TSPY_KIBEX.A
Infostealer.Chabibase (Symantec); MSIL:KeyLogger-DQ [Spy] (Avast); Trojan:Win32/Skeeyah.A!rfn (Microsoft)
Windows
Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
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.
It connects to certain websites to send and receive information.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
991,232 bytes
EXE
Yes
06 Aug 2015
Connects to URLs/IPs
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 copies of itself into the affected system and executes them:
- %User Temp%\Windows.exe - detected as TSPY_KIBEX.A
(Note: %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.)
It drops the following files:
- %ProgramData%\Mails.txt
- %ProgramData%\Browsers.txt
- %ProgramData%\{computer name}_{System Date and Time}.jpg
- %User Temp%\{random numbers}.xml
(Note: %ProgramData% is the Program Data folder, where it usually is C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\ProgramData in 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.)
Autostart Technique
This spyware drops the following files:
- %System%\Tasks\Update\Windows
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)
Information Theft
This spyware gathers the following data:
- Computer Name
- System Date and Time
- Screenshot
- Clipboard Data (w/ Application Window Title)
- Keystroke (w/ Application Window Title)
- Usernames and passwords from the following applications:
- Mozilla Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Safari for Windows
- Opera for PC
- Microsoft Outlook
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Netscape
- Eudora
- Incredimail
- Internet Download Manager
- IMVU
- Paltalk
- Filezilla
- JDownloader
Other Details
This spyware connects to the following website to send and receive information:
- http://{BLOCKED}ay.co/cgibin/kbpanel/image/upload.php
- http://{BLOCKED}ay.co/cgibin/kbpanel/post.php?type={type}&{parameter}={stolen data}
where {type} can be:- notification
- clipboard
- passwords
- keystrokes
and {parameter} can be:- machinename
- windowtitle
- machinetime
- keystrokestyped
- application
- link
- username
- password
- clipboardtext
SOLUTION
9.750
11.848.07
11 Aug 2015
11.849.00
12 Aug 2015
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
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product and note files detected as TSPY_KIBEX.A
Step 4
Identify and terminate files detected as TSPY_KIBEX.A
- Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
- If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
- If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.
Step 5
Search and delete this file
- %System%\Tasks\Update\Windows
- %ProgramData%\Mails.txt
- %ProgramData%\Browsers.txt
- %ProgramData%\{computer name}_{System Date and Time}.jpg
- %User Temp%\{random numbers}.xml
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_KIBEX.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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.
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