TSPY_BANKER.PHZ

October 08, 2012
 Analysis by: kathleenno
 ALIASES:

Trojan.Gen (Symantec); Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.aalm (Kaspersky); PWS-Banker!gpm (Mcafee)

 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 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:

945,152 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

27 Apr 2011

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.

Autostart Technique

This spyware adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
{malware filename}.exe = {malware path and filename}.exe