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W32/Nopir-B

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Peer-to-peer
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from June 2005 (3.94)
Protection available since 20 April 2005 21:21:09 (GMT)
Last updated 8 May 2005 20:52:58 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

More Information

W32/Nopir-B is a worm for the Windows platform.

W32/Nopir-B will display an anti-piracy image on the screen when run. The worm will then delete all COM and MP3 files from the computer. The worm will also disable taskmanager, registry tools, and access to the control panel. W32/Nopir-B will also check for debuggers and may attempt to disable any such software that it finds.

W32/Nopir-B copies itself to <Program Files>\Projects Visual Studio.NET\Nctrup.exe, <Program Files>\Restore\<random name>.exe, <Program Files>\eMule\Incoming\AnyDVD 5.1.0.1 Crack+Keygen By Razor.exe. W32/Nopir-B is a worm for the Windows platform.

W32/Nopir-B will display an anti-piracy image on the screen when run, as seen here:



The image displayed by the Nopir-B worm
The image displayed by the Nopir-B worm.

The worm will then delete all COM and MP3 files from the computer. The worm will also disable taskmanager, registry tools, and access to the control panel. W32/Nopir-B will also check for debuggers and may attempt to disable any such software that it finds.

W32/Nopir-B copies itself to <Program Files>\Projects Visual Studio.NET\Nctrup.exe, <Program Files>\Restore\<random name>.exe, <Program Files>\eMule\Incoming\AnyDVD 5.1.0.1 Crack+Keygen By Razor.exe.

W32/Nopir-B will create the following registry entries:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Verif
<Program Files>\Restore\<random name>.exe

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
securw
<Program Files>\Projects Visual Studio.NET\Nctrup.exe

HKCR\exefile\Shell\open\command

<Program Files>\Projects Visual Studio.NET\Nctrup.exe

HKCR\batfile\Shell\open\command

<Program Files>\Projects Visual Studio.NET\Nctrup.exe

HKCR\comfile\Shell\open\command

<Program Files>\Projects Visual Studio.NET\Nctrup.exe

HKCR\scrfile\Shell\open\command

<Program Files>\Projects Visual Studio.NET\Nctrup.exe

HKCR\piffile\Shell\open\command

<Program Files>\Projects Visual Studio.NET\Nctrup.exe

HKCR\vbsfile\Shell\open\command

<Program Files>\Projects Visual Studio.NET\Nctrup.exe

HKCR\vbefile\Shell\open\command

<Program Files>\Projects Visual Studio.NET\Nctrup.exe

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoControlPanel
1

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
DisableTaskMgr
1

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
DisableRegistryTools
1

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