| 1.Summary:
Phase0 is a Trojan Horse offering the attacker control of
the victim
host. This event is generated when the victim server replies to
an
attackers client connection request.
2.Impact:
Possible theft of data and control of the targeted machine
leading to a
compromise of all resources the machine is connected to. This
Trojan
also has the ability to delete data, steal passwords and disable
the
machine.
3.Detailed Information:
This Trojan affects the following operating systems:
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 2000
The Trojan changes system registry settings to add the PhaseZero
server
to programs normally started on boot. Due to the nature of this
Trojan
it is unlikely that the attacker's client IP address has been
spoofed.
The default name of the server application is MsgServ.
Server Port: 555 although this can be changed.
4.Attack Scenarios:
This Trojan may be delivered to the target in a number of
ways. This
event is indicative of an existing infection being activated.
Initial
compromise can be in the form of a Win32 installation program
that may
use the extension ".jpg" or ".bmp" when delivered via e-mail for
example.
5.Ease of Attack:
This is Trojan activity, the target machine may already be
compromised.
Updated virus definition files are essential in detecting this
Trojan.
6.Corrective Action:
Edit the system registry to remove the extra keys or restore a
previously known good copy of the registry.
Affected registry keys are:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
Registry keys added:
MsgServ
Delete the server program msgsvr32.exe and/or ServerS.exe.
A reboot of the infected machine is recommended.
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