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tacitus
08-28-2003, 12:42 PM
I don't think this has been posted before.

I received a email from 'security@microsoft.com' regarding this program.

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From: "Microsoft" <security@microsoft.com> Save Address | Headers
To: <tacitus@iGlide.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 11:20:29 -0600
Subject: Use this patch immediately !
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Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now!
There are dangerous virus in the Internet now!
More than 500.000 already infected!

patch.exe (Binary attachment)

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Natrually I did not open this file and did a google search and found this information.
************************************************** *******
NEW THREAT-patch.exe posted Mon, August 18, 2003 (http://www.bbnp.com/shownewsarticle.php?ver=&amp;newsID=35&amp;location=BBnPAn nouncements)

A new virus, posing as an email from Microsoft, offers an attachment named patch.exe---DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT.

Do not open this message appearing to be from Microsoft offering a patch.
It is a new virus.
READ MORE

W32.Dumaru@mm is a mass-mailing worm that drops an IRC Trojan onto the infected machine. The worm gathers email addresses from certain file types and uses its own SMTP engine to email itself.

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The email has the following characteristics:

From: "Microsoft"
Subject: Use this patch immediately !
Message:
Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now!
There are dangerous virus in the Internet now!
More than 500.000 already infected!
Attachment: patch.exe

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If you open the attachment, YOU WILL BE INFECTED with this new virus. Installing the patch for the blaster worm will not protect you from this virus!

Update any antivirus software and do not open attachments ending with .exe These are execution files designed to execute a program or command on your computer. Some are harmless, but don't take the chance.

************************************************** *****
Also this from Uruguay

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VSantivirus no. 1138 Year 7, Tuesday 19 of August of 2003

W32/Dumaru.A. False message of Microsoft (patch.exe)
http://www.vsantivirus.com/dumaru-a.htm

Name: W32/Dumaru.A
Type: Worm of Internet
Alias: W32.Dumaru@mm, Win32/Dumaru.A, W32/Dumaru@MM, W32.Dumaru@mm, WORM_DUMARU.A
Date: 19/ago/03
Platform: Windows 32-bit
Size: 9.216 bytes
Tools to clear the worm automatically
This worm, written in Microsoft C++ and tablet with tool UPX, is sent in massive form to all the directions that find in certain archives of the infected machine, in a message that simulates to contain a patch of the Internet Explorer sent by Microsoft:

Of: "Microsoft" < security@microsoft.com >
Subject: Patch uses this immediately!
Attached data: patch.exe

Text:

Dear friend, uses this Internet Explorer patch now!
There plows dangerous virus in the Internet now!
Already dwells than 500,000 infected!

When it is executed, it releases a troyano that allows to be controlled via IRC, and in addition is able to rob passwords of the infected machine, soon to reenviar them to a remote user.

The mail directions of which the message sends, are extracted of all the archives of the hard disk with the following extensions:

abd
dbx
htm
html
tbb
wab

The directions are kept in the following file:

c:\windows\winload.log

The worm copy to if same in the following locations:

c:\windows\dllreg.exe
c:\windows\system\load32.exe
c:\windows\system\vxdmgr32.exe

Also copy to the troyano in the following location:

c:\windows\windrv.exe

NOTE: In all the cases, "C:\Windows" and "C:\Windows\System" can vary according to the installed operating system (with those names by defect in Windows 9x/ME, like "C:\WinNT", "C:\WinNT\System32" in Windows NT/2000 and "C:\Windows\System32" in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003).

The troyano can be connected to a predefined servant of IRC (Internet Relay Chat), and receive you order of a remote user. Also it can rob passwords of the infected user.

The worm modifies the following keys of the registry to autoejecutar itself in each resumption of Windows:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
load32 = C:\windows\system\load32.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Shell = explorer.exe c:\winnt\system32\vxdmgr32.exe

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
run = c:\windows\dllreg.exe

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
load32 = (a very long entrance, of 260 bytes)

Also it modifies archives WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI in the C:\Windows folder:

In WIN.INI:

[ Windows ]
run = c:\windows\dllreg.exe

In SYSTEM.INI:

[ boot ]
shell = explorer.exe c:\windows\system\vxdmgr32.exe


Manual repair

Antivirus

1. Update his antivirus with the last definitions
2. Ejecútelos in way I scan, reviewing all its discs
3. Erase the archives detected like infected


Manual erasure of the archives created by the worm

From the Explorer of Windows, it locates and it erases the following archives:

c:\windows\dllreg.exe
c:\windows\system\load32.exe
c:\windows\system\vxdmgr32.exe
c:\windows\windrv.exe

Puncture with the right button on the icon of the "Wastebasket of recycling" in the writing-desk, and select "To drain the recycling wastebasket".

Also erase the electronic messages similar to I decipher before.


To publish the registry

Note: some of the branches in the registry mentioned here, can not be present since it depends on which version of Windows is had installed.

