Archive A Reconstructed © MegaSecurity Database
Skowr
Released 19 years, 6 months ago. October 2006
Copyright © MegaSecurity
By Sk0r
Informations
| From | Germany |
| Author | Sk0r |
| Family | Skowr |
| Category | Ransomwares |
| Version | Skowr |
| Released Date | Oct 2006, 19 years, 6 months ago. |
| Language | Visual Basic |
Additional Information
dropped files:
c:\Documents and Settings\%user%\Desktop\WARNING_README_NOW.txt
c:\WINDOWS\SkorCzybik.dll Size: 69,632 bytes
c:\WINDOWS\system32\HelpWin\svchost.exe Size: 69,632 bytes
c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
added to registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "Shell"
old data: Explorer.exe
new data: explorer.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\HelpWin\svchost.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableTaskMgr"
data: 01, 00, 00, 00
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\skorransom
tested on Windows XP
November 10, 2006
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