W32.Gaobot.AJJ

Name W32.Gaobot.AJJ
Type
Affected Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Risk Level 2: Low
Discovered May 11, 2004
Update February 13, 2007 12:23:00 PM
Length
Info
W32.Gaobot.AJJ is a that spreads through open network shares and several Windows vulnerabilities including:

  • The DCOM RPC Vulnerability (described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-026) using TCP port 135.
  • The WebDav Vulnerability (described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-007) using TCP port 80.
  • The Workstation Service Buffer Overrun Vulnerability (described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-049) using TCP port 445. Windows XP users are protected against this vulnerability if Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-043 has been applied. Windows 2000 users must apply MS03-049.
  • The UPnP NOTIFY Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-059).
  • The vulnerabilities in the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or MSDE 2000 audit (described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-061) using UDP port 1434.
  • Exploits the Microsoft Windows Local Security Authority Service Remote Buffer Overflow (described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011).

The also spreads through backdoors that the Beagle and Mydoom family of worms install.

W32.Gaobot.AJJ can act as a backdoor server program and attack systems. It also attempts to kill the processes of many antivirus and security programs.

Threat Assessment

Wild

  • Wild Level: Low
  • Number of Infections: 0 – 49
  • Number of Sites: 0 – 2
  • Geographical Distribution: Low
  • Threat Containment: Easy
  • Removal: Easy

Damage

  • Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Medium
Writeup By: Ying Lin
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