From; Sophos Alert System: Name: W32/Sumom-A Aliases: IM-Worm.Win32.Sumom.a, WORM_FATSO.A Type: Win32 worm Date: 7 March 2005 A virus identity (IDE) file which provides protection is available now from the Sophos website, and will be incorporated into the April 2005 (3.92) 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. Sophos has received several reports of this worm from the wild. Information about W32/Sumom-A can be found at: http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32sumoma.html W32/Sumom-A is an instant messenger and P2P worm. W32/Sumom-A copies itself to the files FORMATSYS.EXE and SERBW.EXE in the Windows system folder, MSMBW.EXE in the Windows folder, and to the filename LSPT.EXE in the root folder. W32/Sumom-A sets entries at the following locations in the registry so as to run these copies of itself on system startup with the name "ltwob", "serpe" or "avnort": HKCU\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\ HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run W32/Sumom-A copies itself to the following filenames in the root folder which it attempts to send via the Microsoft Windows Messenger to members of the infected user's contact list: Crazy frog gets killed by train!.pif Annoying crazy frog getting killed.pif See my lesbian friends.pif LOL that ur pic! My new photo!.pif Me on holiday!.pif The Cat And The Fan piccy.pif How a Blonde Eats a Banana...pif Mona Lisa Wants Her Smile Back.pif Topless in Mini Skirt! lol.pif Fat Elvis! lol.pif Jennifer Lopez.scr W32/Sumom-A copies itself to the file AUTORUN.EXE in the following folder: Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\ Microsoft\CDBurning\ W32/Sumom-A creates the file AUTORUN.INF in the same folder in order to run the AUTORUN.EXE copy of itself on startup. W32/Sumom-A also copies itself to the following folders: My Shared Folder Program Files\eMule\Incoming Documents and Settings\<uasername>\Shared copying itself to the following filenames so as to spread over P2P networks: Messenger Plus! 3.50.exe MSN all version polygamy.exe MSN nudge bomb.exe W32/Sumom-A also sets the following registry entries to hinder its removal: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\ DisableSR = "0" HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\ DisableConfig = "0" HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\ Hidden = "2" W32/Sumom-A terinates a large number processes related to anti-virus and security progams, including REGEDIT.EXE, TASKMGR.EXE and MSCONFIG.EXE. W32/Sumom-A attempt to download and, on certain days of the month, open a file from http://frog.0catch.com to the file "British National Party.jpg". This file is currently unavailable for download. W32/Sumom-A drops and runs a file called Crazy-Frog.Html to the root folder which tries to show a JPG picture file from http://frog.0catch.com and also to contact a PHP script at http://udjc.com. W32/Sumom-A attempts to overwrite the HOSTS file with the following lines, preventing access to the websites: 64.233.167.104 www.symantec.com 64.233.167.104 www.sophos.com 64.233.167.104 www.mcafee.com 64.233.167.104 www.viruslist.com 64.233.167.104 www.f-secure.com 64.233.167.104 www.avp.com 64.233.167.104 www.kaspersky.com 64.233.167.104 www.networkassociates.com 64.233.167.104 www.ca.com 64.233.167.104 www.my-etrust.com 64.233.167.104 www.nai.com 64.233.167.104 www.trendmicro.com 64.233.167.104 www.grisoft.com 64.233.167.104 securityresponse.symantec.com 64.233.167.104 symantec.com 64.233.167.104 sophos.com 64.233.167.104 mcafee.com 64.233.167.104 liveupdate.symantecliveupdate.com 64.233.167.104 viruslist.com 64.233.167.104 f-secure.com 64.233.167.104 kaspersky.com 64.233.167.104 kaspersky-labs.com 64.233.167.104 avp.com 64.233.167.104 networkassociates.com 64.233.167.104 ca.com 64.233.167.104 mast.mcafee.com 64.233.167.104 my-etrust.com 64.233.167.104 download.mcafee.com 64.233.167.104 dispatch.mcafee.com 64.233.167.104 secure.nai.com 64.233.167.104 nai.com 64.233.167.104 update.symantec.com 64.233.167.104 updates.symantec.com 64.233.167.104 us.mcafee.com 64.233.167.104 liveupdate.symantec.com 64.233.167.104 customer.symantec.com 64.233.167.104 rads.mcafee.com 64.233.167.104 trendmicro.com 64.233.167.104 grisoft.com 64.233.167.104 sandbox.norman.no 64.233.167.104 www.pandasoftware.com 64.233.167.104 uk.trendmicro-europe.com W32/Sumom-A attempts to terminate certain processes and delete certain files relating to the W32/Assiral family of mass-mailing worms. W32/Sumom-A drops and, on certain days of the month, opens a message to the author of the W32/Assiral worm in a file called "Message to n00b LARISSA.txt" containing the following text: Hey LARISSA fuck off, you fucking n00b!.. Bla bla to your fucking Saving the world from Bropia, the world n33ds saving from you! '-S-K-Y-'-D-E-V-I-L-' This IDE file also includes detection for: W32/Rbot-WZ http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32rbotwz.html Troj/Dowcen-A http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojdowcena.html Troj/Dowins-A http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojdowinsa.html Troj/Wallop-A http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojwallopa.html Troj/LowZone-R http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojlowzoner.html Troj/StartPa-PB http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojstartpapb.html Download the IDE file from: http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/sumom-a.ide Download all the IDE files available for the current version of Sophos Anti-Virus in a single compressed file. 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