TSPY_FAREIT.UHBAZAW

 Analysis by: John Anthony Banes

 ALIASES:

Trojan-PSW.Win32.Fareit.eghd (Kaspersky); Mal/Fareit-Q (Sophos Lite)

 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


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.

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible. It deletes itself after execution.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

705,536 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Initial Samples Received Date:

04 Aug 2018

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 the following files:

  • %User Temp%\{random numbers}.bat

(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, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)

Other System Modifications

This Trojan Spy adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
HWID = {hex values}

Other Details

This Trojan Spy connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}site.ru/shit.exe
  • http://{BLOCKED}sytyujkaiodj.tk/deip/gate.php

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

It deletes itself after execution.