TSPY_ZBOT.SMCM

This spyware arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. It may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites. It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

It may be injected into processes running in memory.

Arrival Details

This spyware arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

It may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites.

It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

It may be downloaded from the following remote sites:

• http://{BLOCKED}mp.ru/china2030.exe

Installation

This spyware drops the following files:

• %Application Data%\{random2}\{random}.{random} - contains encrypted stolen data

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

It drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

• %Application Data%\{random1}\{random}.exe

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

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:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

It may be injected into processes running in memory.

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
{GUID of mount point of %Windows%} = "%Application Data%\{random1}\{malware filename}.exe"

Other System Modifications

This spyware adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
{random}

It creates the following registry entry(ies) to bypass Windows Firewall:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\
FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\
List
%Windows%\explorer.exe = "%Windows%\explorer.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Explorer"

Information Theft

This spyware monitors the Internet Explorer (IE) activities of the affected system, specifically the address bar or title 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 or title bar:

• https://*/todo/ping.php*
• @*//www.svbconnect.com/security/challengeVerify.do
• @*//ultrabranch.alaskausa.org/efs/servlet/efs/*password*
• @*//ktt.key.com/ktt/cmd/validatePinForm
• @*//ktt.key.com/ktt/cmd/logonFromKeyCom
• @*ingdirect.com*
• https://www.rbworld.lv/bankworld/*/LoginBrowser/login*
• https://*sampopank.ee/ibank/login/login*
• https://www.ab.lv/*
• https://ebank.laiki.com/commonui/ebankcommonui/logonto.aspx
• https://newdb.bankofcyprus.com/netteller/Login*
• https://s2b.standardchartered.com/ssoapp/login.jsp*
• https://www.securecy.hellenicnetbanking.com/personal*/realindexpage.html
• http*://*/onlineserv/CM/*
• https://*.ebanking-services.com*SignIn.aspx*
• https://login.commbiz.commbank.com.au/*
• https://*.*.commbank.com.au/netbank/*
• http*.webcashmgmt.com*Login*
• http*.webcashmanager.com*Login*
• http*/phcp/servlet*Login*
• http*/wcmfd/*Login*
• http*/phcp/econnection/login/js/login.htm*
• http*/wcmfd/js/LoginCSS.js*
• https://bolb-east.associatedbank.com/*
• https://bolb-east.associatedbank.com/ui/base/js/jquery.js*
• https*/pub/html/login.html*
• https://*/cmserver*verify.cfm*
• https://*/cmserver*verify.cfm*
• https://*cmserver/include/ui/uiScripts.js*
• https://*login_ui_includes/login_brandScripts.js*
• https://*.web-access.com*welcome.cgi*
• https://ecash.*
• https://*Cashman*
• https://*cashman*
• https://www.commercial.hsbc.com.hk/1/2/!ut/p/kcxml/*

It accesses the following site to download its configuration file:

• http://{BLOCKED}e.ru/syria2020.bin
• http://{BLOCKED}ear.ru/fubakun.bin
• http://{BLOCKED}age.ru/mindozaq.bin
• http://{BLOCKED}luff.ru/quiteynos.bin
• http://www.{BLOCKED}pt2.ru/stoqibar.bin
• http://www.{BLOCKED}tomexixo.ru/ponchiret.bin

Stolen Information

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

• http://{BLOCKED}nake.ru/florida56.php