TSPY_FAREIT.YYSHX

April 27, 2015
 Analysis by: Pearl Charlaine Espejo
 ALIASES:

Infostealer.Limitail (Symantec); Trojan-PSW.Win32.Fareit.aweg (Kaspersky); Trojan.Chad.ED (Malwarebytes)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

532,480 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

07 Apr 2015

Payload:

Steals information

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 and executes the following files:

  • %User Temp%\{random numbers}.bat - this will delete the executed file

(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.)

Other System Modifications

This spyware adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
Client Hash = "{hex values}"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
HWID = "{hex values}"

Information Theft

This spyware gathers the following data:

  • Cryptographic certificates

It attempts to steal stored account information used in the following installed File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software:

  • 32BitFtp
  • 3D-FTP
  • AceBIT
  • Adobe
  • BitKinex
  • Bullet Proof FTP
  • ClassicFTP
  • CoffeeCup Software
  • Core FTP
  • Cryer WebSitePublisher
  • Cyberduck
  • DeluxeFTP
  • EasyFTP
  • Estsoft ALFTP
  • ExpanDrive
  • Far Manager
  • FastTrackFTP
  • FileZilla
  • FlashFXP 3
  • FlashFXP 4
  • FlashPeak BlazeFtp
  • FreshFTP
  • Frigate3
  • FTP Commander
  • FTP Control
  • FTP Explorer
  • FTP Navigator
  • FTP Now
  • FTPGetter
  • FTPRush
  • FTPShell
  • FTPVoyager
  • Global Downloader
  • GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 6 Home
  • GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 6 Professional
  • GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 7 Home
  • GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 7 Professional
  • GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 8 Home
  • GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 8 Professional
  • GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 9
  • GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Lite
  • GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Pro
  • GoFTP
  • GPSoftware Directory Opus
  • INSoftware NovaFTP
  • LeapWare LeapFTP
  • LeechFTP
  • LinasFTP Site Manager
  • Martin Prikryl
  • MAS-Soft FTPInfo
  • Maxprog FTP Disk
  • MS IE FTP
  • My FTP
  • NCH Software ClassicFTP
  • NCH Software Fling
  • NetSarang
  • NexusFile
  • Nico Mak Computing WinZip
  • NppFTP
  • Robo-FTP 3.7
  • SimonTatham PuTTY
  • SmartFTP
  • SoftX FTP Client
  • Sota FFFTP
  • South River Technologies WebDrive
  • Staff-FTP
  • Total Commander
  • TurboFTP
  • UltraFXP
  • VanDyke SecureFX
  • Visicom Media
  • WS_FTP

It gathers the following account information from any of the mentioned File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software:

  • Username
  • Password
  • User ID
  • Host Address
  • Directory List
  • Port Number
  • Terminal Type
  • Server Name
  • Server Type

It attempts to steal stored email credentials from the following:

  • IncrediMail
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Windows Live Mail
  • Microsoft Windows Mail
  • Poco Systems Pocomail
  • RimArts Becky! Internet Mail
  • RIT The Bat!
  • Thunderbird

It attempts to get stored information such as user names, passwords, and hostnames from the following browsers:

  • Bromium
  • Chromium
  • Comodo
  • Epic
  • FastStone Browser
  • Flock
  • Google Chrome
  • K-Meleon
  • MapleStudio ChromePlus
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey
  • Nichrome
  • Opera
  • RockMelt
  • Yandex

Stolen Information

This spyware sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}s.com/folder/gate.php

NOTES:

It uses the following list of user names and passwords to access password-protected locations where the mentioned information is stored:

