Backdoor:W32/Agobot.AX

There are some differences in this backdoor variant comparing to its previous variants. They are described below.

Installation to system

The Agobot.ax backdoor copies itself as SCVHOST.EXE file to Windows System folder and creates startup keys for this file in System Registry:

• [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "Configuration Loader" = "scvhost.exe"
• [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices] "Configuration Loader" = "scvhost.exe"

On Windows NT-based systems the backdoor can start as a service.

Creating an IRC bot

The backdoor is controlled via an IRC bot, that is created on a certain IRC server in a specific channel when the backdoor's file is active. The following oprerations can be performed with via a bot:

• display bot info
• terminate bot
• resolve host/ip by DNS
• start executable file
• display current bot ID
• change a nickname of a bot
• open any file
• remove bot
• generate random name for a bot
• get bot status
• display system info
• check bot's uptime
• quit the bot
• flush bot's DNS cache
• delete shares and disable DCOM
• download and execute a file from ftp server
• update the bot from ftp server
• download a file from ftp server
• download and execute a file from http server
• update the bot from http server
• download a file from http server
• log off current user
• shutdown a computer
• reboot a computer
• kill specified process
• list all processes
• change IRC server that the bot connects to
• reconned to IRC server
• send a message to IRC server
• send a private message
• part a channel
• print network info
• change channel mode
• join a specified channel
• disconnect from IRC
• list all available commands
• redirect HTTP traffic
• create proxy on certain ports

Collecting email addresses

The bot can harvest email addresses. It has the functionality to read user's Address Book and send the list of email addresses to the bot operator.

Scanning for unpatched computers

The backdoor can scan subnets for exploitable computers and send a list of their IPs to the bot operator. The scan is performed on ports 80, 135 and 445 for RPC/DCOM (MS03-026), RPC/Locator (MS03-001) and WebDAV (MS03-007) vulnerabilities.

Performing a DDoS attack

The backdoor can perform the following types of DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks:

• HTTP flood
• SYN flood
• UDP flood
• PING flood

The attack can not be performed on the following sites:

• www.Global-Dimension.org
• Global-Dimension.org
• www.rizon.net
• rizon.net
• starburst.psychz.net
• rolo.psychz.net
• eclipse.psychz.net
• psychz.net
• harr0.com
• www.harr0.com
• ryan1918.com
• www.ryan1918.com

Spreading to local network

When spreading to local network, Agobot.ax probes the following shares:

• c$
• d$
• e$
• print$

Agobot.ax tries to connect using the following account names:

• Administrator
• Administrateur
• Coordinatore
• Administrador
• Verwalter
• Ospite
• kanri
• kanri-sha
• admin
• administrator
• Default
• Convidado
• mgmt
• Standard
• User
• Administrator
• administrador
• Owner
• user
• server
• Test
• Guest
• Gast
• Inviter
• a
• aaa
• abc
• x
• xyz
• Dell
• home
• pc
• test
• temp
• win
• asdf
• qwer
• OEM
• root
• wwwadmin
• login
• owner
• mary
• admins
• computer
• xp
• OWNER
• mysql
• database
• teacher
• student

When connecting, Agobot.ax uses the following passwords:

• admin
• Admin
• password
• Password
• 1
• 12
• 123
• 1234
• 12345
• 123456
• 1234567
• 12345678
• 123456789
• 654321
• 54321
• 111
• 000000
• 00000000
• 11111111
• 88888888
• pass
• passwd
• database
• abcd
• oracle
• sybase
• 123qwe
• server
• computer
• Internet
• super
• 123asd
• ihavenopass
• godblessyou
• enable
• xp
• 2002
• 2003
• 2600
• 0
• 110
• 111111
• 121212
• 123123
• 1234qwer
• 123abc
• 007
• alpha
• patrick
• pat
• administrator
• root
• sex
• god
• foobar
• a
• aaa
• abc
• test
• temp
• win
• pc
• asdf
• secret
• qwer
• yxcv
• zxcv
• home
• xxx
• owner
• login
• Login
• Coordinatore
• Administrador
• Verwalter
• Ospite
• administrator
• Default
• administrador
• admins
• teacher
• student
• superman
• supersecret
• kids
• penis
• wwwadmin
• database
• changeme
• test123
• user
• private
• 69
• root
• 654321
• xxyyzz
• asdfghjkl
• mybaby
• vagina
• pussy
• leet
• metal
• work
• school
• mybox
• box
• werty
• baby
• porn
• homework
• secrets
• x
• z
• qwertyuiop
• secret
• Administrateur
• abc123
• password123
• red123
• qwerty
• admin123
• zxcvbnm
• poiuytrewq
• pwd
• pass
• love
• mypc
• mypass
• pw

