Analysis by: Lorenzo Martin Lopez
ALIASES:

PWS:Win32/Fareit.AR!rfn (WINDOWS), Trojan-Spy.Fareit (IKARUS)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan Spy

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Downloaded from the Internet

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 deletes the initially executed copy of itself.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 700,416 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 10 Oct 2020
Payload: Connects to URLs/IPs

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 copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %User Temp%\tmpG{Random 3 digit number}.tmp

(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:

  • {Malware Filepath}\{Malware Filename}.exe

Information Theft

This Trojan Spy gathers the following data:

  • clipboard contents
  • passwords
  • OS version
  • Username
  • Locale info
  • Computer Name
  • Monitor Information
  • System Configuration Settings
  • Free Disk Space
  • Keyboard Type
  • Keyboard Layout
  • Keyboard Input

It uses the following legitimate websites for downloading its configuration/component file:

  • https://www.theonionrouter.com/dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/9.5.3/tor-win32-0.4.3.6.zip

Other Details

This Trojan Spy deletes the initially executed copy of itself.

Mobile Malware Routine

This Trojan Spy accesses the following website(s) to send and receive information:

  • https://api.{BLOCKED}am.org/bot%telegramapi%/

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 16.280.03
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 11 Oct 2020
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 16.281.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 11 Nov 2020

Step 1

Trend Micro Predictive Machine Learning detects and blocks malware at the first sign of its existence, before it executes on your system. When enabled, your Trend Micro product detects this malware under the following machine learning name:

     
  • Troj.Win32.TRX.XXPE50FFF039
    •

Step 2

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 3

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 4

Search and delete this file

[ Learn More ]
There may be some files 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 Temp%\tmpG{Random 3 digit number}.tmp

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TrojanSpy.Win32.LOKI.AGS. 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:


Did this description help? Tell us how we did.