TSPY_GOLROTED.XXUCA
Trojan.Win32.Autoit.feh (Kaspersky); Spyware.HawkEyeKeyLogger (Malwarebytes)
Windows
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Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware
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
1,034,752 bytes
EXE
Yes
11 Aug 2016
Connects to URLs/IPs, Modifies system registry, Steals information
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 drops the following files:
- %Application Data%\pid.txt
- %Application Data%\pidloc.txt
- %User Temp%\Mail.txt
- %User Temp%\Web.txt
- %Application Data%\IVVHNSDeChZR
- %Application Data%\ZHIXdPTcTdXMefSahHKQX.cmd
- %Application Data%\CgOCCPZdTaQdeIZaXEa
- %Start Menu%\Programs\Startup\OHEAVONMHPXbgYDA.cmd.lnk
- The target path of these shortcuts is set to: %Application Data%\ZHIXdPTcTdXMefSahHKQX.cmd %Application Data%\CgOCCPZdTaQdeIZaXEa
(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.. %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.. %Start Menu% is the Start Menu folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Start Menu on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)
It adds the following processes:
- vbc.exe
- RegAsm.exe
Other System Modifications
This spyware adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
wextract_cleanup0 = "rundll32.exe %System%\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 "%User Temp%\IXP000.TMP\""
It modifies the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced
Hidden = 1
(Note: The default value data of the said registry entry is {User Preference}.)
Information Theft
This spyware gathers the following data:
- Keyboard logs
- Clipboard logs
- Screenshot
- Local Date and Time
- OS Version
- Processor Information
- Default Browser
- .Net version
- Installed AV
- Installed Firewall
- Internal IP Address
- External IP Address
Other Details
This spyware connects to the following URL(s) to get the affected system's IP address:
- checkip.dyndns.org
It does the following:
- Attempts to get login credentials such as server, username and password from the following:
- Microsoft FTP
- FileZilla
- FTP Commander
- JDownloder v2.0
- Steam
- Attempts to get stored credential from the following:
- Eudora
- MS Outlook
- Netscape Mail
- Attempts to get stored info such as username, password and hostnames from the following browsers:
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Chrome
- Opera
- Safari
- It sends gathered information to the following email address via smpt:
- cpanel088.{BLOCKED}st.com
SOLUTION
9.800
12.708.08
11 Aug 2016
12.709.00
12 Aug 2016
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 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
Delete this registry value
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
- wextract_cleanup0 = "rundll32.exe %System%\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 "%User Temp%\IXP000.TMP\""
- wextract_cleanup0 = "rundll32.exe %System%\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 "%User Temp%\IXP000.TMP\""
Step 4
Restore this modified registry value
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
- Hidden = "1"
- Hidden = "1"
Step 5
Search and delete these files
- %Application Data%\pid.txt
- %Application Data%\pidloc.txt
- %User Temp%\Mail.txt
- %User Temp%\Web.txt
- %Application Data%\IVVHNSDeChZR
- %Application Data%\ZHIXdPTcTdXMefSahHKQX.cmd
- %Application Data%\CgOCCPZdTaQdeIZaXEa
- %Start Menu%\Programs\Startup\OHEAVONMHPXbgYDA.cmd.lnk
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_GOLROTED.XXUCA. 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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.
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