Analysis by: Adrianne Chester Camat
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

This spyware may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites. It may be dropped by other malware.

It retrieves specific information from the affected system.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 202,754 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 13 Sep 2012
Payload: Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

This spyware may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

It may be dropped by the following malware:

  • TROJ_MDROP.FVI

Information Theft

This spyware retrieves the following information from the affected system:

  • Operating System Version
  • Username of current user
  • IP Address

Stolen Information

This spyware sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:

  • http://pop.{BLOCKED}lland.com

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following URL(s) to check for an Internet connection:

  • http://www.google.com

NOTES:

This spyware sends the gathered data using the following format:

https://pop.{BLOCKED}land.com/{username}@{ip address}bc/{random number}
https://pop.{BLOCKED}lland.com/{operating system}@{user name}@{ip address}bc

The server requires credentials for it to be accessible.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.200
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 9.392.02
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 13 Sep 2012
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 9.393.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 14 Sep 2012

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Remove the malware/grayware file that dropped/downloaded TSPY_CIFULLA.A

    • TROJ_MDROP.FVI

Step 3

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TSPY_CIFULLA.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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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