TSPY_SPYEYE.EG

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: Roland Marco Dela Paz
 ALIASES:

Trojan:Win32/EyeStye.plugin (Microsoft); Trojan-Spy.Win32.SpyEyes.itm (Kaspersky)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This is the Trend Micro detection for a SpyEye plugin called "email grabber".

This spyware arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

16,896 bytes

File Type:

DLL

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

20 Jun 2011

Arrival Details

This spyware arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

NOTES:
This is the Trend Micro detection for a SpyEye plugin called "email grabber". It gives the SpyEye Trojan additional functionality to harvest email addresses from affected systems.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

8.237.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

20 Jun 2011

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_SPYEYE.EG. 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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