billy the Kid without a gun!! :)
WM.DarkSide1.B] by DarkSide1 in Lima Peru 1997

The HerramMacro macro contain the texts:

it's only a clean macro :) very easy !!
DarkSide1 is Cool Macro Virus Writer :)
I like the macrovirii scene...rocks!! :)

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