TSPY_ZBOT.CBL
Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003
Threat Type: Worm
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Once users access any of the monitored sites, it starts logging keystrokes. It attempts to steal information, such as user names and passwords, used when logging into certain banking or finance-related websites.
It attempts to get information from a list of banks or financial institutions.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
137,216 bytes
EXE
Yes
01 Oct 2010
Steals information, Downloads files
Infection Points
This worm arrives as a file downloaded from the following URLs:
- http://{BLOCKED}soue.com/ptz/ptg.exe
Installation
This worm drops the following files:
- %Application Data%\{random1}\{random}.exe
- %Application Data%\{random2}\{random}.{random}
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista and 7.)
It creates the following folders:
- %Application Data%\{random1}
- %Application Data%\{random2}
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista and 7.)
Autostart Technique
This worm adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
{7AD3B008-9C16-0B0B-AF21-FEF5CF0EA89B} = %Application Data%\{random1}\{random}.exe
Other System Modifications
This worm adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
{random}
@ =
Information Theft
This worm monitors the Internet Explorer (IE) activities of the affected system, specifically the address bar. It recreates a legitimate website with a spoofed login page if a user visits banking sites with the following strings in the address bar and/or title bar:
- *.microsoft.com/*
- *arquia.es*flash.asp
- *barclays.es*
- *bbvanetoffice.com*DFServlet
- *bbvanetoffice.com*login_bbvanetoffice.html
- *caixacatalunya.com/*/Home/*,,00.html
- *caixacatalunya.com/*/benvinguda*
- *caixacatalunya.com/*/bienvenida*
- *caixapenedes.com*
- *caixasabadell.net*
- *caixasabadell.net*teclado.js
- *caixatarragona.es*
- *cajaduero.es*
- *cajalaboral.com*acceso_es.js
- *cajalaboral.com*home.aspx
- *cam.es*
- *cam.es*form_camdirecto.js
- *ce.caixalaietana.es*inicio_identificacion.action
- *https://caixadirecta.cgd.pt/CaixaDirecta/profile.do*
- *iurisbank.com/isum/Main?ISUM_SCR=login*
- *iurisbank.com/js/checkUsuPass.js
- *iurisbank.com/js/interface.js
- *kutxa.net*loginkn.jsp*
- *lloyds*
- *lloyds*layout.js
- *net.kutxa.net*styles_acceso.css
- *ruralvia.com/isum/Main?ISUM_SCR=login*
- *ruralvia.com/js/checkUsuPass.js
- *ruralvia.com/js/interface.js
- http*cajamadridempresas.es*login_nuevo_oie.js
- http*cajamadridempresas.es*login_oie_*
- http*empresas.gruposantander.es*login.js
- http*empresas.gruposantander.es/WebEmpresas/servlet/webempresas.servlets.CompressJSP?JSP=nueva_imagen/inicio.jsp*
- http*inversis.com*
- http*inversis.com*/js/inversiones/common.js
- http*online.halifax.es*
- http://*myspace.com*
- http://*odnoklassniki.ru/*
- http://caixatarragona.es/img/logo_discriminador.gif
- http://vkontakte.ru/*
- https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js
- https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.7.1/themes/smoothness/ui.all.css
- https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.4/jquery-ui.min.js
- https://caixasabadell.net/banca2/comun/NW/img/logoUnnim.gif
- https://login.facebook.com/*
- https://oie.cajamadridempresas.es/CajaMadrid/oie/imagenes/logocm.gif
- https://sealinfo.verisign.com/images/logo2.gif
- https://sealinfo.verisign.com/images/logo2.gif
- https://seguro.cam.es/camd/SvlLoginCAM
- https://trustsealinfo.verisign.com/images/vseal.gif
- https://verisign.es/gate.php
- https://www.barclays.es/publico/images/logo.png
- https://www.bbvanetoffice.com/mult/logo_nuevo.gif
- https://www.caixacatalunya.com/NASApp/ceconline/flow.jsp
- https://www.caixacatalunya.com/caixacat/eng/ccpublic/img_comun/redlogo_small.gif
- https://www.caixapenedes.com/imatges/logo_lema_cat.gif
- https://www.caixatarragona.es/img/b24h_submit.gif
- https://www.cajaduero.es/CajaElectronica/images/CajaElectronica/logocajaduero.gif
- https://www.cajalaboral.com/clweb/img/all/logo.png
- https://www.cam.es/Imagenes%20Caja%20Ahorros%20Mediterranea/ES/Logos-Simbolos/Simbolos/logo.jpg
- https://www.iurisbank.com/es_ES/img/logo_acceso_3171.gif
- https://www.ruralvia.com/estilos_prtl/css_acceso/img/logorvia05.gif
- https://www.verisign.com/assets/home/shared/images/vlogo.gif
It accesses the following site to download its configuration file:
- http://{BLOCKED}oolg.com/ptz/ger.ma
- http://{BLOCKED}asup.com/ptz/ger.ma
- http://{BLOCKED}drud.com/ptz/ger.ma
- http://{BLOCKED}ysoue.com/ptz/por.tu
Once users access any of the monitored sites, it starts logging keystrokes.
Note that the contents of the file, hence the list of websites to monitor, may change any time.
It attempts to steal information from the following banks and/or other financial institutions:
- BBVA
- Banco de Sadabell
- Barclays
- Caixa Catalunya
- Caixa Laietana
- Caixa Tarragona
- Caja Duero
- Caja Laboral
- Caja Madrid
- Caja Mediterraneo
- Caja Rural
- Halifax
- IS Bank
- Kutxanet
- Microsoft
- Myspace
- Odnoklassniki
- Santander
- Vkontakte
Attacked Entities
This worm attempts to get information from a list of banks or financial institutions.
Stolen Information
This worm sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}rborj.com/prt/jkkoz.php
Other Details
This worm did not exhibit backdoor routines during testing.
Variant Information
This worm has the following MD5 hashes:
- d9c9c3ff4495a62c50947e2929eb8115
It has the following SHA1 hashes:
- b4f7fbcc43121c3036aa89a38199d661b0d579a6
SOLUTION
8.900
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
Identify and delete files detected as TSPY_ZBOT.CBL using the Recovery Console
Step 3
Delete this registry value
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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- {7AD3B008-9C16-0B0B-AF21-FEF5CF0EA89B} = %Application Data%\{random1}\{random}.exe
- {7AD3B008-9C16-0B0B-AF21-FEF5CF0EA89B} = %Application Data%\{random1}\{random}.exe
Step 4
Delete this registry key
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\Microsoft\
- {random}
- {random}
Step 5
Search and delete this folder
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_ZBOT.CBL. 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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