Analysis by: Mohammed Malubay
ALIASES:

N/A;

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan Spy

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Canal de infección Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

It connects to certain websites to send and receive information. However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tamaño del archivo 448,488 bytes
Tipo de archivo EXE
Fecha de recepción de las muestras iniciales 30 Nov 2020
Carga útil Connects to URLs/IPs, Collects system information

Arrival Details

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

Propagation

This Trojan Spy does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan Spy does not have any backdoor routine.

Rootkit Capabilities

This Trojan Spy does not have rootkit capabilities.

Information Theft

This Trojan Spy gathers the following data:

  • Username
  • Computer Name

Other Details

This Trojan Spy connects to the following website to send and receive information:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}oft.com.{BLOCKED}t.com/t{random characters}.aspx?m={random characters}

It does the following:

  • Checks if the current Internet Explorer proxy settings is capable of establishing a session
  • The downloaded data is loaded into its memory

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

It does not exploit any vulnerability.

  SOLUTION

Motor de exploración mínimo 9.800
Primer archivo de patrones de VSAPI 16.422.03
Primera fecha de publicación de patrones de VSAPI 18 Dec 2020
Versión de patrones OPR de VSAPI 16.423.00
Fecha de publicación de patrones OPR de VSAPI 19 Dec 2020

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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TrojanSpy.Win32.WATERTIGER.A. 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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