Win32/Sality [Threat Name] go to Threat
Win32/Sality.NAJ [Threat Variant Name]
Category | virus |
Size | 20480 B |
Aliases | Virus.Win32.Sality.q (Kaspersky) |
W32/Sality.x (McAfee) | |
W32.Sality.U (Symantec) |
Short description
Win32/Sality.NAJ is a polymorphic file infector. It is able to spread via shared folders.
Installation
The following file is dropped into the %windir% folder:
- vcmgcd32.dll
The library is loaded and injected in all processes.
The following Registry entry is set:
- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
- "GlobalUserOffline" = 0
The virus modifies the following file:
- %windir%\system.ini
Executable file infection
The virus infects files referenced by the following Registry entries:
- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
- [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
This causes the virus to be executed on every system start.
The virus searches for executables on local drives.
The virus also searches for executables in shared folders of remote machines.
Infection is attempted only if an executable is not in a folder that contains one of the following strings in the name:
- AHEAD
- SYSTEM
Several other criteria are applied when choosing a file to infect.
Files are infected by adding a new section that contains the virus .
The size of the inserted code is 20480 B .
Other information
The virus deletes files with the following extensions:
- .avc
- .vdb
The virus deletes executable files, that contain one of the following strings in the name:
- ALER
- ANDA
- ANTI
- AVP
- BIDEF
- CLEAN
- GUAR
- KAV
- NOD
- OUTP
- SCAN
- TREN
- TROJ
- ZONE
The following programs are terminated:
- ANTI
- ATGUARD
- AUTOTRACE
- AVGSERV
- AVLTMAIN
- AVP
- AVPROTECT
- AVSYNMGR
- AVXQUAR
- BIDEF
- BIDSERVER
- BIPCP
- BLACKICE
- CLEANER
- DRWATSON
- DRWEB
- DRWTSN32
- ESCANH
- ICSSUPPNT
- ICSUPP
- KAV
- LOCKDOWN
- MCAGENT
- MCUPDATE
- MGUI
- NAV
- NMAIN
- NOD32
- NPFMESSENGER
- NPROTECT
- NUPGRADE
- OUTPOST
- PERISCOPE
- PINGSCAN
- PORTDETECTIVE
- PROTECTX
- RTVSCAN
- SAVSCAN
- TRJSCAN
- VSMAIN
- ZONEALARM
The virus tries to download and execute several files from the Internet.