Analysis by: RonJay Kristoffer Caragay
ALIASES:

PWS:Win32/Fareit.A (Microsoft); Troj/Fareit-B (Sophos); Win32/Fareit.CS (TotalDefense); PWS-Spyeye.be (McAfee); Trojan.Win32.Lebag.ceo (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Lebag (Ikarus)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 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.

It deletes itself after execution.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 72,648 bytes
File Type: EXE
Initial Samples Received Date: 09 Jun 2011

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.

Other System Modifications

This spyware adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR

It adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
HWID = "{GUID}"

Dropping Routine

This spyware drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\{random character}.bat

(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, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • {BLOCKED}bing.com
  • {BLOCKED}omain.com

It deletes itself after execution.