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Virus Central - Detailed
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Virus Information
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Update: New
information about SirCam
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Name:
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W32/SirCam@MM
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Aliases:
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Type:
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Virus
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Discovery Date:
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07/17/2001
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Detection:
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Virus Description:
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This virus sends itself, as an executable, to
email recipients found in the Windows Address Book and addresses
found in cached files. This executable is appended with a document
if one is found in MY DOCUMENTS folder. The mailing routine talks
SMTP to a server and will use server address found in infected
executables. This address is presumably captured from the victim's
machine which sent the virus to you. If that server is not in
operation, or if relaying is not permitted, the virus attempts
to use each of these three servers, stopping when the first successful
send occurs.
doubleclick.com.mx
enlace.net
goeke.net
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E-mail Subject:
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[filename (random)]
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E-mail Body:
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Hi! How are you?
I send you this file in order to have your advice
or I hope you can help me with this file that I send
or I hope you like the file that I sendo you
or This is the file with the information that you ask
for
See you later. Thanks
the same message may be received in Spanish
Hola como estas ?
Te mando este archivo para que me des tu punto de vista
or Espero me puedas ayudar con el archivo que te mando
or Espero te guste este archivo que te mando
or Este es el archivo con la informaci—n que me pediste
Nos vemos pronto, gracias.
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Attachment:
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A file from the sender's computer with the extension
.bat, .com, .lnk, or .pif added to it.
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Virus Effects:
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When run, the document will be saved to the C:\RECYCLED
folder and then opened while the virus copies itself to C:\RECYCLED\SirC32.exe
folder to conceal its presence and creates a registry key value
to load itself whenever .EXE files are executed.
The virus searches for .GIF, .JPG, .JPEG, .MPEG,
.MOV, .MPG, .PDF, .PNG, .PS, and .ZIP files in the MY DOCUMENTS
folder and attempts to send copies of these documents to email
recipients found in the Windows Address Book and addresses found
in cached files.
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Removal Instructions:
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Rename the Windows Registry
Editor
- Click on the Start button.
- Highlight Run.
- Type in COMMAND and hit the OK button. A window will
then appear with a black background. The last line of
text in the window will look something like C:\Windows>
(followed by a blinking cursor).
- Type in the following at the prompt: COPY REGEDIT.EXE
REGEDIT.BAT EXIT
The window will
then disappear.
Boot into Safe Mode
- Shut the computer down so the power is off.
- Wait 20 seconds or so.
- Turn the computer on and immediately begin pressing
the F8 key on the keyboard, once every second repeatedly.
Do this until the Windows Startup Menu appears. If you
get a keyboard error, press F1 to resume and then continue
pressing the F8 key once every second.
- Select Safe Mode from the Windows Startup Menu, then
press the Enter key on the keyboard.
- Windows will then boot into Safe Mode.
NOTE: This may take
longer than a normal boot.
- At the end of the boot process a dialog box will appear
informing you that Windows is in Safe Mode. Click OK on
this dialog box.
- Windows is now in Safe Mode.
Backup the Registry
- Click on the Start button.
- Click on Run.
- Type REGEDIT.BAT in the Open field.
- Click the OK button. The Registry Editor window will
appear.
- Click on the Registry pull-down menu.
- Click on Export Registry File.
- In the File Name field type "backup" (without the quotation
marks).
- In the Save In field be sure that the desktop is selected
(if it is not, click on the pull down menu and select
"Desktop").
- Select "All" in the Export Range group box.
- Click on the Save button. The registry will then be
saved.
- Click the X in the top right corner to close the Registry
Editor.
NOTE: You now have a backup of your Registry saved
as "backup" on your desktop. If you need to restore the Registry
you can double-click on the "backup" file located on the desktop.
Once these instructions are complete and everything is running
properly be sure to delete this backup file by right-clicking
on it then left-clicking on Delete from the pop-up menu that
appears. This will ensure that the old registry is not accidentally
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Remove the Worm Entries
from the Registry
As you go through this process, you will be asked to confirm
each change. Make sure that the change is correct, then confirm
each change.
- Click the Start button.
- Click on Run.
- Type in REGEDIT.BAT in the Open field.
- Click the OK button. The Registry Editor window will
appear.
- Click on the plus sign next to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.
- Click on the plus sign next to exefile.
- Click on the plus sign next to shell.
- Click on the plus sign next to open.
- Single-click on command so it is highlighted.
- On the right side of the screen is a Name column and
a Data column. Locate and right-click on (Default) under
the Name column.
- A pop-up menu will appear. Left-click on Modify.
- The Edit String dialog box will appear with the value
highlighted. Delete all text in the Value and type the
following characters (WITHOUT THE BRACKETS): ["%1" %*]
If you are unsure of how the characters should be, the
following is a spelled out version of the correct characters:
quote, percentage, one, quote, space, percentage, asterisk.
- Click the OK button to close the Edit String dialog
box.
- On the left side of the screen click on the minus sign
next to open.
- Click on the minus sign next to shell.
- Click on the minus sign next to exefile.
- click on the minus sign next to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.
- Click on the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
- Click on the plus sign next to SOFTWARE.
- Single click on the SIRCAM folder so it is highlighted,
then hit delete.
- Click the plus sign next to Microsoft.
- Click the plus sign next to Windows.
- Click the plus sign next to CurrentVersion.
- Single click on the RunServices Folder so it is highlighted.
- On the right side of the screen is a Name column and
a Data column. Under the Name column locate and single-click
on Driver32 = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SCam32.exe so it is highlighted.
- Press the Delete key on the keyboard to remove the entry.
- Close the Registry Editor by clicking the X in the top
right corner.
Remove reference in Autoexec.bat file:
- Click Start, and click Run.
- Type the following, and then click OK.
edit c:\autoexec.bat
The MS-DOS Editor opens.
- Remove the line "@win \recycled\sirc32.exe" if it is
present.
- Click File and then click Save.
- Exit the MS-DOS Editor
Scan
your computer for infected files again. |
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