Teminating processes of security and anti-virus programs

Agobot.ax has a huge list of processes that it is trying to terminate:

• ACKWIN32.EXE
• ADVXDWIN.EXE
• AGENTSVR.EXE
• ALERTSVC.EXE
• ALOGSERV.EXE
• AMON9X.EXE
• ANTI-TROJAN.EXE
• ANTIVIRUS.EXE
• ANTS.EXE
• APIMONITOR.EXE
• APLICA32.EXE
• APVXDWIN.EXE
• ATCON.EXE
• ATGUARD.EXE
• ATRO55EN.EXE
• ATUPDATER.EXE
• ATWATCH.EXE
• AUPDATE.EXE
• AUTODOWN.EXE
• AUTOUPDATE.EXE
• AVCONSOL.EXE
• AVE32.EXE
• AVGCC32.EXE
• AVGCTRL.EXE
• AVGNT.EXE
• AVGSERV.EXE
• AVGSERV9.EXE
• AVGUARD.EXE
• AVGW.EXE
• AVNT.EXE
• AVP.EXE
• AVP32.EXE
• AVPCC.EXE
• AVPDOS32.EXE
• AVPM.EXE
• AVPTC32.EXE
• AVPUPD.EXE
• AVWIN95.EXE
• AVWINNT.EXE
• AVWUPD32.EXE
• AVWUPSRV.EXE
• AVXMONITOR9X.EXE
• AVXMONITORNT.EXE
• AVXQUAR.EXE
• AckWin32.EXE
• AutoTrace.EXE
• AvSynMgr.AVSYNMGR.EXE
• AvgServ.EXE
• Avgctrl.EXE
• AvkServ.EXE
• Avsched32.EXE
• BD_PROFESSIONAL.EXE
• BIDEF.EXE
• BIDSERVER.EXE
• BIPCP.EXE
• BIPCPEVALSETUP.EXE
• BISP.EXE
• BLACKD.EXE
• BLACKICE.EXE
• BOOTWARN.EXE
• BORG2.EXE
• BS120.EXE
• BlackICE.EXE
• CDP.EXE
• CFGWIZ.EXE
• CFIADMIN.EXE
• CFIAUDIT.EXE
• CFINET.EXE
• CFINET32.EXE
• CLAW95CF.EXE
• CLEAN.EXE
• CLEANER.EXE
• CLEANER3.EXE
• CLEANPC.EXE
• CMGRDIAN.EXE
• CMON016.EXE
• CONNECTIONMONITOR.EXE
• CPD.EXE
• CPF9X206.EXE
• CPFNT206.EXE
• CTRL.EXE
• CV.EXE
• CWNB181.EXE
• CWNTDWMO.EXE
• Claw95.EXE
• Claw95cf.EXE
• DEFWATCH.EXE
• DEPUTY.EXE
• DOORS.EXE
• DPF.EXE
• DPFSETUP.EXE
• DRWATSON.EXE
• DRWEB32.EXE
• DVP95.EXE
• DVP95_0.EXE
• ECENGINE.EXE
• EFPEADM.EXE
• ENT.EXE
• ESAFE.EXE
• ESCANH95.EXE
• ESCANHNT.EXE
• ESCANV95.EXE
• ESPWATCH.EXE
• ETRUSTCIPE.EXE
• EVPN.EXE
• EXANTIVIRUS-CNET.EXE
• EXE.AVXW.EXE
• EXPERT.EXE
• F-AGNT95.EXE
• F-PROT.EXE
• F-PROT95.EXE
• F-STOPW.EXE
• FAST.EXE
• FINDVIRU.EXE
• FIREWALL.EXE
• FLOWPROTECTOR.EXE
• FP-WIN.EXE
• FP-WIN_TRIAL.EXE
• FPROT.EXE
• FRW.EXE
• FSAV.EXE
• FSAV530STBYB.EXE
• FSAV530WTBYB.EXE
• FSAV95.EXE
• GBMENU.EXE
