a variant of Win32/Injector.XSI trojan (NOD32), Troj/Karag-K (Sophos)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
This spyware arrives as a fake Adobe Flash Player update. It is spammed in email with subjects referring to WebEx and to PayPal.
To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this Spyware, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.
This spyware may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.
It executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.
Arrival Details
This spyware may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.
Download Routine
This spyware accesses the following websites to download files:
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.)
It then executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.
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:
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
Identify and terminate files detected as TSPY_FAREIT.SMC
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_FAREIT.SMC. 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.
