Analysis by: Mark Joseph Manahan

ALIASES:

PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AP (Microsoft) ,Win32/Spy.Zbot.ABA trojan (Eset) ,Adware/SecurityProtection (Panda) ,Trojan.Win32.Zbot.aba (v) (Sunbelt)

 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:

  • 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 attempts to steal sensitive online banking information, such as user names and passwords. This routine risks the exposure of the user's account information, which may then lead to the unauthorized use of the stolen data.

This is the Trend Micro detection for files that exhibit certain behaviors.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tamaño del archivo 211,591 bytes
Tipo de archivo EXE
Fecha de recepción de las muestras iniciales 21 Dec 2013

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.

Information Theft

This spyware attempts to steal sensitive online banking information, such as user names and passwords. This routine risks the exposure of the user's account information, which may then lead to the unauthorized use of the stolen data.

Other Details

This is the Trend Micro detection for:

  • Files that exhibit the same behavior as TSPY_ZBOT variants.