• GBPOLL.EXE
• GENERICS.EXE
• GUARD.EXE
• GUARDDOG.EXE
• HACKTRACERSETUP.EXE
• HTLOG.EXE
• HWPE.EXE
• IAMAPP.EXE
• IAMSERV.EXE
• IAMSTATS.EXE
• IBMASN.EXE
• IBMAVSP.EXE
• ICLOAD95.EXE
• ICLOADNT.EXE
• ICMON.EXE
• ICSUPP95.EXE
• ICSUPPNT.EXE
• IFACE.EXE
• IFW2000.EXE
• IOMON98.EXE
• IPARMOR.EXE
• IRIS.EXE
• ISRV95.EXE
• JAMMER.EXE
• JEDI.EXE
• KAVLITE40ENG.EXE
• KAVPERS40ENG.EXE
• KAVPF.EXE
• KERIO-PF-213-EN-WIN.EXE
• KERIO-WRL-421-EN-WIN.EXE
• KERIO-WRP-421-EN-WIN.EXE
• KILLPROCESSSETUP161.EXE
• LDNETMON.EXE
• LDPRO.EXE
• LDPROMENU.EXE
• LDSCAN.EXE
• LOCALNET.EXE
• LOCKDOWN.EXE
• LOCKDOWN2000.EXE
• LOOKOUT.EXE
• LSETUP.EXE
• LUALL.EXE
• LUAU.EXE
• LUCOMSERVER.EXE
• LUINIT.EXE
• LUSPT.EXE
• MCAGENT.EXE
• MCMNHDLR.EXE
• MCTOOL.EXE
• MCUPDATE.EXE
• MCVSRTE.EXE
• MCVSSHLD.EXE
• MFW2EN.EXE
• MFWENG3.02D30.EXE
• MGAVRTCL.EXE
• MGAVRTE.EXE
• MGHTML.EXE
• MGUI.EXE
• MINILOG.EXE
• MONITOR.EXE
• MOOLIVE.EXE
• MPFAGENT.EXE
• MPFSERVICE.EXE
• MPFTRAY.EXE
• MRFLUX.EXE
• MSCONFIG.EXE
• MSINFO32.EXE
• MSSMMC32.EXE
• MU0311AD.EXE
• MWATCH.EXE
• Mcshield.EXE
• Monitor.EXE
• N32SCANW.EXE
• NAVAuto-Protect.NAV80TRY.EXE
• NAVAP.navapsvc.EXE
• NAVAPSVC.EXE
• NAVAPW32.EXE
• NAVDX.EXE
• NAVENGNAVEX15.NAVLU32.EXE
• NAVLU32.EXE
• NAVNT.EXE
• NAVSTUB.EXE
• NAVW32.EXE
• NAVWNT.EXE
• NC2000.EXE
• NCINST4.EXE
• NDD32.EXE
• NEOMONITOR.EXE
• NETARMOR.EXE
• NETINFO.EXE
• NETMON.EXE
• NETSCANPRO.EXE
• NETSPYHUNTER-1.2.EXE
• NETSTAT.EXE
• NETUTILS.EXE
• NISSERV.EXE
• NISUM.EXE
• NMAIN.EXE
• NOD32.EXE
• NORMIST.EXE
• NORTON_INTERNET_SECU_3.0_407.EXE
• NPF40_TW_98_NT_ME_2K.EXE
• NPFMESSENGER.EXE
• NPROTECT.EXE
• NPSSVC.EXE
• NSCHED32.EXE
• NTVDM.EXE
• NTXconfig.EXE
• NVARCH16.EXE
• NVC95.EXE
• NWINST4.EXE
• NWService.EXE
• NWTOOL16.EXE
• Navw32.EXE
• NeoWatchLog.EXE
• Nui.EXE
• Nupgrade.EXE
• OSTRONET.EXE
• OUTPOST.EXE
• OUTPOSTINSTALL.EXE
• OUTPOSTPROINSTALL.EXE
• PADMIN.EXE
• PANIXK.EXE
• PAVCL.EXE
• PAVPROXY.EXE
