TSPY_VBKRYPT.BEC

February 22, 2013
 Analysis by: Adrianne Chester Camat
 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:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes


  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

163,953 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

27 Aug 2012

Installation

This spyware drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %Windows%\system\csrcs.exe

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, which is usually C:\Windows.)

Autostart Technique

This spyware adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Windows Media Player = "%Windows%\system\csrcs.exe"

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}soforever.com