Emold.U_3 is a Worm. Worms are reproducing malicious programs that run independently and travel across network connections without human action. They could spread over email, IM, peer-to-peer networks, or directly over the wire by leveraging vulnerabilities. The threat that a worm poses is its capability to replicate itself on the system so the computer can send out hundreds or thousands of copies of itself.
Process Related Changes
It creates the following mutex(es):
It creates the following process(es): - c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe [ \c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe -nohome ]
Network Activity
It attempts to connect to the following remote servers: - gp2x.ws:80 (64.70.xxxxxx)
We observed the following DNS query/queries: - gp2x.ws
- www.microsoft.com
Registry Related Changes
It makes the following registry modifications to ensure infection after system reboot: - HKLM\software\microsoft\windowsnt\currentversion\winlogon\shell = Explorer.exelogon.exe
- HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchost = C:\windows\temp\91af4e536dbf537172231a9aecac089d.exe
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