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Trojan:Win32/BeeVry

Posted: May 15, 2013

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 1,557
First Seen: May 15, 2013
Last Seen: February 2, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Trojan:Win32/BeeVry is a Trojan that modifies numerous computer settings to block the affected PC users from accessing security-related websites, and reduce the security of the affected computer. When installed and executed, Trojan:Win32/BeeVry makes system changes by dropping the potentially malicious files. Trojan:Win32/BeeVry also makes registry modifications. Trojan:Win32/BeeVry may be downloaded by other malware threats, or it may come as an email attachment with an attractive file name. Trojan:Win32/BeeVry modifies the Windows Hosts file. The local Hosts file overrides the DNS resolution of a website URL to a certain IP address. Trojan:Win32/BeeVry may make modifications to the Hosts file in order to divert certain domains to numerous IP addresses. Trojan:Win32/BeeVry often modifies the Hosts file in order to block the victim from accessing websites connected with specific security-related tools (such as anti-virus programs).

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



%SystemDrive%\WINDOW\System32\smss.exe File name: smss.exe
Size: 716.8 KB (716800 bytes)
MD5: 3d479ad87d25ca944bd5b1672da8d0ee
Detection count: 389
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SystemDrive%\WINDOW\System32
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 14, 2016
%SystemDrive%\WINDOW\System32\smss.exe File name: smss.exe
Size: 1.69 MB (1690624 bytes)
MD5: 20d81938402fa1c3005a7fe5084910ec
Detection count: 166
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SystemDrive%\WINDOW\System32
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 3, 2017
%SystemDrive%\WINDOW\System32\smss.exe File name: smss.exe
Size: 716.8 KB (716800 bytes)
MD5: f60dccf46b1c3c83b17c9d142afeadb5
Detection count: 143
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SystemDrive%\WINDOW\System32
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 14, 2016
%SystemDrive%\WINDOW\System32\smss.exe File name: smss.exe
Size: 802.81 KB (802816 bytes)
MD5: 1f261af63761758b38232ad425b147e0
Detection count: 70
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SystemDrive%\WINDOW\System32
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 14, 2016
%SystemDrive%\WINDOW\System32\smss.exe File name: smss.exe
Size: 696.32 KB (696320 bytes)
MD5: f53709e7bdb1c6012c38573101d67fcd
Detection count: 52
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SystemDrive%\WINDOW\System32
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 3, 2017
%SystemDrive%\WINDOW\System32\smss.exe File name: smss.exe
Size: 765.95 KB (765952 bytes)
MD5: 530b82fcbd259e6dc365c978b73e0bd3
Detection count: 28
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SystemDrive%\WINDOW\System32
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 3, 2017
[system folder]\smss.exe File name: [system folder]\smss.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
[system folder]\Music.exe File name: [system folder]\Music.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
[system folder]\hotos.exe File name: [system folder]\hotos.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\{Value}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "UACDisableNotify" = “0”HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "EnableLUA" = “0”HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "smss" = "c:\window\system32\smss.exe"
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