| Port No | 29999 |
| Service Name | AJW |
| RFC Doc | 0 |
| Protocol | TCP |
| Description | This memory-resident worm propagates across networks by exploiting the LSASS vulnerability, which is a buffer overrun that allows remote code execution and enables a malicious user to gain full control of the affected system. This vulnerability is discussed in detail in the following Microsoft page:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011 It also propagates via network shares by dropping a copy of itself into default shared folders. It uses cached user names and passwords to gain access to the said shares. It may also use a specific list of user names and passwords, apart from those that it gathers. This worm opens a random port and operates as an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) bot that connects to an IRC server. It then joins an IRC channel, where it waits for several commands from a malicious user. It also steals the product ID of Windows and the CD keys of certain game applications. |
| Reference Link | AJW |
| Attack | Solution: This procedure terminates the running malware process. You will need the name(s) of the file(s) detected earlier. Open Windows Task Manager. » On Windows 98 and ME, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE » On Windows NT, 2000, and XP, press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC, then click the Processes tab. In the list of running programs*, locate the malware file(s) detected earlier. Select one of the detected files, then press either the End Task or the End Process button, depending on the version of Windows on your system. Do the same for all detected malware files in the list of running processes. To check if the malware process has been terminated, close Task Manager, and then open it again. Close Task Manager. *NOTE: On systems running Windows 98 and ME, Windows Task Manager may not show certain processes. You can use a third party process viewer such as Process Explorer to terminate the malware process. Otherwise, continue with the next procedure, noting additional instructions. |
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