TSPY_FAREIT.MER

This spyware arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

It executes then deletes itself afterward.

Arrival Details

This spyware arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

Installation

This spyware executes then deletes itself afterward.

Other System Modifications

This spyware adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
HWID = "{random value}"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
Client Hash = "{random value}"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
{random characters} = "{random value}"

Download Routine

This spyware connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

• http://{BLOCKED}gsschau-delmenhorst.de/H5NCrDpx.exe
• http://{BLOCKED}fl.{BLOCKED}host.com/7RUE.exe
• http://{BLOCKED}rsirman.com.tr/heE8EMcz.exe
• http://{BLOCKED}y-online.de/NtyA.exe
• http://{BLOCKED}cut.com/q9SB8z9g.exe

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

• %User Temp%\{random numbers}.exe - detected as TSPY_ZBOT.SMN4

(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.)

Stolen Information

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

• http://mail.{BLOCKED}asim.com:8080/forum/viewtopic.php
• http://{BLOCKED}bodyfit.com/forum/viewtopic.php
• http://{BLOCKED}odysculpt.com/forum/viewtopic.php
• http://{BLOCKED}odysculpt.info/forum/viewtopic.php

NOTES:
It attempts to steal stored account information of the following installed FTP clients or File Managers:

• 32BitFtp
• 3D-FTP
• AceFTP
• BPFTP
• BlazeFtp
• BulletProof FTP Client
• Coffee Cup Free FTP
• DeluxeFTP
• EasyFTP
• Estsoft
• FFFTP (Sota)
• FTP CONTROL
• FTP Commander
• FTP Explorer
• FTP Navigator
• FTP Now
• FTP++
• FTPCON
• FTPClient
• FTPGetter
• FTPRush
• FTPShell
• FTPVoyager
• FTPWare
• Far Manager
• FileZilla
• FreshFTP
• Ftp Winzip (Nico Mak Computing)
• Ghisler
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 6 Home
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 6 Professional
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 7 Professional
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 8 Home
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 8 Professional
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 7 Home
• GoFTP
• Ipswitch WS_FTP
• LeapWare LeapFTP
• LeechFTP
• LinasFTP
• MAS-Soft FTPInfo
• MS IE FTP Passwords
• NCH Software ClassicFTP
• NovaFTP
• PuTTY
• Robo-FTP 3.7
• SmartFTP
• SoftX.org FTPClient
• Staff-FTP
• TurboFTP
• WS_FTP
• WinFTP
• salt-ftp

It gathers the following account information from any of the aforementioned FTP clients or File Managers:

• Directory list
• Password
• Port Number
• Server Name
• Server Type
• User Name

It also attempts to steal stored email credentials:

• BatMail
• IncrediMail
• Outlook
• Pocomail
• Thunderbird
• Windows Live Mail
• Windows Mail

This spyware attempts to retrieve stored information such as user names, passwords, and hostnames from the following browsers:

• FastStone Browser
• Flock Browser
• Google Chrome
• Internet Explorer
• K-Meleon
• Mozilla Firefox
• Opera Browser
• RockMelt

This spyware uses the following list of user names and passwords to access password-protected locations where the aforementioned information are 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
• cryptimplus
• 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