The dropper - named
U.exe - drops following files/folders:\windows\system32\head.exe
\windows\system32\XPEntertainmentsUninstall.exe
\windows\system32\SoUI.dll
\program files\SoftPortalRegistry entries created by the trojan:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4748B0B3-B964-41C3-AE0A-F1345E0AC3C9}\InprocServer32]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\\\SoUI.dll"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SoftPortal]
"BasePath"="C:\\Program Files\\SoftPortal\\"Above-mentioned files contain references to following malicious websites (Do NOT visit these sites):
http://xpsite.org/head/?wmid=3&pid=1
http://api.automaticavupdate.com/UI/v1.1/Soft/
http://api.automaticavupdate.com/UI/v1.1/Last two links listed above redirect to
www.expertantivirus.com, which is the home of rogue software - ExpertAntivirus.The trojan also adds an
Add/Remove Programs entry called XP Entertainments, as shown in below screen shot:
Following screen shot shows that
SoUI.dll is injected into Explorer.exe's address space:
This trojan does not allow various AntiVirus and Firewall software - like ZoneAlarm, Outpost, Microsoft AntiSpyware - to run properly. These programs crash as soon as they are started! Following screen shot shows the fate of ZoneAlarm firewall:

More information about this trojan can be found here.
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