TSPY_ZBOT.YUYATJ


 ALIASES:

Trojan.Win32.Inject.abtrq (Kaspersky)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet

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 the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system. As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

199680 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

28 Oct 2016

Payload:

Downloads files, Executes files

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 injects codes into the following process(es):

  • explorer.exe

Other System Modifications

This spyware adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Test

Download Routine

This spyware accesses the following websites to download files:

  • https://{BLOCKED}roleo.xyz/dpr.bin
  • https://{BLOCKED}ectos.top/dpr.bin
  • https://{BLOCKED}elio.top/dpr.bin

It then executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.

As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

Other Details

This spyware does the following:

  • Once a binary is successfully downloaded, it will search the process "explorer.exe" in the list of currently running process. It executes the downloaded file by injecting codes in the said running process.
  • It also checks the presence of the following registry where it attempts to read data:
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ozavozva
        ciz = {data}

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

12.866.02

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

29 Oct 2016

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

12.867.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

30 Oct 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

Delete this registry key

[ Learn More ]

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
    • test
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft
    • ozavozva

Step 3

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TSPY_ZBOT.YUYATJ. 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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