F-Secure Virus Descriptions : Kipis.B

 %WinDir%\regedit.com

where %WinDir% is Windows folder, for example 'C:\Windows\' on a default installation of Windows XP. In effect, running "regedit" runs a copy of the worm instead of regedit.exe.

It also creates a directory

 %WinDir%\security

and copies itself in that directory as "svchost.exe". This path is added to system.ini file using the Windows API call WritePrivateProfileStringA from the Kernel32.dll. The entry will look like this:

 [boot]
 Shell=Explorer.exe "%WinDir%\security\svchost.exe"

As win.ini is not supported by Windows NT, 2000 and XP, on these operating system the changes will be added to the Registry. As as result Windows will start the worm on every time it boots.

The worm also creates a file

 %WinSysDir%\Jpg.bmp

where %WinSysDir% is Windows System folder, for example 'C:\Windows\System32' on a default installation of Windows XP.

The file Jpg.bmp contains the following string

  BMD -:+:- zzzzzzzzzzz

Then the worm tries to open this file with mspaint.exe as a decoy. This file crashes mspaint.exe.

Email spreading

Kipis.B tries to locate the e-mail addresses from the Windows address book file. Additionally, it collects addresses from files with certain extensions on all hard disks and RAM drives from C: to Z. Files with the following extensions will be checked:

 .tbb
 .dbx
 .doc
 .htm
 .adb
 .txt

The worm has its own SMTP engine which it uses to send infected emails. The messages sent by the worm will have one of the following subjects:

 Hello
 Happy New Year
 Ass

The worm uses one the following body texts in the message:

 Hello! baby :-)
 Kiss me Ass...

It can also use the following faked error message in the body:

 Server cannot send message.

 _____________________________________________
 On all questions address in a support service

The worm attaches itself to an infected message using one of the following names:

 kiss my ass.scr
 your present.scr
 your screen_03.scr
 myfoto_04.scr

P2P spreading

The worm spreads itself in P2P networks. When it locates a shared folder, it copies itself there with one of the following names:

 Nude Britney Spears.scr
 Nude Pic_07.scr
 Virtual Girl 2.01.com
 KAV Pro 5.xx keygen.com
 DrWeb 4.32 keygen.com
 WinXP Sp2 key.com

Payload

Kipis.B creates a thread that terminates security related software.

The worm also has a backdoor listening on port 1029. With this backdoor, additional programs can be uploaded and executed.

Denial of service attack

Kipis.B creates a thread that checks the current time with GetLocalTime Win32 call. If the day of the month is below 14th, the worm attempts a DDoS attack against www.kaspersky.ru. The DDos is performed by creating a massive amount of threads that send a simple HTTP query to web server. The attack will first begin on January 1st 2005 and will cease on January 14th.

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Detection

F-Secure Anti-Virus detects Kipis.B worm with the following update:

[FSAV_Database_Version]

Version=2004-12-26_01

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Technical Details: Jarkko Turkulainen, December 27th, 2004;

F-Secure Corporation