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The name "winker" is derived from "WinKernal"
Written in Visual C++
Released in November 2004
Made in China
Backdoor.Winker.q: dropped files: c:\WINDOWS\system32\handle.dat size: 64 bytes c:\WINDOWS\system32\ieconfig.dat size: 384 bytes c:\WINDOWS\system32\iekernal.dat size: 17.228 bytes c:\WINDOWS\system32\msieknl2.dll size: 40.449 bytes c:\WINDOWS\system32\msknl2.exe size: 114.690 bytes c:\WINDOWS\system32\tmphtm.htm size: 6 bytes added to registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\International\CpMRU HKEY_CURHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPublisher\Certificates HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPublisher\CRLs HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPublisher\CTLs HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPublisher\Certificates HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPublisher\CRLs HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPublisher\CTLs HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{CE7C3CF0-4B15-11D1-ABED-709549C10000}\InprocServer32 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{CE7C3CF0-4B15-11D1-ABED-709549C10000}\ProgID HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{CE7C3CF0-4B15-11D1-ABED-709549C10000}\Programmable HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{CE7C3CF0-4B15-11D1-ABED-709549C10000}\VersionIndependentProgID HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IEHlprObj.IEHlprObj\CurVer HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IEHlprObj.IEHlprObj.1\CLSID HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{CE7C3CEF-4B15-11D1-ABED-709549C10000}\ProxyStubClsid HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{CE7C3CEF-4B15-11D1-ABED-709549C10000}\ProxyStubClsid32 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{CE7C3CEF-4B15-11D1-ABED-709549C10000}\TypeLib HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{CE7C3CE2-4B15-11D1-ABED-709549C10000}\1.0\0\win32 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{CE7C3CE2-4B15-11D1-ABED-709549C10000}\1.0\FLAGS HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{CE7C3CE2-4B15-11D1-ABED-709549C10000}\1.0\HELPDIR HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\TrustedPublisher\Certificates HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\TrustedPublisher\CRLs HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\TrustedPublisher\CTLs HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPublisher\Certificates HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPublisher\CRLs HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPublisher\CTLs HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{CE7C3CF0-4B15-11D1-ABED-709549C10000} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPublisher\Certificates HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPublisher\CRLs HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPublisher\CTLs tested on Windows XPMegaSecurity