{"id":49206,"date":"2016-04-26T17:12:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T00:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mcafee.com\/?p=49206"},"modified":"2025-06-02T19:43:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T02:43:49","slug":"malware-takes-advantage-of-windows-god-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/other-blogs\/mcafee-labs\/malware-takes-advantage-of-windows-god-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Malware Takes Advantage of Windows &#8216;God Mode&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Windows has hidden an Easter Egg since Windows Vista. It allows users to create a specially named folder that acts as a shortcut to Windows settings and special folders, such as control panels, My Computer,\u00a0or the\u00a0printers folder. This &#8220;God Mode&#8221; can come in\u00a0handy for admins, but attackers are now using\u00a0this undocumented feature for evil ends. Files placed within one of these master control panel shortcuts\u00a0are not easily accessible via Windows Explorer because the folders do not open like other folders, but rather redirect the user.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of a recent threat\u00a0variant, Dynamer, the malware is installed into one of these folders inside of %AppData%. A registry run key value is created to persist across reboots. (The executable name is dynamic.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run<br \/>\nlsm = C:\\Users\\admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\com4.{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}\\lsm.exe<\/p>\n<p>This key allows the malware to execute normally, but when the\u00a0folder &#8220;com4.{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}&#8221; is opened, it redirects to the\u00a0RemoteApp and Desktop Connections control panel item.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49216 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/securingtomorrow.mcafee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ss1-1.png\" alt=\"ss1\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/ss1-1.png 570w, https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/ss1-1-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><em>The monitor icon represents the folder created by the malware.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49210 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/securingtomorrow.mcafee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ss2.png\" alt=\"ss2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/ss2.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/ss2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/ss2-768x426.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><em>The unsuspecting user is shown a window that contains no files.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To make matters worse, the malware author has attempted to give this directory eternal life, by prepending the name\u00a0&#8220;com4.&#8221; Such device names are\u00a0forbidden by normal Windows Explorer and cmd.exe commands\u00a0and\u00a0Windows treats the folder as a device, thus preventing users from otherwise easily deleting the folder\u00a0with Explorer or typical\u00a0console commands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49208\" src=\"https:\/\/securingtomorrow.mcafee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ss7.png\" alt=\"ss7\" width=\"449\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/ss7.png 449w, https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/ss7-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>An unsuccessful delete attempt from Windows Explorer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49215\" src=\"https:\/\/securingtomorrow.mcafee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ss6-1.png\" alt=\"ss6\" width=\"691\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/ss6-1.png 691w, https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/ss6-1-300x123.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Delete attempts from an admin command prompt.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, there is a way to defeat this foe. First, the malware must be terminated (via Task Manager or other standard tools). Next, run\u00a0this\u00a0specially crafted command from the\u00a0command prompt (cmd.exe):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">rd &#8220;\\\\.\\%appdata%\\com4.{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}&#8221; \/S \/Q<\/p>\n<p>McAfee antimalware products are not fooled by these tricks; no special action is required to deal with this threat.<\/p>\n<h2>Malware reference information:<\/h2>\n<p>MD5:\u00a0F2AB70F1696440CD00759D6DEFBAE54C<br \/>\nSHA1: a526d69c4b1d78e2bbad14c8cab4987f30aeb357<br \/>\nSHA256: 5fc5b16b48c8bbe1b1292282c448eb5982383f4555205e78bc2c70bd140d279c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Windows has hidden an Easter Egg since Windows Vista. 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