TSPY_SPYEYE.QASE

This spyware may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites. It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

It connects to a website to send and receive information.

It also has rootkit capabilities, which enables it to hide its processes and files from the user.

It executes certain actions WITHIN the affected computer.

Arrival Details

This spyware may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites.

It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

Installation

This spyware drops the following component file(s):

• %System Root%\Recycle.Bin\config.bin

(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)

It drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

• %System Root%\Recycle.Bin\Recycle.Bin.exe

(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)

It creates the following folders:

• %System Root%\Recycle.Bin

(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)

It adds the following mutexes to ensure that only one of its copies runs at any one time:

• SystemService

Autostart Technique

This spyware adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Recycle.Bin.exe = %System Root%\Recycle.Bin\Recycle.Bin.exe

Backdoor Routine

This spyware connects to the following websites to send and receive information:

• http://{BLOCKED}.28.132.53/_cp/gate.php
• {BLOCKED}.155.29.144:9090

Rootkit Capabilities

This spyware also has rootkit capabilities, which enables it to hide its processes and files from the user.

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following URL(s) to check for an Internet connection:

• http://www.microsoft.com

It executes the following:

• Injects a remote thread to all running processes except the following:
  • System
  • smss.exe
  • csrss.exe
  • services.exe
  • Recycle.Bin.exe
• Sends the following information to the remote malicious user:
  • Operating System Information
  • Status (online/offline)
  • Internet Explorer version
  • Account Type
  • Volume information
  • Language ID
  • Tick Time
  • Timezone
  • Local Time
  • Bot Version
  • Bot GUID
  • Bot Hash
  • Plug-in
  • Function Data
  • Process Name
  • Hooked Function
  • Process Name
• Hooks the following APIs to hide itself and steal information from users:
  • CryptEncrypt
  • PFXImportCertStore
  • FlushInstructionCache
  • NetpwPathCanonicalize
  • NtEnumerateValueKey
  • NtQueryDirectoryFile
  • NtResumeThread
  • NtVdmControl
  • TranslateMessage
  • HttpAddRequestHeadersA
  • HttpOpenRequestA
  • HttpQueryInfoA
  • HttpSendRequestA
  • HttpSendRequestW
  • InternetCloseHandle
  • InternetQueryDataAvailable
  • InternetQueryOptionA
  • InternetReadFile
  • InternetReadFileExA
  • InternetWriteFile
  • send
• Performs the following routines:
  • Update configuration file
  • Update itself
  • Modify Internet Setting Zones
  • Modify Mozilla Firefox preference file
  • Log Keystrokes
  • Fill form data