ALIASES:

Trojan:MSIL/Upadter.A (Microsoft); Trojan.Gen.2 (Symantec); HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky); Troj/MSIL-JGO (Sophos); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan horse MSIL11.BADE (AVG)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 661,024 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 12 Jun 2017

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 copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %User Profile%\FolderN\name.exe

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

It creates the following folders:

  • %User Profile%\AppData
  • %User Profile%\AppData\Roaming
  • %User Profile%\Roaming\FolderN

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

Other System Modifications

This Spyware deletes the following files:

  • %User Profile%\Roaming\ svhost.exe
  • %User Profile%\FolderN\name.exe:Zone.Identifier
  • %User Profile%\FolderN\svhost.bat
  • %User Startup%\name.exe:Zone.Identifier

(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.. %User Startup% is the current user's Startup folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 2000 and XP, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)

It modifies the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Load = "%User Profile%\FolderN\name.exe.lnk "

Dropping Routine

This Spyware drops the following files:

  • %User Profile%\FolderN\name.exe.lnk
  • %User Startup%\name.exe.lnk
  • %User Profile%\FolderN\name.exe.bat
  • %System Root%\.Identifier
  • %User Profile%\Roaming\svhost.exe

(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.. %User Startup% is the current user's Startup folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 2000 and XP, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.)

Other Details

This Spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • {BLOCKED}7.99.186

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.8

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 2

Restore these modified registry values

[ Learn More ]

Important:Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this only if you know how to or you can seek your system administrator's help. You may also check out this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.

  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
    • Load = "%User Profile%\FolderN\name.exe.lnk "

Step 3

Search and delete these components

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There may be some components that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.
  • %User Profile%\FolderN\name.exe.lnk
  • %User Startup%\name.exe.lnk
  • %User Profile%\FolderN\name.exe.bat
  • %System Root%\.Identifier
  • %User Profile%\Roaming\svhost.exe

Step 4

Search and delete these folders

[ Learn More ]
Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden folders in the search result.
  • %User Profile%\AppData
  • %User Profile%\AppData\Roaming
  • %User Profile%\Roaming\FolderN

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_KEYLOGGER.XZZ. 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.

Step 6

Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.

  • %User Profile%\Roaming\ svhost.exe
  • %User Profile%\FolderN\name.exe:Zone.Identifier
  • %User Profile%\FolderN\svhost.bat
  • %User Startup%\name.exe:Zone.Identifier


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