[virusinfo] W32/Domwis-I

  • From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: virusinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 17:10:24 -0800

From; Sophos Alert System:

Name: W32/Domwis-I
Aliases: BackDoor-AOZ, Backdoor.Win32.Wisdoor.ao
Type: Win32 worm
Date: 16 March 2005

A virus identity (IDE) file which provides protection is
available now from the Sophos website, and will be incorporated
into the May 2005 (3.93) release of Sophos Anti-Virus.

Customers using EM Library, PureMessage or any of our Sophos
small business solutions will be automatically protected at
their next scheduled update.

At the time of writing, Sophos has received a small number of
reports of this worm from the wild.


Information about W32/Domwis-I can be found at:
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32domwisi.html

W32/Domwis-I is a network worm with backdoor functionality. 
When first run, W32/Domwis-I will copy itself to the Windows folder as 
SYSCFG16.EXE. In order to run automatically each time a user logs on, 
W32/Domwis-I will set the following registry entries: 
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Windows System Configuration
<Windows folder>\SYSCFG16.EXE 
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Windows DLL Loader
<Windows folder>\SYSCFG16.EXE 
W32/Domwis-I connects to an IRC server and waits for remote commands. 
The backdoor component of W32/Domwis-I can be used to: 
download, delete, copy and execute files.
perform distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDOS).
spoof the infected computer's IP address.
log key strokes.
create screen and webcam captures.
scan other computers for open ports and vulnerabilities.
list and kill processes. 
 

This IDE file also includes detection for:

Troj/Bancos-BQ
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojbancosbq.html
W32/Rbot-YE
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32rbotye.html
Troj/Dloader-JN
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojdloaderjn.html
W32/Rbot-YF
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32rbotyf.html
W32/Agobot-QY
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32agobotqy.html
W32/Agobot-QZ
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32agobotqz.html
Troj/Dloader-JI
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojdloaderji.html
Linux/Thebe-A
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/linuxthebea.html
W32/Forbot-EU
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32forboteu.html

Download the IDE file from:
http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/domwis-i.ide

Download all the IDE files available for the current version of 
Sophos Anti-Virus in a single compressed file. The file is
available in two formats:

Zip file:
http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/ides.zip

Self-extracting file:
http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/ides.exe

Read about how to use IDE files at
http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/using.html

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