Bobax
Summary
Bobax is a new, Sasser-like trojan proxy that uses the MS04-011 (LSASS.EXE) vulnerability to propagate. When instructed to do so it scans random IP addresses for vulnerable computers.
Removal
Based on the settings of your F-Secure security product, it will either move the file to the quarantine where it cannot spread or cause harm, or remove it.
A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:
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Check for the latest database updates
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Submit a sample
After checking, if you still believe the file is incorrectly detected, you can submit a sample of it for re-analysis.
Note: If the file was moved to quarantine, you need to collect the file from quarantine before you can submit it.
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Exclude a file from further scanning
If you are certain that the file is safe and want to continue using it, you can exclude it from further scanning by the F-Secure security product.
Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.
Technical Details
The Bobax executable is packed with a modified version of UPX.
The strings within its body are encoded using a simple scrambling function.
It opens a HTTP server on the infected machine, to further distribute itself upon infection of new hosts.
When attempting to find new targets, it will probe the port 5000 ( Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) ) , a sign of a machine running Windows XP. If found, it will attempt infection of the target by means of using the LSASS exploit made famous by the Sasser worm.
When Bobax infects a host, the exploit uses HTTP to download the executable from a webserver which listens on a random port on the attacker host. The data is downloaded into a dropper file called 'svc.exe'.
The dropper drops a DLL to the temporary directory with a random name. The DLL is launched by injecting it to Explorer with a technique called DLL Injection. Because the code runs as a thread in Explorer it's not visible as a separate process.
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