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Kit-SMWG

This page shows details and results of our analysis on the malware Kit-SMWG

Threat Detail

Malware Type: Virus

Malware Sub-type: VbScript

Discovery Date: 2003-09-16

Next Steps:

Overview

This is a virus detection. Viruses are programs that self-replicate recursively, meaning that infected systems spread the virus to other systems, which then propagate the virus further. While many viruses contain a destructive payload, it's quite common for viruses to do nothing more than spread from one system to another.


Minimum DAT

4295 (2003-09-24)

Updated DAT

4295 (2003-09-24)

 Minimum Engine

5.1.00

File Length

163,840 bytes

 Description Added

2003-09-16

Description Modified

2003-10-02

Malware Proliferation

Characteristics

VBS/Smwg.kit is a virus construction kit. It is a 32 bit PE file originally named smwg.exe , having a filesize of 163,840 bytes. 

Specific detection of the virus construction kit was added in Dat files 4294. The .vbs files that the kit can generate were already detected generically with, for example, Dat files 4292 as VBS/Pookins.

Symptoms

Presence of a file called smwg.exe , having a filesize of 163,840 bytes. 

Detection of files with VBS/Pookins.

Method of Infection

Manually running the smwg.exe construction kit generates the .vbs files, when these get executed the infection routine activates.

Removal

All Users:
Use current engine and DAT files for detection and removal.

Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).

But in some particular cases, the following steps need to be taken.

Please go to the Microsoft Recovery Console and restore a clean MBR.

On Windows XP:

  • Insert the Windows XP CD into the CD-ROM drive and restart the computer.
  • When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
  • Select the Windows installation that is compromised and provide the administrator password.
  • Issue 'fixmbr' command to restore the Master Boot Record
  • Follow onscreen instructions.
  • Reset and remove the CD from CD-ROM drive.


On Windows Vista and 7:

  • Insert the Windows CD into the CD-ROM drive and restart the computer.
  • Click on "Repair Your Computer".
  • When the System Recovery Options dialog comes up, choose the Command Prompt.
  • Issue 'bootrec /fixmbr' command to restore the Master Boot Record.
  • Follow onscreen instructions.
  • Reset and remove the CD from CD-ROM drive.

Variants

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