Flame: Bunny, Frog, Munch and BeetleJuice…

As already mentioned in the previous blog post about Flame, the volume of its code and functionality are so great that it will take several months for a complete analysis. We’re planning on continually disclosing in our publications the most important and interesting details of its functionality as we reveal them.

At the moment we are receiving many inquiries about how to check systems for a Flame infection. Of course the simplest answer, for us, is to advise to use Kaspersky Lab Antivirus or Internet Security. We successfully detect and delete all possible modifications of the main module and extra components of Flame.

However, for those who want to carry out a detailed check themselves, at the end of this article we will give the necessary recommendations and advice.

MSSECMGR.OCX

The main module of Flame is a DLL file called mssecmgr.ocx. We’ve discovered two modifications of this module. Most of the infected machines contained its “big” version, 6 Mb in size, and carrying and deploying additional modules. The smaller version’s size is only 900 Kb and contains no additional modules. After installation, the small module connects to one of the C&C servers and tries to download and install the remaining components from there.

Mssecmgr may be called different names on actual infected machines, depending on the method of infection and the current internal state of the malware (installation, replication, upgrade), e.g., wavsup3.drv, ~zff042.ocx, msdclr64.ocx, etc.

Complete analysis of the mssecmgr module will follow in our upcoming blog posts.

The first activation of this file is initiated by one of the external features – either Windows WMI tools using a MOF file if the MS10-061 exploit is used, or using a BAT file:

s1 = new ActiveXObject(“Wscript.Shell”); s1.Run(“%SYSTEMROOT%\\system32\\rundll32.exe msdclr64.ocx,DDEnumCallback”); (source code of MOF file, svchostevt.mof)

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