TSPY_PASSTEAL.BA

 Modified by: Mark Joseph Manahan

 ALIASES:

Troj/Mdrop-FZP (Sophos) ,Trojan horse Inject2.AFAJ (AVG) ,W32/Agentb.APKN!tr (Fortinet) ,Trojan-Spy.Zbot (Ikarus) ,Trojan.Win32.Agentb.apkn (Kaspersky) ,HackTool:Win32/BrowserPassview (Microsoft) ,Win32/Injector.BDUU trojan (Eset) ,Infostealer.Limitail (Symantec) ,Nirsoft Password Recovery (not malicious) (Sunbelt)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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:

911,360 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

19 May 2014

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%\SBJA.exe

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

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • {BLOCKED}2.{BLOCKED}y.us/php/index.php

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

10.804.05

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

19 May 2014

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

Search and delete these files

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  • %User Temp%\SBJA.exe

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_PASSTEAL.BA 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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