  • samantha
  • michelle
  • david
  • eminem
  • scooter
  • asdfasdf
  • sammy
  • baby
  • diamond
  • maxwell
  • 55555
  • justin
  • james
  • chicken
  • danielle
  • iloveyou2
  • fuckoff
  • prince
  • junior
  • rainbow
  • 112233
  • fuckyou1
  • 1
  • nintendo
  • peanut
  • none
  • church
  • bubbles
  • robert
  • 222222
  • destiny
  • loving
  • gfhjkm
  • mylove
  • jasper
  • hallo
  • 123321
  • cocacola
  • helpme
  • nicole
  • guitar
  • billgates
  • looking
  • scooby
  • joseph
  • genesis
  • forum
  • emmanuel
  • cassie
  • victory
  • passw0rd
  • foobar
  • ilovegod
  • nathan
  • blabla
  • digital
  • peaches
  • football1
  • 11111111
  • power
  • thunder
  • gateway
  • iloveyou!
  • football
  • tigger
  • corvette
  • angel
  • killer
  • creative
  • 123456789
  • google
  • zxcvbnm
  • startrek
  • ashley
  • cheese
  • a
  • sunshine
  • christ
  • 000000
  • soccer
  • qwerty1
  • friend
  • summer
  • 1234567
  • merlin
  • phpbb
  • 12345678
  • jordan
  • saved
  • dexter
  • viper
  • winner
  • sparky
  • windows
  • 123abc
  • lucky
  • anthony
  • jesus
  • ghbdtn
  • admin
  • hotdog
  • baseball
  • password1
  • dragon
  • trustno1
  • jason
  • internet
  • mustdie
  • john
  • letmein
  • 123
  • mike
  • knight
  • jordan23
  • abc123
  • red123
  • praise
  • freedom
  • jesus1
  • 12345
  • london
  • computer
  • microsoft
  • muffin
  • qwert
  • mother
  • master
  • 111111
  • qazwsx
  • samuel
  • canada
  • slayer
  • rachel
  • onelove
  • qwerty
  • prayer
  • iloveyou1
  • whatever
  • god
  • password
  • blessing
  • snoopy
  • 1q2w3e4r
  • cookie
  • 11111
  • chelsea
  • pokemon
  • hahaha
  • aaaaaa
  • hardcore
  • shadow
  • welcome
  • mustang
  • 654321
  • bailey
  • blahblah
  • matrix
  • jessica
  • stella
  • benjamin
  • testing
  • secret
  • trinity
  • richard
  • peace
  • shalom
  • monkey
  • iloveyou
  • thomas
  • blink182
  • jasmine
  • purple
  • test
  • angels
  • grace
  • hello
  • poop
  • blessed
  • 1234567890
  • heaven
  • hunter
  • pepper
  • john316
  • cool
  • buster
  • andrew
  • faith
  • ginger
  • 7777777
  • hockey
  • hello1
  • angel1
  • superman
  • enter
  • daniel
  • 123123
  • forever
  • nothing
  • dakota
  • kitten
  • asdf
  • 1111
  • banana
  • gates
  • flower
  • taylor
  • lovely
  • hannah
  • princess
  • compaq
  • jennifer
  • myspace1
  • smokey
  • matthew
  • harley
  • rotimi
  • fuckyou
  • soccer1
  • 123456
  • single
  • joshua
  • green
  • 123qwe
  • starwars
  • love
  • silver
  • austin
  • michael
  • amanda
  • 1234
  • charlie
  • bandit
  • chris
  • happy
  • hope
  • maggie
  • maverick
  • online
  • spirit
  • george
  • friends
  • dallas
  • adidas
  • 1q2w3e
  • 7777
  • orange
  • testtest
  • asshole
  • apple
  • biteme
  • 666666
  • william
  • mickey
  • asdfgh
  • wisdom
  • batman
  • pass

It may also possess the capability to steal information from various Bitcoin wallets. It searches and attempts to extract information from the following files:

  • wallet.dat (Bitcoin)
  • electrum.dat (Electrum)
  • wallet (MultiBit)
  • wallet.dat (Litecoin)
  • wallet.dat (Namecoin)
  • wallet.dat (Terracoin)
  • wallet (Armory)
  • wallet.dat (PPCoin)
  • wallet.dat (Primecoin)
  • wallet.dat (Feathercoin)
  • wallet.dat (NovaCoin)
  • wallet.dat (Freicoin)
  • wallet.dat (Devcoin)
  • wallet.dat (Franko)
  • wallet.dat (ProtoShares)
  • wallet.dat (Megacoin)
  • wallet.dat (Quarkcoin)
  • wallet.dat (Worldcoin)
  • wallet.dat (Infinitecoin)
  • wallet.dat (Ixcoin)
  • wallet.dat (Anoncoin)
  • wallet.dat (BBQcoin)
  • wallet.dat (Digitalcoin)
  • wallet.dat (Mincoin)
  • wallet.dat (GoldCoin (GLD))
  • wallet.dat (Yacoin)
  • wallet.dat (Zetacoin)
  • wallet.dat (Fastcoin)
  • wallet.dat (I0coin)
  • wallet.dat (Tagcoin)
  • wallet.dat (Bytecoin)
  • wallet.dat (Florincoin)
  • wallet.dat (Phoenixcoin)
  • wallet.dat (Luckycoin)
  • wallet.dat (Craftcoin)
  • wallet.dat (Junkcoin)

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.750

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

11.592.03

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

07 Apr 2015

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

11.593.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

08 Apr 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

Delete this registry value

[ 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\WinRAR
    • HWID = "{hex values}"
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
    • Client Hash = "{hex values}"

Step 4

Search and delete this file

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There may be some files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.
  • %User Temp%\2085812.bat

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_FAREIT.YYSHX. 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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