Additional Details
The Tibick.F worm spreads via peer-to-peer (P2P) network applications.
Upon execution, it drops a file named "svcnet.exe" into the Windows system folder.
The dropped file is set to run during Windows startup with the following registry key:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Shell API32 "svcnet.exe"
Tibick.F adds itself to the list of Windows Firewall trusted applications.
It checks for Internet connectivity by creating a connection to
http://tbc3.hanged.tk
Tibick.F also acts as a backdoor or as a bot, and listens for IRC-commands from a remote attacker.
It spreads itself via the following P2P applications:
- EMULE
- IMESH
- KAZAA
- MORPHEUS
- WAREZ
To spread itself, users of the P2P network must download the worm's file. An appealing file name encourages downloads.
The names used are:
Detection
F-Secure Anti-Virus detects this malware with the following updates:
[FSAV_Database_Version]
Version = 2005-01-17_01.