Analysis by: Erika Bianca Mendoza

 THREAT SUBTYPE:

Information Stealer

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This spyware may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tamaño del archivo 86,484 bytes
Tipo de archivo SIS
Residente en memoria No
Fecha de recepción de las muestras iniciales 12 Apr 2011
Carga útil Steals information

Arrival Details

This spyware may be manually installed by a user.

Installation

This spyware drops the following files:

  • C:\Private\10003a3f\import\apps\SmsControl_reg.r01
  • C:\Private\E13D4ECD\first.dat
  • C:\Private\E13D4ECD\settings.dat
  • C:\Private\EAF7F915\data.txt
  • C:\Resource\apps\SmsControl.r01
  • C:\Resource\apps\SmsControl_aif.mif
  • C:\Sys\bin\Sms.exe
  • C:\Sys\bin\SmsControl.exe

NOTES:

It installs the following file:

  • SmsControl.exe

It poses as a certificate needed for standard online banking procedure. Upon installation, it displays the following text:

Die Seriennummer des Zertifikats: Ü88689-1299F

Once installed, the attacker can obtain confidential information, such as authentification numbers, that are sent via infected mobile phones.

  SOLUTION

Motor de exploración mínimo 8.900

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NOTES:

Delete the malware files

  1. Download a file manager onto the infected device.
  2. Delete the following files using the file manager:
    • C:\Private\10003a3f\import\apps\SmsControl_reg.r01
    • C:\Private\E13D4ECD\first.dat
    • C:\Private\E13D4ECD\settings.dat
    • C:\Private\EAF7F915\data.txt
    • C:\Resource\apps\SmsControl.r01
    • C:\Resource\apps\SmsControl_aif.mif
    • C:\Sys\bin\Sms.exe
    • C:\Sys\bin\SmsControl.exe


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