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Détails du virusConficker.C

Tous les détails, la description et les effets de Conficker.C

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Noms courants : Conficker.C
Noms techniques :
Alias : W32.Downadup,Net-Worm.Win32.Kido.cn,WORM...
   
Type : WORM
Taille : 167071 Bytes
   

DETECTIONS

Nombre de détections : 17025 times
Date de première détection : January 7, 2009 at 00:00 AM
Premier pays où il est apparu : Brazil
Dernier pays où il est apparu : United States
   

Brief Description

Conficker.C is a worm which exploits a vulnerability in the Windows Server Service which allows remote code execution. It is the vulnerability MS08-067.

If the system date is after January 1, 2009, it will try to connect to a certain website in order to download and run another type of malware in the affected computer.

On the one hand, it reduces considerably the protection level of the computer, as it prevents the user and the computer from connecting to many websites related to antivirus companies.

On the other, it uses weak passwords to access the user accounts in order to modify their security policies.

Conficker.C spreads by exploiting the vulnerability MS08-067. In order to do so, it sends malformed RPC requests to other computers in which it attempts to enter a copy of itself. Additionally, it spreads through shared and removable drives.

 

It is highly recommended to download and apply the security patch for the vulnerability MS08-067. Click here to access the web page for downloading the patch.

Effects

Conficker.C is designed to spread by exploiting a vulnerability in the Windows Server Service which allows remote code execution. It is the vulnerability MS08-067.

Additionally, Conficker.C carries out the following actions:

  • It checks the system date in the following web addresses:
    Ask.com
    Google.com
    Baidu.com
    Yahoo.com
    W3.org

    and if the system date is after January 1, 2009, it will attempt to connect to a website in order to download a malicious executable file. The website to which it connects varies depending on the system date.
  • It disables the following services:
    - Windows update, disabling the Windows updates.
    - BITS (Background Intelligent Transfer Service), which is a service to transfer Windows files.
    - Error reporting service, which allows to send Microsoft information about errors occurring in the operating system, Windows components and programs.
  • It prevents the user and the computer from connecting to the websites that contain any of the following text strings:
    ahnlab
    arcabit
    avast
    avg
    avira
    avp
    bit9
    ca
    castlecops
    centralcommand
    cert
    clamav
    comodo
    computerassociates
    cpsecure
    defender
    drweb
    emsisoft
    esafe
    eset
    etrust
    ewido
    fortinet
    f-prot
    f-secure
    gdata
    grisoft
    hacksoft
    hauri
    ikarus
    jotti
    k7computing
    kaspersky
    malware
    mcafee
    microsoft
    nai
    networkassociates
    nod32
    norman
    norton
    panda
    pctools
    prevx
    quickheal
    rising
    rootkit
    sans
    securecomputing
    sophos
    spamhaus
    spyware
    sunbelt
    symantec
    threatexpert
    trendmicro
    vet
    virus
    wilderssecurity
    windowsupdate
    As they are security related websites, the antivirus programs could not be updated and the user could not access the information of these pages.
  • It modifies the security policies of the user accounts. In order to access the user accounts, it uses the following weak passwords:
    0123456789
    00000, 0000000, 00000000, 0987654321, 11111, 111111, 1111111, 11111111, 123123, 12321, 123321, 12345, 123456, 1234567, 12345678, 123456789, 1234567890, 1234abcd, 1234qwer, 123abc, 123asd, 123qwe, 1q2w3e, 22222, 222222, 2222222, 22222222, 33333, 333333, 3333333, 33333333, 44444, 444444, 4444444, 44444444, 54321, 55555, 555555, 5555555, 55555555, 654321, 66666, 666666, 6666666, 66666666, 7654321, 77777, 777777, 7777777, 77777777, 87654321, 88888, 888888, 8888888, 88888888, 987654321, 99999, 999999, 9999999, 99999999.
    A
    a1b2c3, aaaaa, abc123, academia, access, account, Admin, admin, admin1, admin12, admin123, adminadmin, administrator, anything, asddsa, asdfgh, asdsa, asdzxc.

    B
    backup, boss123, business.

    C
    campus, changeme, cluster, codename, codeword, coffee, computer, controller, cookie, customer.

    D
    database, default, desktop, domain.

    E
    example, exchange, explorer.

    F
    files, foobar, foofoo, forever, freedom.

    G
    games.

    H
    home123.

    I
    ihavenopass, Internet, internet, intranet.

    K
    killer.

    L
    letitbe, letmein, Login, login, lotus, love123.

    M
    manager, market, money, monitor, mypass, mypassword, mypc123.

    N
    nimda, nobody, nopass, nopassword, nothing.

    O
    office, oracle, owner.

    P
    pass1, pass12, pass123, passwd, Password, password, password1, password12, password123, private, public, pw123.

    Q
    q1w2e3, qazwsx, qazwsxedc, qqqqq, qwe123, qweasd, qweasdzxc, qweewq, qwerty, qwewq.

    R
    root123, rootroot.

    S
    sample, secret, secure, security, server, shadow, share, student, super, superuser, supervisor, system.

    T
    temp123, temporary, temptemp, test123, testtest.

    U
    unknown.

    W
    windows, work123.

    X
    xxxxx.

    Z
    zxccxz, zxcvb, zxcvbn, zxcxz, zzzzz.

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