TrojanSpy.Python.STEALER.A


 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Trojan Spy

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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

File Size:

24,018 bytes

File Type:

PY

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

17 Jan 2024

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, Collects system information, Drops files, Steals information

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 adds the following folders:

  • %Temp%\{Country Code + IP address} → deletes after exfiltration

(Note: %Temp% is the Windows temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\Temp on all Windows operating system versions.)

It drops the following files:

  • %Temp%\{Country Code + IP address}.zip → deletes after exfiltration

(Note: %Temp% is the Windows temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\Temp on all Windows operating system versions.)

Information Theft

This Trojan Spy gathers the following data:

  • Browser Data(e.g. Cookies, Login Data):
    • Chrome
    • Edge
    • Firefox
    • Brave
    • Opera
    • Chromium
    • CocCoc
  • IP Address
  • Victim's Location
  • Time

Stolen Information

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

  • https://{BLOCKED}egram.org/bot6487249252:AAH8IVNofM7r15_MGt5fjQ3Yh2BhpA0kBFk/sendDocumentIDchat=-4091334350

Other Details

This Trojan Spy connects to the following URL(s) to get the affected system's IP address:

  • https://{BLOCKED}o.io

It does the following:

  • Deletes the following files if found in the system:
    • %Public%\project.bat
    • %Public%\Windows.zip
    • %Public%\djtme.zip

(Note: %Public% is the folder that serves as a repository of files or folders common to all users, which is usually C:\Users\Public in Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

19.168.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

19 Feb 2024

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

19.169.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

20 Feb 2024

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TrojanSpy.Python.STEALER.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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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