SPYW_FINSPY
Constructor.Win32.Fisy.b (Kaspersky)
Windows, Linux
Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet
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. It may be manually installed by a user.
This is the Trend Micro detection for files that exhibit certain behaviors.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Varies
EXE, ELF
Yes
16 Sep 2014
Steals information
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.
It may be manually installed by a user.
Installation
This spyware drops the following component file(s):
- {spyware path}\bin\finspy_master
- {spyware path}\bin\generate_machine_id
- {spyware path}\data\finspy_master.cfg_template
- {spyware path}\data\fin_passwd_template
- {spyware path}\data\version
- {spyware path}\data\scripts\MasterInstaller\payload\fin_update_installer_script
- {spyware path}\data\scripts\MasterInstaller\tools\fin_decompress_script
- {spyware path}\data\Scheduler\Scheduler_List.txt
- {spyware path}\data\TargetModules\buildx.exe
- {spyware path}\data\TargetModules\bundledoc.exe
- {spyware path}\data\TargetModules\bundler.exe
It creates the following folders:
- {spyware path}\data\MasterModules
- {spyware path}\data\TargetModules
- {spyware path}\data\Scheduler
- {spyware path}\data\scripts
- {spyware path}\data\license
- {spyware path}\data\certs
Information Theft
This spyware gathers the following data:
- computer name
- user
- country
- city
- IP address
- OS Version
Other Details
This is the Trend Micro detection for:
- FinSpy (Spyware Software)
NOTES:
The builder requires the following parameters:
This spyware may contain the following proxy configuration (URLs, IP addresses, and ports):
It connects to the following non-malicious URL to download updates:
- update.gamma-international.de:6666
It may display the following interface:
SOLUTION
9.700
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
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product and note files detected as SPYW_FINSPY
Step 3
Search and delete these folders
- {spyware path}
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as SPYW_FINSPY. 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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