To complicate detection of its presence in the operating system,
blocks execution of the following system utilities:
- Windows Task Manager (Taskmgr)
Creates and executes the following:
Terminates or attempts to terminate
the following user processes:
Modifies settings of Windows Explorer:
- [<HKLM>\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer] 'NoViewContextMenu' = '00000001'
Modifies settings of Windows Internet Explorer:
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\1] '1609' = '00000000'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0] '1609' = '00000000'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2] '1609' = '00000000'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\4] '1609' = '00000000'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3] '1609' = '00000000'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\1] '2500' = '00000003'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0] '2500' = '00000003'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2] '2500' = '00000003'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\4] '2500' = '00000003'
- [<HKCU>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3] '2500' = '00000003'
Attempts to shut down the Windows operating system.