TSPY_KIBEX.A

August 12, 2015
 Analysis by: Pearl Charlaine Espejo
 ALIASES:

Infostealer.Chabibase (Symantec); MSIL:KeyLogger-DQ [Spy] (Avast); Trojan:Win32/Skeeyah.A!rfn (Microsoft)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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 connects to certain websites to send and receive information.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

991,232 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 Aug 2015

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs

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 copies of itself into the affected system and executes them:

  • %User Temp%\Windows.exe - detected as TSPY_KIBEX.A

(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.)

It drops the following files:

  • %ProgramData%\Mails.txt
  • %ProgramData%\Browsers.txt
  • %ProgramData%\{computer name}_{System Date and Time}.jpg
  • %User Temp%\{random numbers}.xml

(Note: %ProgramData% is the Program Data folder, where it usually is C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\ProgramData in 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.. %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.)

Autostart Technique

This spyware drops the following files:

  • %System%\Tasks\Update\Windows

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)

Information Theft

This spyware gathers the following data:

  • Computer Name
  • System Date and Time
  • Screenshot
  • Clipboard Data (w/ Application Window Title)
  • Keystroke (w/ Application Window Title)
  • Usernames and passwords from the following applications:
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Google Chrome
    • Internet Explorer
    • Safari for Windows
    • Opera for PC
    • Microsoft Outlook
    • Mozilla Thunderbird
    • Netscape
    • Eudora
    • Incredimail
    • Internet Download Manager
    • IMVU
    • Paltalk
    • Filezilla
    • JDownloader

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following website to send and receive information:

  • http://{BLOCKED}ay.co/cgibin/kbpanel/image/upload.php
  • http://{BLOCKED}ay.co/cgibin/kbpanel/post.php?type={type}&{parameter}={stolen data}

    where {type} can be:
    • notification
    • clipboard
    • passwords
    • keystrokes

    and {parameter} can be:
    • machinename
    • windowtitle
    • machinetime
    • keystrokestyped
    • application
    • link
    • username
    • password
    • clipboardtext



  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.750

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

11.848.07

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

11 Aug 2015

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

11.849.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

12 Aug 2015

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 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 and note files detected as TSPY_KIBEX.A

Step 4

Identify and terminate files detected as TSPY_KIBEX.A

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  1. Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
  2. If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
  3. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 5

Search and delete this file

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There may be some files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.  
  • %System%\Tasks\Update\Windows
  • %ProgramData%\Mails.txt
  • %ProgramData%\Browsers.txt
  • %ProgramData%\{computer name}_{System Date and Time}.jpg
  • %User Temp%\{random numbers}.xml

Step 6

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_KIBEX.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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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