TSPY_FAREIT.TRP
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.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
73,529 bytes
EXE
No
05 Feb 2014
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_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\NVIDIA Corporation\
Global\nvUpdSrv
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NVIDIA Corporation\
Global\nvUpdSrv
value = "20140106"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NVIDIA Corporation\
Global\nvUpdSrv
GUID = "7ec7711a-357f-40b7-a633-648ae1041bde"
Dropping Routine
This spyware drops the following files:
- ????
Other Details
This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://5mctt8twiio11wxwt1gx3t9.{BLOCKED}eal.mx/update.php?02041758512181958
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.300
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_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\NVIDIA Corporation\Global
- nvUpdSrv
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\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\nvUpdSrv
- value = "20140106"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\nvUpdSrv
- GUID = "7ec7711a-357f-40b7-a633-648ae1041bde"
Step 4
Search and delete this file
- ????
Step 5
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_FAREIT.TRP. 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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