TSPY_ZBOT.ZKW

December 23, 2013
 Modified by: Rika Joi Gregorio
 ALIASES:

a variant of Win32/Injector.Autoit.ZQ trojan(Eset)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Spammed via email

This spyware arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

877,699 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

11 Dec 2013

Payload:

Drops files

Arrival Details

This spyware arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

Installation

This spyware drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\aut12.tmp - encrypted malicious file (will be deleted afterwards)
  • %User Profile%\Sg4413Y92252.PK1 - encrypted malicious file (will be deleted afterwards)

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.. %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)

It drops and executes the following files:

  • %User Profile%\Fq32574I24350\c.exe - also detected as TSPY_ZBOT.ZKW

(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)

It drops the following non-malicious files:

  • %User Profile%\Fq32574I24350\{random file name}.{random extension}

(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)

It creates the following folders:

  • %User Profile%\Fq32574I24350

(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)

NOTES:
The file, %User Profile%\Sg4413Y92252.PK1, is decrypted and loaded in the memory. The decrypted file is detected as TSPY_ZBOT.SMIG.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

10.466.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

11 Dec 2013

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

10.467.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

12 Dec 2013

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

Remove malware/grayware files dropped/downloaded by TSPY_ZBOT.ZKW

     
    • TSPY_ZBOT.SMIG

Step 3

Search and delete these folders

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Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden folders in the search result.
  • %User Profile%\Fq32574I24350

Step 4

Search and delete this file

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There may be some files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.
  • %User Temp%\aut12.tmp
  • %User Profile%\Sg4413Y92252.PK1

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_ZBOT.ZKW. 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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