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Backdoor.Win32.Delf.akw

Detected Aug 14 2007 13:51 GMT
Released Aug 17 2007 14:53 GMT
Published Aug 14 2007 13:51 GMT

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Technical Details
Payload
Removal instructions

Technical Details

This Trojan program provides a remote malicious user with access to the victim machine. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 245 760 bytes in size. It is written in Delphi.

Installation

When launched, the Trojan drops a file called "service.exe" (182 941 bytes in size) to the Windows system directory. It then launches this file for execution with the following paramters:

service.exe /install /silence

The backdoor adds a service called "r_server" to the system registry:

[HKLM\Software\CurrentControlSet\Services\r_server] "Start" = "dword:0x00000002" "ImagePath" = "%System%\service.exe /service" "DisplayName" = "Remote Administrator Service"

The service will automatically be launched next time the system is booted.


Payload

Once installed, the Trojan will be launched and listen on a designated port with the following password:

service.exe /pass:SXX13CVV2 /port:4899 /save /silence

The backdoor provides access to the victim machine via Telnet. The backdoor provides access to the user's files and the ability to remotely manage the system.


Removal instructions

If your computer does not have an up-to-date antivirus, or does not have an antivirus solution at all, follow the instructions below to delete the malicious program:

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the "service.exe" process.
  2. Delete the following file:
    %System%\service.exe
  3. Delete the following parameters from the system registry (see What is a system registry and how do I use it for details on how to edit the registry).
    [HKLM\Software\CurrentControlSet\Services\r_server]
  4. Update your antivirus databases and perform a full scan of the computer (download a trial version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus).

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Backdoor

Backdoors are designed to give malicious users remote control over an infected computer. In terms of functionality, Backdoors are similar to many administration systems designed and distributed by software developers.

These types of malicious programs make it possible to do anything the author wants on the infected computer: send and receive files, launch files or delete them, display messages, delete data, reboot the computer, etc.

The programs in this category are often used in order to unite a group of victim computers and form a botnet or zombie network. This gives malicious users centralized control over an army of infected computers which can then be used for criminal purposes.

There is also a group of Backdoors which are capable of spreading via networks and infecting other computers as Net-Worms do. The difference is that such Backdoors do not spread automatically (as Net-Worms do), but only upon a special “command” from the malicious user that controls them.


Other versions

Aliases

Backdoor.Win32.Delf.akw (Kaspersky Lab) is also known as:

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  • BackDoor.Radmin.37 (DrWeb)
  • Win32/Radmin.J trojan (Nod32)
  • Trojan.Generic.2117168 (BitDef7)
  • Win32:Delf-MK [Trj] (AVAST)
  • Trojan-Dropper.Delf (Ikarus)
  • RemoteAdmin.CAG.dropper (AVG)
  • DR/Delphi.Gen (AVIRA)
  • Backdoor.Trojan (NAV)
  • SandBox found 'W32/RemoteAdmin.O'. Infection details: [ General information ] (Norman)
  • TROJ_MALO82.A (TrendMicro)