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TSPY_GOPHE.TRJ

December 12, 2015
 ALIASES:

Trojan:Win32/Gophe.A (Microsoft);

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This spyware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It connects to certain websites to send and receive information. It gathers information and reports it to its servers.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

1736192 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

05 Jun 2015

Arrival Details

This spyware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Installation

This spyware drops and executes the following files:

  • %User Temp%\{random numbers}.bat

(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following website to send and receive information:

  • {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.4.187

It gathers the following information and reports it to its servers:

  • Outlook account information
  • OS Version
  • Outlook Version
  • outlook bitness version

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

12.200.06

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

09 Dec 2015

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

12.201.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

10 Dec 2015

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Search and delete these files

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  • %User Temp%\{random numbers}.bat

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_GOPHE.TRJ. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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