TSPY_FAREIT.AHU

 Analysis by: Anthony Joe Melgarejo

 ALIASES:

PWS:Win32/Fareit.gen!C (Microsoft), TrojanPSW.Tepfer (VBA32)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

 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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

95,232 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

03 Sep 2013

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 entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
HWID = "{random values}"

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}y.info:2013/pic/staff.php
  • http://{BLOCKED}y.info:2013/pic/staff.php