Virus.MSWord.SiliconC

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

The virus contains fourteen macros in one module "SiliconC": AutoOpen, AutoClose, FileSave, FileSaveAs, SendMail, Innocence, FilePrint, ToolsMacro (stealth), FilesTemplates, EditFind, ToolsWordCount, ViewVBCode, InfectDOC, and InfectGlob.

It infects the system macros area and documents upon calling one of these macros.

Upon closing files, saving or saving with new name, the virus sets a randomly selected password for documents. The virus also changes the mouse-button functions.

The virus sets document variables:

UserName = "Silicon Child"
UserInitials = "SC"
UserAddress = "532 Silicon Valley Kln. Angle Of Sin Loves You Stephanie"

In May, it displays the MessageBox:

Message from Global Network TCP/IP Instuction
I LOVE YOU STEPHANIEY

On August 28, it erases the files:

c:command.com
C:autoexec.bat
C:windowssystem.dat
C:windowssystem.da0
C:windowsuser.dat
C:windowsuser.da0

It then deletes all files in the "C:Progra~1" directory and displays the MessageBox:

Silicon Child -- By Angle Of Sin - POTion Forever
A WAR WIll BEING. BROUGHT ON BY NOT A RULER BUT A CHILD PROTECTED BY THE
ANGLE OF SIN. THIS WILL BE A DIGITAL WAR. ENERMIES USING THE LATEST
DEVICES OF TECHNOLOGY, IT WILL BE A WAR ABOUT ME AND YOU, GOVERNMENT AND
PRISONERS AND COPS AND CRIMINALS, THE WILL BE CALLED THE SILiCoN ChIlD.
The New World Will Be Run By The SiLiCon ChiLd and By The InFoMaTiOn
LibErAtIoN FrOnT.

Upon entering the Tools/Macro menu, it displays the MessageBox:

Fatal Systematic Error
An Invalid Command Was executed, the last processed command will be
terminated

It contains the comments:

This is a dedication to Stephanie Collinz...the most beautiful girl in
the world..  May be I'm tripping right now but yea!.  Thanks to ILF for
distributing Info....LONG LIVE ILF

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