Title: Litmus

Type: Backdoors

Remove Litmus. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(72 / 100)

Litmus is a dangerous backdoor that gives the attacker remote unauthorized access to a compromised computer. The parasite is controlled through IRC chat network. It allows the intruder to manage files, download and execute arbitrary files, reconfigure backdoor settings and steal system and network information. Litmus also attempts to collect user login names, various passwords and other confidential data. The parasite secretly runs on every Windows startup.

Litmus properties:
• Allows remote user connection
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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Litmus manual removal:

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Kill processes:
blah.exe, erm.exe, image32.exe, mgdoll.exe, mm.exe, msgsrv16.exe, svchost.exe, winsys.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\LTM2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WIN2

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
blah.exe, erm.exe, image32.exe, mgdoll.exe, mm.exe, msgsrv16.exe, svchost.exe, winsys.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Windows\Appsvc
C:\Winnt\Appsvc
C:\Windows\img32b
C:\Winnt\img32b
C:\Windows\Litmus
C:\Winnt\Litmus
C:\Windows\Random
C:\Winnt\Random
C:\Windows\Winsys
C:\Winnt\Winsys
Misc:
Exact file location:
blah.exe - C:\Windows\VxD or C:\Winnt\VxD
erm.exe, mm.exe, mgdoll.exe msgsrv16.exe - C:\Windows\Litmus or C:\Winnt\Litmus
image32.exe - C:\Windows\img32b or C:\Winnt\img32b
svchost.exe - C:\Windows\Random, C:\Winnt\Random or C:\Windows\Appsvc, C:\Winnt\Appsvc
winsys.exe - C:\Windows\Winsys or C:\Winnt\Winsys

Information added: 2004-03-19 10:00:00
Information updated: 2005-09-27 14:19:19

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