HKTL_FGDUMP

April 10, 2015
 Analysis by: Miguel Carlo Ang
 ALIASES:

HackTool:Win32/Fgdump(Microsoft);not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.PWDump.eo(Kaspersky);SPR/PSW.PWDump.F.12(Avira)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This hacking tool 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

File Size:

974,848 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

13 Oct 2011

Arrival Details

This hacking tool 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 hacking tool drops the following files:

  • {current folder of file ran}\{date and time}.fgdump-log
  • {current folder of file ran}\127.0.0.1.cachedump
  • {current folder of file ran}\127.0.0.1.pwdump

NOTES:
It installs and runs itself as service at the beginning of its execution then uninstalls itself and its components and registries associated after execution.