TSPY_GATAK.A

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 deletes the initially executed copy of itself.

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 files:

• %User Temp%\~{number}.tmp - deleted afterwards

(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.)

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

• http://{BLOCKED}7.{BLOCKED}6.232.49/report_{OS architecture,OS version,computer name, User name, location and file name of the malware, list of running processes}
• http://www.{BLOCKED}esup.net/?di=814183680408
• http://{BLOCKED}npost.org/uploads/fdaebb9b94050e4c16972bb31c40fba0.png

It deletes the initially executed copy of itself

NOTES:

It executes the following command:

• CMD /C SYSTEMINFO && SYSTEMINFO && SYSTEMINFO && SYSTEMINFO && SYSTEMINFO && DEL {original malware copy}