TSPY_ZBOT.CAQ

This spyware attempts to steal information, such as user names and passwords, used when logging into certain banking or finance-related websites.

Arrival Details

This spyware may be downloaded from the following remote sites:

• http://{BLOCKED}chme.ru/upload/update.exe

Installation

This spyware adds the following folders:

• %Application Data%\{random folder name 1}
• %Application Data%\{random folder name 2}

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista and 7.)

It injects itself into the following processes running in the affected system's memory:

• explorer.exe
• taskhost.exe
• taskeng.exe
• Dwm.exe
• wscntfy.exe
• ctfmon.exe
• rdpclip.exe

Autostart Technique

This spyware adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
{GUID} = %Application Data%\{random folder name 1}\{random file name}.exe

It drops the following files:

• %Application Data%\{random folder name 1}\{random file name}.exe - copy of itself
• %Application Data%\{random folder name 2}\{random file name} - contains encrypted stolen data

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista and 7.)

Other System Modifications

This spyware adds the following registry keys as part of its installation routine:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
{random characters}

It creates the following registry entry(ies) to bypass Windows Firewall:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\
FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\
List
%Windows%\EXPLORER.EXE = %Windows%\EXPLORER.EXE:*:Enabled:Windows Explorer

Information Theft

This spyware monitors the Internet Explorer (IE) activities of the affected system, specifically the address bar or title bar. It recreates a legitimate website with a spoofed login page if a user visits banking sites with the following strings in the address bar or title bar:

• *bancomediolanum.es*
• *bancomediolanum.es*2011*
• *caixatarragona.es/*oficinacodigo.jsp*
• *cajacanariasonline.cajacanarias.es*
• *e-pueyo.com*centro*
• *https://lineacb.cajabadajoz.es/BEWeb/*/inicio_identificacion.action*
• *inversis.com*
• *online.halifax.es/main*
• *ruralvia.com*
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/bancamarch.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/bancocaixageral.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/bankoanet.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/bankpymenet.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/bk.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/cai.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/caixalaietana.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/caixamanlleu.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/cajacirculo.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/cajaduero.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/cajasegovia.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/cam.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/ccm.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/cjgranada.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/cxped.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/db.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/ingeniero.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/lacan.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/rur.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/san.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/solbank.php
• http://datainfo.es/templates/Art/img/navi/images/val.php
• https://*.caja-granada.es*
• https://*activa24.ccm.es*
• https://*bancae.caixapenedes.com*
• https://*bancocaixageral.es*
• https://*bancodevalencia.es*
• https://*bankoanet.com/*
• https://*bankpymenet.com*
• https://*barclays.es*
• https://*bbvanetoffice.com*
• https://*bbvanetoffice.com/DFAUTH/slod/DFServlet*
• https://*bbvanetoffice.com/local_bdno/login_bbvanetoffice.html
• https://*cai.es*
• https://*caionline.cai.es*
• https://*caixalaietana.es*
• https://*caixatarragona.es*
• https://*caja-granada.es*
• https://*caja-ingenieros.es*
• https://*cajacanariasonline.cajacanarias.es*
• https://*cajacirculo.es*
• https://*cajaduero.es*
• https://*cajaelectronica.cajadeavila.es*
• https://*cajarioja.es*
• https://*cajasegovia.es*
• https://*ccm.es*
• https://*ccm.es/*
• https://*deutsche-bank.es*
• https://*deutsche-bank.es/*
• https://*gruposantander.es/bog/sbi*
• https://*lacajadecanarias.es*
• https://*lineacb.cajabadajoz.es*
• https://*mediolanum.es*
• https://*oficina24hores.caixagirona.es*
• https://*ruralvia.com/isum/Main*
• https://*sanostra.es*
• https://*servicash.cajaextremadura.es*
• https://*solbank.com*
• https://*telematic.caixamanlleu.es*
• https://*uno-e.com/*
• https://*vitalnet.cajavital.es*
• https://banca.cajaguadalajara.biz/ISMC/Guadalajara/INclient.jsp*
• https://be.bancogallego.es/inithome*
• https://cajaelectronica.caja-granada.es*
• https://net.kutxa.net/*/tmpl/es/loginkn*
• https://online.halifax.es/main*
• https://seguro.cam.es/camd/SvlLoginCAM*
• https://telemarch.bancamarch.es/*
• https://vitalnet.cajavital.es/BEWeb/*/inicio_identificacion.action*
• https://www.iknet.iparkutxa.es/intro*

It accesses the following site to download its configuration file:

• http://{BLOCKED}rrel.net/cfg/9sdffreebarrel.jpg
• http://{BLOCKED}beer.com/cfg/99sdsupplybeer.jpg
• http://{BLOCKED}eer.com/cfg/23sf3issuebeer.jpg
• http://{BLOCKED}eronline.net/cfg/933fafreebeeronline.jpg
• http://{BLOCKED}brecords.ru/cfg/lks34bestwebrecords.jpg

It attempts to steal information from the following banks and/or other financial institutions:

• BBVA
• Barclays
• CCM
• Caixa Girona
• Caixa Laietana
• Caixa Tarragona
• Caja Badajoz
• Caja Canarias
• Caja Circulo
• Caja Granada
• Caja Vital
• Caja de Avila
• Cajarioja
• Kutxanet
• Santander
• Uno-E

Drop Points

Stolen information is uploaded to the following websites:

• http://{BLOCKED}chme.ru/more/contacts.php

Other Details

This spyware does the following:

• Adds the following registry entries to disable Internet Explorer (IE):

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhishingFilter
  Enabled = 0
  EnabledV8 = 0

• Steals the following information:
  • Personal certificates (MY)
  • FTP credentials for the following FTP applications:
    • FlashXP
    • Ghisler
    • IPSwitch
    • Filezilla
    • FTPFar
    • WinSCP
    • FTPCommander
    • CoreFTP
    • SmartFTP
  • Flashplayer data
  • Internet session cookies

Variant Information

This spyware has the following MD5 hashes:

• 123316184c1c2cdd67c7e5f0863ea12b

It has the following SHA1 hashes:

• 03b8137a23c3111348173446c434770d3b03ced4