• PAVSCHED.EXE
• PAVW.EXE
• PCC2002S902.EXE
• PCC2K_76_1436.EXE
• PCCIOMON.EXE
• PCCWIN98.EXE
• PCDSETUP.EXE
• PCFWALLICON.EXE
• PCIP10117_0.EXE
• PDSETUP.EXE
• PERISCOPE.EXE
• PERSFW.EXE
• PERSWF.EXE
• PF2.EXE
• PFWADMIN.EXE
• PINGSCAN.EXE
• PLATIN.EXE
• POP3TRAP.EXE
• POPROXY.EXE
• POPSCAN.EXE
• PORTDETECTIVE.EXE
• PORTMONITOR.EXE
• PPINUPDT.EXE
• PPTBC.EXE
• PPVSTOP.EXE
• PROCESSMONITOR.EXE
• PROCEXPLORERV1.0.EXE
• PROGRAMAUDITOR.EXE
• PROPORT.EXE
• PROTECTX.EXE
• PSPF.EXE
• PURGE.EXE
• PVIEW95.EXE
• QCONSOLE.EXE
• QSERVER.EXE
• RAV7.EXE
• RAV7WIN.EXE
• RAV8WIN32ENG.EXE
• REALMON.EXE
• REGEDIT.EXE
• REGEDT32.EXE
• RESCUE.EXE
• RESCUE32.EXE
• RRGUARD.EXE
• RSHELL.EXE
• RTVSCN95.EXE
• RULAUNCH.EXE
• SAFEWEB.EXE
• SBSERV.EXE
• SCAN32.EXE
• SCAN95.EXE
• SCANPM.EXE
• SCRSCAN.EXE
• SD.EXE
• SERV95.EXE
• SETUPVAMEEVAL.EXE
• SETUP_FLOWPROTECTOR_US.EXE
• SFC.EXE
• SGSSFW32.EXE
• SH.EXE
• SHELLSPYINSTALL.EXE
• SHN.EXE
• SMC.EXE
• SOFI.EXE
• SPF.EXE
• SPHINX.EXE
• SPYXX.EXE
• SS3EDIT.EXE
• ST2.EXE
• SUPFTRL.EXE
• SUPPORTER5.EXE
• SWEEP95.EXE
• SYMPROXYSVC.EXE
• SYMTRAY.EXE
• SYSEDIT.EXE
• Sphinx.EXE
• SweepNet.SWEEPSRV.SYS.SWNETSUP.EXE
• SymProxySvc.EXE
• TASKMON.EXE
• TAUMON.EXE
• TBSCAN.EXE
• TC.EXE
• TCA.EXE
• TCM.EXE
• TDS-3.EXE
• TDS2-98.EXE
• TDS2-NT.EXE
• TFAK.EXE
• TFAK5.EXE
• TGBOB.EXE
• TITANIN.EXE
• TITANINXP.EXE
• TRACERT.EXE
• TRJSCAN.EXE
• TRJSETUP.EXE
• TROJANTRAP3.EXE
• UNDOBOOT.EXE
• UPDATE.EXE
• VBCMSERV.EXE
• VBCONS.EXE
• VBUST.EXE
• VBWIN9X.EXE
• VBWINNTW.EXE
• VCSETUP.EXE
• VET32.EXE
• VET95.EXE
• VETTRAY.EXE
• VFSETUP.EXE
• VIR-HELP.EXE
• VIRUSMDPERSONALFIREWALL.EXE
• VNLAN300.EXE
• VNPC3000.EXE
• VPC32.EXE
• VPC42.EXE
• VPFW30S.EXE
• VPTRAY.EXE
• VSCAN40.EXE
• VSCENU6.02D30.EXE
• VSCHED.EXE
• VSECOMR.EXE
• VSISETUP.EXE
• VSMAIN.EXE
• VSMON.EXE
• VSSTAT.EXE
• VSWIN9XE.EXE
• VSWINNTSE.EXE
• VSWINPERSE.EXE
• VbCons.EXE
• Vet95.EXE
• VetTray.EXE
• W32DSM89.EXE
• W9X.EXE
• WATCHDOG.EXE