1. Execute the registry publisher: Beginning, to execute, writes REGEDIT and presses ENTER

2. In the left panel of the publisher, it punctures in sign "+" until opening the following branch:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SOFTWARE
\Microsoft
\Windows
\CurrentVersion
\Run

3. Puncture in the folder "Run" and in the panel of the right, under the column "Name", looks for and erases the following entrance:

load32

4. In the left panel of the publisher, it punctures in sign "+" until opening the following branch:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SOFTWARE
\Microsoft
\Windows NT
\CurrentVersion
\Winlogon

5. Puncture in the folder "Winlogon" and in the panel of the right, under the column "Name", looks for and erases the following entrance:

Shell

6. In the left panel of the publisher, it punctures in sign "+" until opening the following branch:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER
\Software
\Microsoft
\Windows NT
\CurrentVersion
\Windows

7. Puncture in the folder "Windows" and in the panel of the right, under the column "Name", looks for and erases the following entrance:

Run

8. Use "Registry", "To leave" to leave the publisher and to confirm the changes.


To publish file WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI

1. From Beginning, To execute, keys in WIN.INI and presses Enter.

2. Look for the following thing:

[ Windows ]
run = c:\windows\dllreg.exe

It must stay as:

[ Windows ]
run =

3. Record the changes and you leave the notepad.

4. From Beginning, To execute, keys in SYSTEM.INI and presses Enter.

5. Look for the following thing:

[ boot ]
shell = explorer.exe c:\windows\system\vxdmgr32.exe

and déjelo asi ':

[ boot ]
shell = explorer.exe

6. Record the changes and you leave the notepad

7. Reinitiate his computer (Beginning, To extinguish the system, To reinitiate).


Tools to clear the worm automatically

Tool of Symantec
Unload the utility "FxDumaru.exe" (167 Kb) and ejecútela in his system:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/FxDumaru.exe
Copyright (c) Symantec 2003.


Additional information

To show the true extensions of the archives

In order to be able to see the true extensions of the archives and in addition visualize those with attributes of "Hidden", asi comes ':

1. Execute the Explorer of Windows

2. Select to the menu ' Ver' (Windows 95/98/NT) or the menu ' Herramientas' (Me/2000/XP Windows), and puncture in ' Opciones' or ' Options of carpetas'.

3. Select the tongue-piece ' Ver'.

4. IT UNMARKS the option "To hide extensions for the types of well-known archives" or similar.

5. In Windows 95/NT, IT MARKS the option "To show to all the archives and hidden folders" or similar.

In Windows 98, under ' Archives ocultos', MARKS ' To show all archivos'.

In Me/2000/XP Windows, in ' Archives and folders ocultos', MARKS ' To show to all the archives and folders ocultos' and DISTANCING ' To hide to protected archives of the system operativó.

6. Puncture in ' Aplicar' and ' Aceptar'.


Cleaning of virus in Windows Me and XP

If the installed operating system is Windows Me or Windows XP, to be able to correctly eliminate this virus of his computer, it will have to deshabilitar before any action, the tool "To recover system" as it is indicated in these articles:

Cleaning of virus in Windows Me
http://www.vsantivirus.com/faq-winme.htm

Cleaning of virus in Windows XP
http://www.vsantivirus.com/faq-winxp.htm



(c) Video Soft - http://www.videosoft.net.uy
(c) VSAntivirus - http://www.vsantivirus.com


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These people are pissing me off.

nosferatuscoffin
08-28-2003, 07:31 PM
An extension of the Blaster worm. I think this one is among the many that caused the denial of service to MS's site.

Thanks for posting Mr Tacitus. This is becoming a daily thing and even I cannot keep up on all of this. All help is appreciated. http://freeconservatives.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Rink
08-29-2003, 02:19 AM
On my msn when I logged in today I got this unusual message that i didnt like:

Never give out your password or credit card number in an instant message conversation.

.NET Messenger Service Staff says:
You are running a version of messenger that requires an immediate security update. Please visit http //messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx to complete the update.
(mind you I took the : out of the front of the http:

Just got it again when i signed back into my msn service its getting annoying and i dont think its from msn or hotmail.

Can anyone investigate this and see if its legit?

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Another thing I kept getting was this:

ATTENTION: IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED FOR MSN AND WINDOWS MESSENGER USERS.

You are receiving this e-mail because you are a MSN Messenger or Windows
Messenger Service user.

As part of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative, Microsoft is
updating the .NET Messenger Service and providing you with an important
MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger security update.

If you are using MSN Messenger 5.0, Windows Messenger 4.7.2000, or MSN
Messenger for Mac 3.5, or any versions higher than these, you do NOT need
this security update. To find out which version you have, select the
'Help' menu in Messenger, then select 'About'. If you are using an older
version, or are not sure, please visit:
http ://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx
for an update.

NOTICE: If you are not using an updated version, you will be unable to
continue using your MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger Service.

Thank you for helping Microsoft further its commitment to helping you
protect your privacy and security online.

You can view the .NET Messenger Statement of Privacy at:
http ://messenger.msn.com/Help/Privacy.aspx
and the .NET Messenger Service Terms of Use and Notices at:
http ://messenger.msn.com/Help/Terms.aspx.

<hr></hr>

The address from that email which spammed the crap out of my hotmail box is this:

From :
".NET Messenger Service Staff" dot_net_msgr_svc@ msgr.hotmail.com

To :
rink03@ hotmail.com

Subject :
Important Security Update for the .NET Messenger Service

Date :
Mon 18, Aug 2003

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Mind you I separated the email addys from the @ by separating the >@ hotmail.com

nosferatuscoffin
08-29-2003, 05:15 AM
Ignore that and goto MS's update site and DL the latest patch.

Lord, this is getting to be too much!

Rink
08-31-2003, 01:25 AM
I keep getting that damnable thing come up on my msn everytime I logon, its getting damned annoying.

I thought I had my PC patched for that RPC thing? is there more?

Rhino
10-03-2003, 07:22 PM
Always keep this in mind. Microsoft NEVER sends out patches via e-mail!