TSPY_TRAVNET.AA

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.

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 file(s)/component(s):

• %Application Data%\Adobe\enumfs.ini
• %Application Data%\Adobe\netmgr.dll
• %Application Data%\Adobe\netmgr.exe
• %Application Data%\Adobe\perf2012.ini
• %Application Data%\Adobe\sysinfo2012.dll
• %Application Data%\Microsoft\Protect\S-1-5-21-1614895754-436374069-682003330-1003\41e46acf-c7ae-41e9-bdb7-e5e862b59bfb

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista and 7.)

Autostart Technique

This spyware drops the following file(s) in the Windows Startup folder to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

• %User Startup%\netmgr.lnk

(Note: %User Startup% is the current user's Startup folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.)

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

• fortnews43.{BLOCKED}ns.net