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BadTrans Worm

Information about BadTrans Worm:

                     BadTrans is an encrypted worm spreads via MAPI function of Microsoft Outlook and it also drops Trojan.PSW.Hooker.b in the victims PC. The virus author can steal username and password details using the password stealer.

                     I-worm/BadTrans arrives as an e-mail attachment, when the infected e-mail attachment is executed, it will display the following message box and copies itself to the file INETD.EXE in the windows folder.

                     The worm also decrypts and drops KERN32.EXE and HKSDLL.DLL in the Windows system folder. It adds "RUN=INETD.EXE" entry in WIN.INI file to load on the next startup. The password stealer is activated on next startup by adding the following key in the registry

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
RunOnce\kernel32=kern32.exe

                     On the next startup, it attempts to mail all unread messages in the Microsoft Outlook folders. The worm attachment name will be one of the following.

fun.pif
Card.pif
YOU_are_FAT!.TXT.pif
images.pif
Humor.TXT.pif
hamster.ZIP.scr
New_Napster_Site.DOC.scr
news_doc.scr
Me_nude.AVI.pif
Pics.ZIP.scr
README.TXT.pif
SETUP.pif
searchURL.scr
docs.scr
s3msong.MP3.pif
Sorry_about_yesterday.DOC.pif

Remvoing BadTrans Worm from your system:

                   Fire has incorporated I-Worm/BadTrans in its signature file, with the aim of helping users affected by this Worm attack to detect and eliminate it from their systems. Fire anti-virus users can update this signature file by using online update facility. It is available with the registered version of Fire anti-virus Kit.

                   You can check the system manually. I-Worm/BadTrans worm creates the file "INETD.EXE" in the Windows folder and "KERN32.EXE", "HKSDLL.DLL" in the Windows system folder. The presence of these files ensures you are infected with this worm.

                     A free download of FireLite [ 1100KB] version is also available to detect I-Worm/BadTrans. Fire anti-virus kit removes I-Worm/BadTrans without problems. If you find this worm, use registered version of Fire to remove. To get the registered version of Fire call us at 044-28170440 or mail to service@fireav.com or purchase Fire online using

[Analysis: Mr.Ramesh, Mr. Surend Raj, Prognet Technologies Pvt. Ltd, April. 2001]

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