Worm/HappyTime.A.38 - Worm

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Virus:	Worm/HappyTime.A.38
Date discovered:	08/04/2008
Type:	Worm
In the wild:	Yes
Reported Infections:	Low
Distribution Potential:	Medium
Damage Potential:	Low to medium
Static file:	No
File size:	33,719 Bytes
MD5 checksum:	2feb77bf21803dde0449fcf9e59b936d
VDF version:	7.00.03.132 - Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:09 (GMT+1)

General Method of propagation:
   • Email
   • Mapped network drives

Aliases:
   • Mcafee: VBS/Haptime.gen@MM
   • Kaspersky: Email-Worm.VBS.HappyTime
   • F-Secure: VBS/Haptime.F
   • Sophos: VBS/Haptime-Fam
   • Panda: VBS/Help
   • Eset: VBS/Haptime.E worm
   • Bitdefender: Worm.VBS.HappyTime

Platforms / OS:
   • Windows 95
   • Windows 98
   • Windows 98 SE
   • Windows NT
   • Windows ME
   • Windows 2000
   • Windows XP
   • Windows 2003

Side effects:
   • Drops malicious files
   • Registry modification
   • Makes use of software vulnerability

Files It copies itself to the following locations:
   • C:\help.htm
   • C:\help.vbs
   • C:\Documents and Settings\help.hta
   • %WINDIR%\Untitled.htm

It deletes the following files:
   • *.exe
   • *.dll

It may corrupt the following files:
   • %WINDIR%\Web\*.HTT
   • *.HTML
   • *.HTM
   • *.ASP
   • *.VBS

Registry The following registry keys are added:

– HKCU\Software\Help\Count
– HKCU\Identities\%UserID%\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\
   Mail\
   • Compose Use Stationery = "1"
   • Message Send HTML = "1"
   • Stationery Name = "%WINDIR%\help.htm"

– HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop
   • WallPaper = %Windows%\HELP.HTM

– HKCU\Software\Help\FileName

Email It uses Microsoft Outlook in order to send emails. The characteristics are described below:

From:
The sender address is the user's Outlook account.

To:
– Email addresses found in specific files on the system.

Subject:
One of the following:
   • Help
   • Fw:%original subject%

Body:
– The body is empty.

Attachment:
The filename of the attachment is:
   • Untitled.htm

The attachment is a copy of the malware itself.

Mailing Search addresses:
It searches the following files for email addresses:
   • .htm
   • .vbs
   • .asp
   • .htt

See a brief description here.

Description inserted by Alexandru Dinu on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:24 (GMT+1)
Description updated by Andrei Ivanes on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:55 (GMT+1)

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