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TrojanSpy.Win32.NEGASTEAL.DYSHFX

March 06, 2023
 Analysis by: Bryelle Timothy Nisperos
 ALIASES:

Trojan:Win32/Leonem (MICROSOFT), UDS:Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agensla.gen (KASPERSKY)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan Spy

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware


This Trojan Spy arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It connects to a website to send and receive information.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

395,349 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

23 Feb 2023

Payload:

Drops files, Steals information, Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

This Trojan Spy 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 Trojan Spy drops and executes the following files:

  • %User Temp%\whgovv.ze
  • %User Temp%\niiprb.hb
  • %User Temp%\cyazhw.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(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan Spy connects to the following websites to send and receive information:

  • {BLOCKED}pertsconsultgh.co

Information Theft

This Trojan Spy gathers the following data:

  • It gathers information from:
    • Current Time
    • Username
    • Computer Name
    • OS Version
    • CPU Architecture
    • Ram


    • Browsers
      • 7Star
      • Amigo
      • BlackHawk
      • Brave Browser
      • CentBrowser
      • Chedot
      • Chrome
      • Chromium
      • Citrio
      • Cốc Cốc Browser
      • Coowon
      • Cyberfox
      • Dragon
      • Elements Browser
      • Epic Privacy Browser
      • Falkon
      • Flock
      • Icecat
      • IceDragon
      • Iridium
      • K-Meleon
      • Kometa
      • Liebao
      • MapleStudio
      • Microsoft Edge
      • Mozilla Firefox
      • Opera Software
      • Orbitum
      • Pale Moon
      • QIP Surf
      • QQBrowser
      • Sleipnir
      • Sputnik
      • Torch
      • UCBrowser
      • Uran
      • Vivaldi
      • Waterfox
      • Yandex
    • Emails
      • Becky!
      • Claws-mail
      • eM Client
      • Eudora
      • Foxmail
      • Incredimail
      • Mailbird
      • Opera Mail
      • Outlook
      • Pocomail
      • Postbox
      • The Bat!
      • Thunderbird
    • FTPs
      • cftp
      • COREFTP
      • FileZilla
      • FlashFXP
      • FTP Commander
      • FTP Commander Deluxe
      • FTP Navigator
      • FTPGetter
      • SmartFTP
      • WinSCP
      • WS_FTP
    • VPNs
      • NordVPN
      • OpenVPN
      • Private Internet Access
    • VNCs
      • RealVNC
      • TightVNC
      • TigerVNC
      • UltraVNC
    • Instant Messaging Applications
      • Discord
      • Psi/Psi+
      • Trillian
    • Others
      • JDownloader 2.0
      • MySQL Workbench
      • Windows Credentials
      • Windows Vault

Other Details

This Trojan Spy does the following:

    • It sends gathered information via email having the following details:
      • From: {BLOCKED}@expertsconsultgh.co
        To: {BLOCKED}31@gmail.com
        Subject: PW_{BLOCKED}_764/{BLOCKEd}N7-X64
        Body:
        Time: 03/06/2023 13:07:01
        User Name: {BLOCKED}er_764
        Computer Name: {BLOCKED}N7-X64
        OSFullName: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
        CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7500 CPU @ 3.40GHz
        RAM: 1023.49 MB
        Host: https://{BLOCKED}le.com/signin/v2/challenge/pwd
        Username: {BLOCKED}atzowak@gmail.com
        Password: {BLOCKED}20
        Application: Chrome

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

18.296.02

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

06 Mar 2023

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

18.297.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

07 Mar 2023

Step 1

Trend Micro Predictive Machine Learning detects and blocks malware at the first sign of its existence, before it executes on your system. When enabled, your Trend Micro product detects this malware under the following machine learning name:

Step 2

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 3

Search and delete this file

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  • %User Temp%whgovv.ze
  • %User Temp%niiprb.hb
  • %User Temp%cyazhw.exe

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TrojanSpy.Win32.NEGASTEAL.DYSHFX. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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