HackTool.Win32.PassView.AR

April 13, 2021
 Analysis by: Paul Steven Nadera
 ALIASES:

HEUR:PSWTool.Win32.PassView.gen (Kaspersky); HackTool:Win32/Passview (Microsoft);

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

This Hacking Tool may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be manually installed by a user.

It uses a user interface (UI).

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

334,336 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

07 Apr 2021

Payload:

Displays fake login console

Arrival Details

This Hacking Tool may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

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

It may be manually installed by a user.

Installation

This Hacking Tool drops the following files:

  • {malware path}\{malware filename}_lang.ini -> if parameter /savelangfile is used

Other Details

This Hacking Tool uses the following user interface:

It does the following:

  • Gathers data from the following mail applications:
    • Thunderbird
    • Netscape
    • Eudora

It accepts the following parameters:

  • /savelangfile -> allows user the ability to translate strings into other languages

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.397.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

08 Apr 2021

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Search and delete this file

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Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HackTool.Win32.PassView.AR. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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