Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution
Modifies the following registry keys
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'pauho' = '%HOMEPATH%\pauho.exe /t'
Creates the following files on removable media
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
- <Drive name for removable media>:\7790_preview.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\2015-02-worms-nanoparticle-toxicity.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\bc01.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\lom602.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\10thingscondoms.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\block.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dissolveanother.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\bg_search_box.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\background.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\cbz.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\breakpoint.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\passport_pal.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\testwmv.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\babyboymaintonotesbackground_pal.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\price030215.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\51.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\1sm_price.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\video_1.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\video.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\pauho.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\split.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\join.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\delete.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dialmap.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\dashborder_144.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\hanni_umami_chapter.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\weeklysheet1215.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\applicantform_en.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\ovp25012015.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\cveuropeo.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\pushkin.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\1189.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\210252809.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\parnas_01.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\clip_480_5sec_6mbps_h264.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\contractualdeadlines.exe
Malicious functions
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
forces the system hide from view:
- hidden files
Modifies file system
Creates the following files
- %HOMEPATH%\pauho.exe
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files
- %HOMEPATH%\pauho.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
- <Drive name for removable media>:\pauho.exe
Network activity
Connects to
- '255.255.255.255':8000
UDP
- DNS ASK ns#.##ayer1352.com
- DNS ASK ns#.##ayer1352.net
- DNS ASK ns#.##ayer1352.org
Miscellaneous
Creates and executes the following
- '%HOMEPATH%\pauho.exe'
