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Net-Worm:W32/Lovsan.F

Classification

Category:

Malware

Type:

Net-worm

Aliases:

  • Net-Worm:W32/Lovsan.F

Summary

The new F variant of Net-Worm:W32/Lovsan was found on September 1st, 2003. According to news reports, the author of this worm was caught in Rom nia on 3rd of September, 2003.

Removal

Technical Details

This variant is functionally identical to Lovsan.A, with a few minor differences:

  • It uses the file name enbiei.exe instead of MSBLAST.EXE.
  • It uses a different MUTEX name: 'muuie'
  • The Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack target has been changed to 'tuiasi.ro' which does not resolve so the attack will not be effective. The address 'www.tuiasi.ro' contains the website of the Technical University of Iasi, Rom nia
  • The registry value used has been changed to:

It has a different hidden message in Rom nian:

Nu datzi la fuckultatea de Hidrotehnica! !!Pierdetzi timp ul degeaba...Birsan te cheama pensia!!! Ma pis pe diploma!!!!!!.

Which translates to English as:

Don't go to the Hydrotechnics faculty!!! You are wasting time...Barsan, the retirement wants you!!! F*** the diploma!!!!!!

(English translation is courtesy of Costin Raiu of Kaspersky Labs.)

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