RE: New Trojan

[Harlan Carvey <keydet89 () yahoo com>]

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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