Classification

Category :

Malware

Type :

Worm

Aliases :

Cervivec, I-Worm/Cervivec

Summary

Cervivec is a mass-mailer worm written in Delphi. The code body is over 600 kilobytes in size. It collects email addresses from the user's ICQ contact database.

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:

  • Check for the latest database updates

    First check if your F-Secure security program is using the latest updates, then try scanning the file again.

  • 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.

  • 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 worm installs itself to the Windows System directory as "ntkrnl.exe" and adds a value to the registry to

"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Kernel Loader"

to make sure that it will be started when the machine starts up.

It sends email messages in different languages:

"Cau posilam ti cerviky tak se na to podivej (virus to neni)"
"Cau posielam ti cerviky tak sa na to pozri (virus to neni)"
"Hallo, Ich habe ein guter Witz-Wurm so sieh! (kein virus)"
"Hi, I have some cool joke - worms so have a look at it (no virus)"
"J'ai une bonne blague ca s'appelle verre de terre alors jette un coup d'oeil (il n'y a pas de virusi)"
"Czesc, mam swietnz dowci te mando los gusanilloes. Pues mirarlos (no es un virus)"
"Hola te mando los gusanilloes. Puesmirarlos (no es un virus)"