Submission Summary:

What's been foundSeverity Level
Downloads/requests other files from Internet.
Creates a startup registry entry.
Contains characteristics of an identified security risk.

 

Technical Details:

 

Possible Security Risk

Security RiskDescription
Worm.IM.Sohanad Worm.IM.Sohanad spreads via Yahoo Messenger and infects Windows. It sends a message to all Yahoo Messenger contacts of an infected user. The message contains a link enticing users to download the worm. The worm also disable certain Windows functionalities abd hijacks Internet Explorer homepage. It also downloads other maware and it will also attempt to propagate via the means of creating copies of itself onto removable devices such as USB flash and hard drives.

Threat CategoryDescription
A network-aware worm that attempts to replicate across the existing network(s)

 

File System Modifications

#Filename(s)File SizeFile HashAlias
1 %System%\autorun.ini 102 bytes MD5: 0x948C74CD98911B420FF89DAC13399BCB
SHA-1: 0x76DFC73518F003953923B1B4F2B973F4BB56A411
Malware.Svich!rem [PCTools]
Worm.Win32.AutoRun.gmp [Kaspersky Lab]
W32/Tupym.worm!inf [McAfee]
W32/AutoRun-AOA [Sophos]
Worm.Win32.AutoRun [Ikarus]
2 %Windir%\system3_.exe 745,029 bytes MD5: 0x7F414D0A59F316CA6FF05BF7414457E4
SHA-1: 0x1C6040C162046544348E996700BAE6BC5F87E6BF
Malware.Imaut [PCTools]
Worm.Win32.AutoRun.fnc [Kaspersky Lab]
Troj/Agent-OLT [Sophos]
Worm.Win32.AutoIt [Ikarus]
Win32/Autorun.worm.745029 [AhnLab]
3 %Windir%\Tasks\At1.job 350 bytes MD5: 0x03172ED44C775D50E9D45B70903DBC02
SHA-1: 0x3C4F38A6E9CC9BB39FDC65BE430219CC381370B4
(not available)

 

Memory Modifications

Process NameProcess FilenameMain Module Size
[filename of the sample #1][file and pathname of the sample #1]819,200 bytes
system3_.exe%System%\system3_.exe819,200 bytes

 

Registry Modifications

 

Other details

United Kingdom

Remote HostPort Number
192.41.60.1080
209.25.137.15080
64.62.181.4680
67.201.31.4480
69.39.236.3680
72.21.214.3880
74.125.47.11380
74.125.47.9980

 

 

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