TSPY_ONGAME.SMD
PWS:Win32/OnLineGames.GV (Microsoft); PWS-Mmorpg!zz (McAfee); Suspicious.MH690 (Symantec); Trojan-GameThief.Win32.OnLineGames.vyya (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Packer.Upack0.3.9 (ep) (Sunbelt); Trojan.Dropper.Agent.UZV (FSecure)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
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.
It deletes itself after execution.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
703,901 bytes
EXE
No
05 Aug 2012
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.
Other System Modifications
This spyware adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\
Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0200804
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\
Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0200804
Ime File = "WIN32_MS.IME"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\
Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0200804
Layout Text = "Ó¢ÎÄ(ÃÀ)"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\
Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0200804
Layout File = "kbdus.dll"
It modifies the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard Layout\Preload
2 = "E0200804"
(Note: The default value data of the said registry entry is e00e0804.)
Dropping Routine
This spyware drops the following files:
- %System%\WIN32_MS.ime
- %System Root%\delbd74.bat
- %System%\MS.log
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System32.. %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)
Other Details
This spyware deletes itself after execution.
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.200
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
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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Keyboard Layouts
- E0200804
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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0200804
- Ime File = "WIN32_MS.IME"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0200804
- Layout Text = "Ó¢ÎÄ(ÃÀ)"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0200804
- Layout File = "kbdus.dll"
Step 4
Restore these modified registry values
Important:Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this only if you know how to or you can seek your system administrator's help. You may also check out this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard Layout\Preload
- From: 2 = "E0200804"
To: 2 = ""e00e0804""
- From: 2 = "E0200804"
Step 5
Search and delete these components
- %System%\WIN32_MS.ime
- %System Root%\delbd74.bat
- %System%\MS.log
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_ONGAME.SMD. 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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