TSPY_FAREIT.SMBD2
Trojan-PSW.Win32.Fareit.hhw (Kaspersky)
Windows

Threat Type: Trojan Spy
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
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.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
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:
- %Application Data%\sin\sin.exe
- %Application Data%\sin\sin.exe:ZoneIdentifier
- %Application Data%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Games\Sin™.lnk
- %User Startup%\sin.vbs
(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.. %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 drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:
- %Application Data%\{random folder name}\{random filename}.exe
(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)
It creates the following folders:
- %Application Data%\sin
- %Application Data%\{random folder name}
(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)
Other System Modifications
This Trojan Spy adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\GameUX\
{random key}\{GUID}
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\GameUX\
{random key}\{GUID}
ConfigInstallType = 3
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\GameUX\
{random key}\{GUID}
ConfigApplicationPath = %Application Data%\sin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\GameUX\
{random key}\{GUID}
ConfigGDFBinaryPath = %System%\GameUXLegacyGDFs.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\GameUX\
{random key}\{GUID}
ApplicationId = {GUID 2}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\GameUX\
{random key}\{GUID}
Description = Sin™
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\GameUX\
{random key}\{GUID}
AppExePath = %Application Data%\sin\sin.exe
Other Details
This Trojan Spy connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- go.microsoft.com
- http://movie.metaservices.{BLOCKED}oft.com/locater/WMServiceLocater.asmx/GetServiceLocationsForClient?locale=en-US&clientType={BLOCKED}clientVersion=6.1.2
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.224.203/v1/fre.php
SOLUTION
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
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
Delete this registry key
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameUX\{random key}
- {GUID}
- {GUID}
Step 4
Search and delete these folders
- %Application Data%\sin
- %Application Data%\{random folder name}
Step 5
Search and delete this file
- %Application Data%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Games\Sin™.lnk
- %User Startup%\sin.vbs
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_FAREIT.SMBD2. 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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