| Aliases: | Virus.Win32.Virut.ce (Kaspersky), W32/Virut.n.gen (McAfee), W32.Virut.CF (Symantec) |
| Type of infiltration: | Virus |
| Size: | Approximately 19 KB |
| Affected platforms: | Microsoft Windows |
| Signature database version: | 4032 (20090424) |
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Short description
Win32/Virut.NBP is a polymorphic file infector. The virus connects to the IRC network. It can be controlled remotely.
Executable file infection
The virus searches for executables with one of the following extensions:
Executables are infected by appending the code of the virus to the last section.
The host file is modified in a way that causes the virus to be executed prior to running the original code. The size of the inserted code is 19 KB .
It avoids those with any of the following strings in their names:
It infects the following files:
The virus inserts a/an IFrame element with an URL link into the file.
Other information
The virus is sent data and commands from a remote computer or the Internet.
It communicates with the following servers using IRC protocol:
- irc.zief.pl
- proxim.ircgalaxy.pl
It can execute the following operations:
- download files from a remote computer and/or Internet
- run executable files
The following file is modified:
- %system%\drivers\etc\hosts
The virus writes the following entries to the file:
The virus creates and runs a new thread with its own program code in all running processes.
The virus may set the following Registry entries:
- [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\
SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\
AuthorizedApplications\List]
"%filepath%" = "%filepath%:*:enabled:@shell32.dll,-1"
The performed data entry creates an exception in the Windows Firewall program.
