TSPY_FAREIT.AXC

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.

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

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 value}"

Download Routine

This spyware connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

• http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.131.8/oJFY.exe
• http://blog.{BLOCKED}pirlanta.com/rLxXFM.exe
• http://www.{BLOCKED}oling.net/kFzi84b.exe
• http://{BLOCKED}irm.com/yCYP5.exe
• http://{BLOCKED}ranklin.net/s2w.exe

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

• %User Temp%\{random digit}.exe

(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.)

Information Theft

This spyware attempts to steal stored account information used in the following installed File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software:

• FarManager
• Ghisler
• WS_FTP
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 6 Home
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 6 Professional
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 7 Home
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 7 Professional
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 8 Home
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 8 Professional
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Pro
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Lite
• FlashFXP
• FileZilla
• FTP Navigator
• FTP Commander
• BulletProof FTP
• SmartFTP
• TurboFTP
• FFFTP
• FTPWare
• FTP Explorer
• UltraFXP
• SecureFX
• UltraFXP
• FTPRush
• WebSitePublisher
• BitKinex
• ExpanDrive
• ClassicFTP
• Fling FTP
• Directory Opus
• CoffeeCup Software
• LeapWare
• WinSCP
• 32BitFtp
• NetDrive
• WebDrive
• AceBIT
• FTPVoyager
• RhinoSoft
• LeechFTP
• Odin Secure FTP Expert
• WinFTP
• FTPGetter
• ALFTP
• DeluxeFTP
• Staff-FTP
• AceFTP
• FreshFTP
• BlazeFtp
• EasyFTP
• NetSarang
• FTPNow
• LinasFTP
• PuTTY
• NppFTP
• FTPShell
• MAS-Soft FTPInfo
• NexusFile
• My FTP
• NovaFTP
• Robo-FTP 3.7
• Cyberduck

It gathers the following account information from any of the mentioned File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software:

• Password
• User ID
• Server Type
• Server Name
• Port Number
• Directory List

It attempts to steal stored email credentials from the following:

• Windows Live Mail
• Windows Mail
• Pocomail
• IncrediMail
• BatMail
• Outlook
• ThunderBird

It attempts to get stored information such as user names, passwords, and hostnames from the following browsers:

• Internet Explorer
• Opera
• Mozilla Firefox
• SeaMonkey
• Flock
• Google Chrome
• Chromium
• ChromePlus
• Bromium
• Nichrome
• Comodo
• RockMelt
• K-Meleon
• Epic Browser
• FastStone Browser

It uses the following list of user names and passwords to access password-protected locations where the mentioned information is stored:

• 123abc
• 123qwe
• 1q2w3e
• 1q2w3e4r
• aaaaaa
• abc123
• adidas
• admin
• amanda
• andrew
• angel
• angel1
• angels
• anthony
• apple
• asdf
• asdfasdf
• asdfgh
• ashley
• asshole
• austin
• baby
• bailey
• banana
• bandit
• baseball
• batman
• benjamin
• billgates
• biteme
• blabla
• blahblah
• blessed
• blessing
• blink182
• bubbles
• buster
• canada
• cassie
• charlie
• cheese
• chelsea
• chicken
• chris
• christ
• church
• cocacola
• compaq
• computer
• cookie
• cool
• corvette
• creative
• dakota
• dallas
• nothing
• onelove
• trinity
• trustno1
• victory
• viper
• welcome
• trinity
• trustno1
• victory
• viper
• welcome
• whatever
• william
• windows
• winner
• wisdom
• zxcvbnm
• whatever
• william
• windows
• winner
• wisdom
• zxcvbnm
• daniel
• danielle
• david
• destiny
• dexter
• diamond
• digital
• dragon
• eminem
• emmanuel
• enter
• faith
• flower
• foobar
• football
• football1
• forever
• forum
• freedom
• friend
• friends
• fuckoff
• fuckyou
• fuckyou1
• gates
• gateway
• genesis
• george
• gfhjkm
• ghbdtn
• ginger
• god
• google
• grace
• green
• guitar
• hahaha
• hallo
• hannah
• happy
• hardcore
• harley
• heaven
• hello
• hello1
• helpme
• hockey
• hope
• hotdog
• hunter
• ilovegod
• iloveyou
• iloveyou!
• iloveyou1
• iloveyou2
• internet
• james
• jasmine
• jason
• jasper
• jennifer
• jessica
• jesus
• jesus1
• john
• john316
• jordan
• jordan23
• joseph
• joshua
• junior
• justin
• killer
• kitten
• knight
• letmein
• london
• looking
• love
• lovely
• loving
• lucky
• maggie
• master
• matrix
• matthew
• maverick
• maxwell
• merlin
• michael
• michelle
• mickey
• microsoft
• mike
• monkey
• mother
• muffin
• mustang
• mustdie
• mylove
• myspace1
• nathan
• nicole
• nintendo
• none
• online
• orange
• pass
• passw0rd
• password
• password1
• peace
• peaches
• peanut
• pepper
• phpbb
• pokemon
• poop
• power
• praise
• prayer
• prince
• princess
• purple
• qazwsx
• qwert
• qwerty
• qwerty1
• rachel
• rainbow
• red123
• richard
• robert
• rotimi
• samantha
• sammy
• samuel
• saved
• scooby
• scooter
• secret
• shadow
• shalom
• silver
• single
• slayer
• smokey
• snoopy
• soccer
• soccer1
• sparky
• spirit
• startrek
• starwars
• stella
• summer
• sunshine
• superman
• taylor
• test
• testing
• testtest
• thomas
• thunder
• tigger

Stolen Information

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

• http://{BLOCKED}easing.com/forum/viewtopic.php
• http://{BLOCKED}t.com/forum/viewtopic.php
• http://{BLOCKED}ammo.com/forum/viewtopic.php
• http://{BLOCKED}ammo.info/forum/viewtopic.php

Other Details

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.