SirCam Worm| Name | SirCam Worm | | Aliases | Win32.SirCam, W32.Sircam, SirCam, TROJ_SirCam,I-Worm.SirCam | | Discovered on | July 2001 |
Virus Information - SirCam Worm:
SirCam is a mass mailing email worm. This
worm will infect Windows systems. SirCam spreads by sending itself to other addresses found in the Windows Address book and temporary internet files.
The worm arrives with the random subject
and the body of the mail carries constant first and last line.
First Line: Hi! How are you?
Last Line: See you later. Thanks
The content in between the first line and
the last line varies.
Infected mail carries an attachment with
a random file name with double extensions. The first extension of the infected
attachment carries EXE, DOC, XLS, ZIP and the second extension as PIF,
COM, LNK, BAT. When the infected file is run it will be saved to C:\RECYCLED
directory as SirC32.exe and updates the registry to load itself whenever
any EXE file is executed. To achieve this worm modifies registry at the
following location:
Hkey_Classes_Root\exefile\shell\open\command
It modifies value of Default key
from "%1"%" to "C:\recycled\SirC32.exe"
"%1" %*".
The worm also copies itself in the same
name under WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory and creates a registry key at the following
location to load itself during next startup.
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
The worm stores the list of various file
extensions in a random four letters filename with .DLL extension under
MY DOCUMENTS folder. It also collects all the Email addresses from Windows
Address book and saves it under WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory in a random filename
with extension as .DLL.
Using the built-in SMTP server, worm mails
itself to all Email Addresses stored under .DLL file with the file extensions
stored in another .DLL file.
It creates a Registry Key to store its
information at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SirCam

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