Rule:

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Sid:
105

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Summary:
This event is generated when activity from the Dagger trojan horse program is detected in network traffic.

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Impact:
Possible theft of data and control of the targeted machine leading to a compromise of all resources the machine is connected to. This Trojan also has the ability to delete data, steal passwords and disable the machine.

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Detailed Information:
This Trojan affects Microsoft Windows operating systems. No other systems are affected. This is a windows exceutable that makes changes to the system registry, Win.ini and System.ini. When first executed the Trojan replicates itself and in most cases, gives the copy a random name. This Trojan may use the file extensions ".exe" or ".dll".

The Trojan changes system startup files and registry settings to add the server to programs normally started on boot.

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Affected Systems:
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP

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Attack Scenarios:
This Trojan may be delivered to the target in a number of ways. This event is indicative of an existing infection being activated. Initial compromise can be in the form of a Win32 installation program that may use the extension ".jpg" or ".bmp" when delivered via e-mail for example.

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Ease of Attack:
This is Trojan activity, the target machine may already be compromised. Updated virus definition files are essential in detecting this Trojan.

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False Positives:
None Known

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False Negatives:
None Known

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Corrective Action:
This is a particularly difficult Trojan to remove and should only be attempted by an experienced Windows Administrator.

Edit the system registry to remove the extra keys or restore a previously known good copy of the registry.

Affected registry keys are:

	[HKEY_CLASSES_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices]
	[HKEY_CLASSES_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] 
	[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

Registry keys added are:

	"SysManager"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System\\Manager.exe"

Removal of the file Manager.exe is required. Also end the process Manager.exe.

A machine reboot may be required to clear the existing process from running in memory.

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Contributors:
Original Rule Writer Max Vision <vision@whitehats.com>
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
Nigel Houghton <nigel.houghton@sourcefire.com>

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Additional References:

Dark-e
http://www.dark-e.com/archive/trojans/dagger/140/index.shtml

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