Technical Information
To ensure autorun and distribution
Modifies the following registry keys
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /d'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /X'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /J'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /M'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /t'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /h'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /W'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /E'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /a'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /Q'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /R'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /N'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /v'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /g'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /Y'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /k'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /U'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /B'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /P'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /Z'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /c'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /F'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /o'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] 'mauleox' = '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe /L'
Creates the following files on removable media
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
- <Drive name for removable media>:\mauleox.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\split.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcx1.tmp
- <Drive name for removable media>:\rcx2.tmp
Malicious functions
To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
forces the system hide from view:
- hidden files
Modifies file system
Creates the following files
- %HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe
Sets the 'hidden' attribute to the following files
- %HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe
- <Drive name for removable media>:\autorun.inf
Deletes the following files
- <Drive name for removable media>:\split.exe
Substitutes the following files
- <Drive name for removable media>:\split.exe
Network activity
Connects to
- '255.255.255.255':8003
UDP
- DNS ASK ns#.##ayer1352.com
- DNS ASK ns#.##ayer1352.net
- DNS ASK ns#.##ayer1352.org
Miscellaneous
Creates and executes the following
- '%HOMEPATH%\mauleox.exe'
