TSPY_FAREIT.MD

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.

It executes then deletes itself afterward.

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.

Installation

This spyware executes then deletes itself afterward.

Other System Modifications

This spyware adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
Client Hash = "{random value}"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
{random GUID} = "{random value}"

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

Download Routine

This spyware accesses the following websites to download files:

• http://{BLOCKED}3.{BLOCKED}host.com/FPi8Uq.exe
• http://{BLOCKED}rketing.net/qAuX3EL.exe
• http://{BLOCKED}wterrace.com/8MxQJ.exe
• http://{BLOCKED}lub.be/Pd1.exe

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

• %User Temp%\{random number}.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.)

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

• http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}ghtnyc.com/ponyb/gate.php
• http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}ghtplasticsurgeons.com/ponyb/gate.php
• http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}te.us/ponyb/gate.php
• http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}teatlanta.com/ponyb/gate.php