• WEBSCANX.EXE
• WEBTRAP.EXE
• WFINDV32.EXE
• WGFE95.EXE
• WHOSWATCHINGME.EXE
• WIMMUN32.EXE
• WINRECON.EXE
• WNT.EXE
• WRADMIN.EXE
• WRCTRL.EXE
• WSBGATE.EXE
• WYVERNWORKSFIREWALL.EXE
• WrAdmin.EXE
• WrCtrl.EXE
• XPF202EN.EXE
• ZAPRO.EXE
• ZAPSETUP3001.EXE
• ZATUTOR.EXE
• ZAUINST.EXE
• ZONALM2601.EXE
• ZONEALARM.EXE
• _AVP32.EXE
• _AVPCC.EXE
• _AVPM.EXE
• agentw.EXE
• apvxdwin.EXE
• avkpop.EXE
• avkservice.EXE
• avkwctl9.EXE
• avpm.EXE
• blackd.EXE
• ccApp.EXE
• ccEvtMgr.EXE
• ccPxySvc.EXE
• cleaner.EXE
• cleaner3.EXE
• cpd.EXE
• defalert.EXE
• defscangui.EXE
• f-stopw.EXE
• fameh32.EXE
• fch32.EXE
• fih32.EXE
• fnrb32.EXE
• fsaa.EXE
• fsav32.EXE
• fsgk32.EXE
• fsm32.EXE
• fsma32.EXE
• fsmb32.EXE
• gbmenu.EXE
• gbpoll.EXE
• iamapp.EXE
• iamserv.EXE
• lockdown2000.EXE
• notstart.EXE
• npscheck.EXE
• ntrtscan.EXE
• nvsvc32.EXE
• pavproxy.EXE
• pccntmon.EXE
• pccwin97.EXE
• pcscan.EXE
• rapapp.EXE
• rtvscan.EXE
• sbserv.EXE
• vbcmserv.EXE
• vshwin32.EXE
• vsmon.EXE
• zapro.EXE
• zonealarm.EXE

Agobot.ax also terminates processes belonging to other malware:

• tftpd.exe
• dllhost.exe
• winppr32.exe
• mspatch.exe
• penis32.exe
• msblast.exe

Stealing CD keys and Product IDs

Agobot.ax tries to steal CD keys from the following games:

• Half Life
• Half Life: Counterstrike
• LoMaM
• Unreal Tournament 2003
• The Gladiators
• Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2
• FIFA 2002
• FIFA 2003
• NHL 2002
• NHL 2003
• Nascar Racing 2002
• Nascar Racing 2003
• Battlefield 1942
• Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome
• Battlefield 1942 Secret Weapons of WWII
• Command & Conquer: Generals
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
• Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
• Project IGI 2
• NOX
• Neverwinter Nights
• Soldier of Fortune II - Double Helix
• Chrome
• Hidden and Dangerous 2

This variant of Agobot also steals Windows Product ID.