TSPY_GATAK.A
Trojan:Win32/Gatak.DR (Microsoft)
Windows
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 deletes the initially executed copy of itself.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
419,328 bytes
EXE
16 Dec 2014
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.
Installation
This spyware drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\~{number}.tmp - deleted afterwards
(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)
Other Details
This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}7.{BLOCKED}6.232.49/report_{OS architecture,OS version,computer name, User name, location and file name of the malware, list of running processes}
- http://www.{BLOCKED}esup.net/?di=814183680408
- http://{BLOCKED}npost.org/uploads/fdaebb9b94050e4c16972bb31c40fba0.png
It deletes the initially executed copy of itself
NOTES:
It executes the following command:
- CMD /C SYSTEMINFO && SYSTEMINFO && SYSTEMINFO && SYSTEMINFO && SYSTEMINFO && DEL {original malware copy}