TSPY_FAREIT.AFJ

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 does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

It modifies the Internet Explorer Zone Settings.

It executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible. It deletes itself after execution.

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.

Autostart Technique

This spyware adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
{Random Hash} = "%User Temp%\{Random Number}.exe"

Other System Modifications

This spyware adds the following registry entries as part of its installation routine:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
{Random Characters}
{Random Characters 2} = "{Random Hex Values}"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
{Random Characters}
{Random Characters 3} = "{Random Strings}"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
{Random Hash} = "{Random Hex Values}"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
Client Hash = "{Random Hex Values}"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
HWID = "{Random Hex Values}"

Propagation

This spyware does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This spyware does not have any backdoor routine.

Web Browser Home Page and Search Page Modification

This spyware modifies the Internet Explorer Zone Settings.

Download Routine

This spyware accesses the following websites to download files:

• http://www.{BLOCKED}-media.com/DPSCv.exe
• http://{BLOCKED}-law.com/f6gGoc.exe
• http://{BLOCKED}lbowling.com/9zifqS.exe
• http://{BLOCKED}lldrivingschool.co.uk/iF5DFSZ.exe

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

• %User Temp%\{Random Number}.exe

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)

It then executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.

Information Theft

This spyware attempts to steal stored account information used in the following installed File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software:

• 3D-FTP
• AceBIT
• BitKinex
• BlazeFtp
• BulletProof FTP Client
• ClassicFTP (NCH)
• CoffeeCup Free FTP
• Cryer WebSitePublisher
• Cyberduck
• DeluxeFTP
• Directory Opus (GPSoftware)
• EasyFTP
• Estsoft ALFTP
• ExpanDrive
• Far Manager
• FastTrack FTP
• FFFTP (Sota)
• FileZilla
• FlashFXP
• Fling (NCH)
• FreshFTP
• Frigate3
• FTP Explorer
• FTP Now
• FTPClient
• FTPGetter
• FTPRush
• FTPShell
• FTPVoyager
• FTPWare
• Ghisler
• Global Downloader
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 6 Home
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 6 Professional
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 7 Home
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 7 Professional
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 8 Home
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 8 Professional
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Lite
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Pro
• GoFTP
• LeapWare
• LeechFTP
• LinasFTP
• MAS-Soft FTPInfo
• NetDrive
• NetSarang
• NexusFile
• NovaFTP (INSoftware)
• NppFTP (Notepad++ FTP Plugin)
• PuTTY (SimonTatham)
• RhinoSoft
• Robo-FTP 3.7
• Salt FTP
• SmartFTP
• Staff-FTP
• TurboFTP
• UltraFXP
• VanDyke SecureFX
• Visicom Media <-AceFTP
• WebDrive FTP Client (South River Technologies)
• WinSCP (Martin Prikryl)
• WinZip FTP (Nico Mak Computing)
• Wise-FTP
• WS_FTP (Ipswitch)
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 9

It gathers the following account information from any of the mentioned File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software:

• Port Number
• Server Name
• Server Type
• User Name
• Directory List

It attempts to steal stored email credentials from the following:

• BatMail
• IncrediMail
• Microsoft Office Outlook
• Pocomail
• RimArts Becky! Internet Mail
• Thunderbird
• Windows Live Mail
• Windows Mail

It attempts to get stored information such as user names, passwords, and hostnames from the following browsers:

• Bromium
• ChromePlus (MapleStudio)
• Chromium
• Comodo Dragon
• Epic
• FastStone Browser
• Flock Browser
• Google Chrome
• Internet Explorer
• K-Meleon
• Mozilla Firefox
• Mozilla SeaMonkey
• Nichrome
• Opera Browser
• RockMelt
• Yandex

It uses the following list of user names and passwords to access password-protected locations where the mentioned information is stored:

• 123abc
• 123qwe
• 1q2w3e
• 1q2w3e4r
• aaaaaa
• abc123
• adidas
• admin
• amanda
• andrew
• angel
• angel1
• angels
• anthony
• apple
• asdf
• asdfasdf
• asdfgh
• ashley
• asshole
• austin
• baby
• bailey
• banana
• bandit
• baseball
• batman
• benjamin
• billgates
• biteme
• blabla
• blahblah
• blessed
• blessing
• blink182
• bubbles
• buster
• canada
• cassie
• charlie
• cheese
• chelsea
• chicken
• chris
• christ
• church
• cocacola
• compaq
• computer
• cookie
• cool
• corvette
• creative
• dakota
• dallas
• daniel
• danielle
• david
• destiny
• dexter
• diamond
• digital
• dragon
• eminem
• emmanuel
• enter
• faith
• flower
• foobar
• football
• football1
• forever
• forum
• freedom
• friend
• friends
• fuckoff
• fuckyou
• fuckyou1
• gates
• gateway
• genesis
• george
• gfhjkm
• ghbdtn
• ginger
• god
• google
• grace
• green
• guitar
• hahaha
• hallo
• hannah
• happy
• hardcore
• harley
• heaven
• hello
• hello1
• helpme
• hockey
• hope
• hotdog
• hunter
• ilovegod
• iloveyou
• iloveyou!
• iloveyou1
• iloveyou2
• internet
• james
• jasmine
• jason
• jasper
• jennifer
• jessica
• jesus
• jesus1
• john
• john316
• jordan
• jordan23
• joseph
• joshua
• junior
• justin
• killer
• kitten
• knight
• letmein
• london
• looking
• love
• lovely
• loving
• lucky
• maggie
• master
• matrix
• matthew
• maverick
• maxwell
• merlin
• michael
• michelle
• mickey
• microsoft
• mike
• monkey
• mother
• muffin
• mustang
• mustdie
• mylove
• myspace1
• nathan
• nicole
• nintendo
• none
• nothing
• onelove
• online
• orange
• pass
• passw0rd
• password
• password1
• peace
• peaches
• peanut
• pepper
• phpbb
• pokemon
• poop
• power
• praise
• prayer
• prince
• princess
• purple
• qazwsx
• qwert
• qwerty
• qwerty1
• rachel
• rainbow
• red123
• richard
• robert
• rotimi
• samantha
• sammy
• samuel
• saved
• scooby
• scooter
• secret
• shadow
• shalom
• silver
• single
• slayer
• smokey
• snoopy
• soccer
• soccer1
• sparky
• spirit
• startrek
• starwars
• stella
• summer
• sunshine
• superman
• taylor
• test
• testing
• testtest
• thomas
• thunder
• tigger
• trinity
• trustno1
• victory
• viper
• welcome
• whatever
• william
• windows
• winner
• wisdom
• zxcvbnm

Stolen Information

This spyware sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:

• http://{BLOCKED}iverhouse.net/ponyb/gate.php
• http://{BLOCKED}lla.com/ponyb/gate.php
• http://{BLOCKED}gwalla.com/ponyb/gate.php
• http://{BLOCKED}iddoh.com/ponyb/gate.php

Other Details

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

It deletes itself after execution.

NOTES:
It drops a batch file as %User Temp%\{Random Number}.bat, which deletes the malware file and itself afterwards.

It does not have rootkit capabilities.