Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.bi

Technical Details

This network worm is typical of the Mytob family. It infects computers running under Windows. It spreads via the Internet as an attachment to infected messages, and includes a backdoor program which receives commands via IRC channels.

Installation

Once launched, the worm copies itself to the Windows system directory. IT also registers itself in the Windows system registry, ensuring that the worm will be launched each time Windows is rebooted on the victim machine.

Propagation via email

The worm spreads via the Internet as an attachment to infected messages. It sends itself to email addresses harvested from the victim machine.

Infected messages

Payload

Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.bi opens a TCP port on the victim machine to contact to IRC channels and receive commands. This gives a remote malicious user full access to the victim machine via IRC channels, making it possible to receive information from the infected computer, download, launch and delete files.

The worm also terminates processes connected with antivirus solutions, firewalls, and other security programs.

The worm also modifies the %System%\drivers\etc\hosts file in order to block access to antivirus vendors' sites from the victim machine.