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- TSPY_FAREIT.ADI
PWS:Win32/Fareit.gen!A (Microsoft), Downloader.Ponik (Symantec), W32/Tepfer.NMOB!tr.pws (Fortinet), Trojan-PWS.Win32.Fareit (Ikarus), Win32/PSW.Fareit.A trojan (ESET)
Windows 2000, Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Spammed via email, Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware
This spyware arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. It may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites.
It executes then deletes itself afterward.
96,256 bytes
EXE
No
04 Jul 2013
Downloads files , Connects to URLs/IPs, Steals information
Arrival Details
This spyware arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.
It may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites.
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}"
Download Routine
This spyware connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:
It saves the files it downloads using the following names:
(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.)
Trend Micro detects the dowloaded file as:
Stolen Information
This spyware sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:
NOTES:
It attempts to steal stored account information of the following installed FTP clients or File Managers:
It gathers the following account information from any of the aforementioned FTP clients or File Managers:
It also attempts to steal stored email credentials:
This spyware attempts to retrieve stored information such as user names, passwords, and hostnames from the following browsers:
This spyware uses the following list of user names and passwords to access password-protected locations where the aforementioned information are stored:
Some of the URLs it accesses for downloading other malware are inaccessible as of this writing.
9.300
10.134.03
04 Jul 2013
10.135.00
05 Jul 2013
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 3
Delete this registry value
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_FAREIT.ADI. 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.