This worm propagates by attaching a copy of itself to email messages, which it sends to target addresses, using its own Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) engine.
The email message it sends out has the following details:
Subject: {blank}
Message body: (any of the following)
• Penjarakan Koruptor, Penyelundup, Tukang Suap, & Bandar NARKOBA
• SAY NO TO DRUGS !!!
• Stop Free Sex, Aborsi, & Prostitusi?brA( Go To HELL )
• Stop pencemaran lingkungan, pembakaran hutan & perburuan liar.
Attachment: (any of the following)
• CCAPPS.EXE
• KANGEN.EXE
• MYHEART.EXE
• SYSLOVE.EXE
• UNTUKMU.EXE
• WINWORD.EXE
This worm has several autostart routines that ensure its execution every time the machine restarts in normal or safe mode and every time an instance of the command prompt is opened.
It modifies the registry to disable registry tools, and to hide the affected machine's hidden and system files. In addition, it also hides file extension names.
It restarts the affected system whenever it finds an open window with specific strings in the title bar. It also terminates Task Manager and Process Explorer.
On systems running Windows NT, 2000, XP, and Server 2003, this worm overwrites the HOSTS file located at %System%\drivers\etc with an .HTML file. It does the said routine to prevent the affected system from accessing Web sites that are mostly related to antivirus and security applications.