RE: New Trojan

From: Thompson, Jason (Jason.Thompson_at_xwave.com)
Date: 10/28/03

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    WFP can be disabled though.

    I sent this to Harlan.

    Here's link 1:

    http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/driver/sfp/wfp.mspx

    Microsoft, in all its wisdom, disabled this ability in 2k SP2 and in XP
    though (they don't mention this in the article :hammer:), so you need to
    follow these directions if using one of these versions or higher.

    http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBK/tip5300/rh5392.htm

    A little more involved, but it does the job.

            -Jason

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Harlan Carvey [mailto:keydet89@yahoo.com]
    Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 5:06 PM
    To: incidents@securityfocus.com
    Subject: RE: New Trojan

    Lucretia,

    Easier said than done on Win2k and above...thanks to
    WFP.

    --- Lucretia <lucretias@shaw.ca> wrote:
    > Correct, you must take steps to remove wscript.exe
    > and cscript.exe otherwise
    > they will remain.
    >
    >
    >
    > > -----Original Message-----
    > > From: lsi [mailto:stuart@cyberdelix.net]
    > > Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 6:04 AM
    > > To: Harlan Carvey
    > > Cc: incidents@securityfocus.com
    > > Subject: Re: New Trojan
    > >
    > >
    > > Hi there,
    > >
    > > > http://patriot.net/~carvdawg/docs/dark_side.html
    > >
    > > Excellent article on ADS, one point. You say
    > Windows Scripting Host
    > > started shipping with W2K. However, it is
    > apparently installed by
    > > default on Win98SE systems as well (I reinstalled
    > this machine just
    > > last week).
    > >
    > > After reading your article I fired up a command
    > prompt and typed
    > > CSCRIPT - this caused the scripting host to
    > appear. Which was odd,
    > > because I was sure I had told the installer *not*
    > to install Windows
    > > Scripting Host....
    > >
    > > So I click Start.. Settings.. Control Panel.. Add
    > and Remove
    > > Programs.. Windows Setup.. Accessories.. and sure
    > enough Windows
    > > Scripting Host is *NOT* checked. However,
    > CSCRIPT.EXE is in my
    > > C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND directory while WSCRIPT.EXE is
    > in my C:\WINDOWS
    > > directory anyhow.
    > >
    > > So I would like to report to you:
    > >
    > > 1. WSH is shipped with Win98SE as well.
    > > 2. telling the installer not to install it does
    > not work.
    > >
    > > Stuart
    > >
    > > On 25 Oct 2003 at 10:42, Harlan Carvey wrote:
    > >
    > > Date sent: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 10:42:41 -0700
    > (PDT)
    > > From: Harlan Carvey
    > <keydet89@yahoo.com>
    > > Subject: Re: New Trojan
    > > To: incidents@securityfocus.com
    > >
    > > > Jay,
    > > >
    > > > > I don't know if this is a new trojan or
    > anything,
    > > > > but I have tried doing some research on the
    > Internet
    > > > > and couldn't find anything on it. Well it has
    > two
    > > > > registry entries in my Run, and RunOnce. Here
    > is
    > > > > the name of both keys acbdhpd and the values
    > are
    > > > > pointing to a file1129 I can not seem to find
    > > > > rundll32 C:\WINNT\system32:acbdhpd.dll,Init 1.
    > > >
    > > > Given the colon, it looks like you might have a
    > DLL
    > > > hidden in an alternate data stream. Is your
    > file
    > > > system NTFS?
    > > >
    > > > > I
    > > > > tried killing my explorer.exe to see if that
    > is
    > > > > reason I can't find it because I am most
    > likely
    > > > > using a trojanized explorer.exe,
    > > >
    > > > I'm curious about that statement, given that you
    > > > really don't have anything to base it on.
    > > >
    > > > > but I could only
    > > > > find a copy in my temp, I delete through DOS
    > and
    > > > > delete the registry entries to no success, the
    > > > > registry keys appear within 30 seconds and the
    > file
    > > > > pops right back up.
    > > >
    > > > What file? I thought you said you couldn't see
    > > > anything, so what file is popping right back up?
    > > >
    > > > > Anybody seen this or can give
    > > > > me some help to get this out without
    > reloading? It
    > > > > has also opened up two TCP, 3799, and 41225
    > and two
    > > > > UDP ports, 1129, 1241. Thanks
    > > >
    > > > How have you determined this? What tool are
    > you
    > > > using to determine that this particular issue is
    > > > opening those ports, and they're not being
    > opened by
    > > > some other process?
    > > >
    > > > In a nutshell, it looks as if you've got
    > something on
    > > > your system, but it's hidden in an alternate
    > data
    > > > stream.
    > > >
    > > > I'm willing to help, you can get me as
    > "carvdawg" on
    > > > AIM and "keydet89" on Yahoo Messenger.
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > >
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