TSPY_ZBOT.ZAD
Microsoft : PWS:Win32/Zbot ; Kaspersky : Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot
Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003
Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This spyware attempts to steal information, such as user names and passwords, used when logging into certain banking or finance-related websites.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
154,112 bytes
PE
Yes
02 Dec 2010
Arrival Details
This spyware may be downloaded from the following remote sites:
- http://{BLOCKED}vanced-cfg2.com/abudabi/uk.exe
Installation
This spyware adds the following folders:
- %Application Data%\{random folder name 1}
- %Application Data%\{random folder name 2}
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista and 7.)
It injects itself into the following processes running in the affected system's memory:
- explorer.exe
- taskhost.exe
- taskeng.exe
- Dwm.exe
- wscntfy.exe
- ctfmon.exe
- rdpclip.exe
Autostart Technique
This spyware adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
{GUID} = %Application Data%\{random folder name 1}\{random file name}.exe
It drops the following files:
- %Application Data%\{random folder name 1}\{random file name}.exe - copy of itself
- %Application Data%\{random folder name 2}\{random file name} - contains encrypted stolen data
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista and 7.)
Other System Modifications
This spyware adds the following registry keys as part of its installation routine:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
{random characters}
It creates the following registry entry(ies) to bypass Windows Firewall:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\
FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\
List
%Windows%\EXPLORER.EXE = %Windows%\EXPLORER.EXE:*:Enabled:Windows Explorer
Information Theft
This spyware monitors the Internet Explorer (IE) activities of the affected system, specifically the address bar or title bar. It recreates a legitimate website with a spoofed login page if a user visits banking sites with the following strings in the address bar or title bar:
- *.banking.firstdirect.com*idv_cmd=idv.Authentication
- *.banking.firstdirect.com/1/2/!ut/p/kcxml/*
- *.banking.firstdirect.com/1/2/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy*
- *.ebay.*/*eBayISAPI.dll?*
- *.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/*
- *.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/*idv.CustomerMigration
- *.partnerandaffinitycards.co.uk/servicing/Logon.aspx?*
- */CapitalOne_Consumer/*
- */atl.osmp.ru/*
- */login.osmp.ru/*
- */my.ebay.*/*
- */my.ebay.*/*CurrentPage=MyeBayPersonalInfo*
- *commissioncontrol.net*
- *coventrybuildingsociety.co.uk*
- *mybank.alliance-leicester.co.uk*
- *mybank.alliance-leicester.co.uk/move_money/*MM*.asp*
- *mybank.alliance-leicester.co.uk/view_accounts/VA*
- *mybank.alliance-leicester.co.uk/your_payees/YP1point1a.asp*
- *nationet.com/AppServices/SignOn/SignOnProcess*
- *npbs.co.uk*
- *nwolb.com/OneOffPaymentsCreateBillPayee.asp*
- *nwolb.com/login.aspx*
- *rbsdigital.com/AccountSummary.aspx
- *rbsdigital.com/login.aspx*
- *tuxedomoney.com*
- http*://*alliance-leicester.co.uk*
- http*://*cbonline.co.uk*
- http*://*co-operativebank.co.uk*
- http*://*smile.co.uk*
- http*://*ybonline.co.uk*
- http://www.lloydstsb.com/current_accounts.asp?set_new
- https://*.banking.first-direct.com/1/2/balances*
- https://*abbeynational.co.uk*
- https://*ibank.internationalbanking.barclays.com/*
- https://*ulsterbankanytimebanking.*/login.aspx*
- https://*ulsterbankanytimebanking.co.uk/*
- https://cardservicing.tescofinance.com/RBSG_Consumer/UserLogin.do*
- https://cardservicing.tescofinance.com/RBSG_Consumer/VerifyLogin.do*
- https://cardsonline-consumer.com/RBSG_Consumer/*
- https://database.acornmediauk.com/*
- https://home.cbonline.co.uk/ralu/loginmgr/loginQuestion.ctl
- https://home.cbonline.co.uk/ralu/loginmgr/loginSetup.ctl*
- https://home.cbonline.co.uk/ralu/loginmgr/partialPassword.ctl
- https://home.cbonline.co.uk/ralu/loginmgr/partialPassword.ctl*
- https://home.ybonline.co.uk/ralu/loginmgr/loginQuestion.ctl
- https://home.ybonline.co.uk/ralu/loginmgr/loginSetup.ctl*
- https://home.ybonline.co.uk/ralu/loginmgr/partialPassword.ctl
- https://home.ybonline.co.uk/ralu/loginmgr/partialPassword.ctl*
- https://ibank.barclays.co.uk/*
- https://ibank.barclays.co.uk/olb/*/LoginTFA.do
- https://ibank.barclays.co.uk/olb/*/NewPayee.do
- https://ibank.barclays.co.uk/olb/*/NewPaymentSuccess.do
- https://ibank.barclays.co.uk/olb/*/PayBill2.do
- https://ibank.barclays.co.uk/olb/*/PayBill3.do
- https://ibank.barclays.co.uk/olb/*/PayBill3a.do
- https://ibank.barclays.co.uk/olb/*/PersonalFinancialSummary.do?action=*
- https://ibank.barclays.co.uk/olb/*/SelectPaymentAccount.do
- https://ibank.barclays.co.uk/olb/*/SelectPaymentAccount.do?action=New+Payment||Pay+Someone
- https://ibank.barclays.co.uk/olb/*/Statement*
- https://ibank.cahoot.*/servlet/com.aquarius.security.authentication.servlet.LogonServlet*
- https://ibank.cahoot.com/*
- https://ibank.internationalbanking.barclays.com/logon*
- https://my.if.com/*
- https://my.if.com/PlanReviewAct/plan.asp*
- https://my.if.com/_mem_bin/formslogin.asp*
- https://myonlineaccounts*.abbeynational.co.uk/CentralLogonWeb/MyPersonalHomepage*
- https://myonlineaccounts3.abbeynational.co.uk/GPCC_ENS/BtoChannelDriver.ssobto*
- https://olb2.nationet.com*
- https://online-business.lloydstsb.co.uk/actionaccount.ibc*SelectAction=standingorder.ibc
- https://online-business.lloydstsb.co.uk/customer.ibc*
- https://online-business.lloydstsb.co.uk/logon.ibc
- https://online-business.lloydstsb.co.uk/miheld.ibc
- https://online-business.lloydstsb.co.uk/standingorder.ibc*
- https://online-offshore.lloydstsb.com/*
- https://online.islamic-bank.com/online/aspscripts/secret*.asp*
- https://online.lloydstsb.co.u*
- https://online.ybs.co.uk/public/authentication/login2.do*
- https://onlinebanking.firsttrustbank.co.uk/*
- https://secure.ingdirect.co.uk/INGDirect.html?command=displayClientAccountSummary*
- https://secure.ingdirect.co.uk/InitialINGDirect.html*
- https://secure.lloydstsb.co.uk/personal/*
- https://secure.lloydstsb.co.uk/personal/a/account_details/*
- https://secure.lloydstsb.co.uk/personal/a/account_overview/
- https://secure.lloydstsb.co.uk/personal/a/deletepayee/deletepayee.jsp
- https://secure.lloydstsb.co.uk/personal/a/logon/*ntermemorableinformation.jsp
- https://secure.lloydstsb.co.uk/personal/a/makepayment/confirmpayeedetails.jsp
- https://secure.lloydstsb.co.uk/personal/a/makepayment/payeesetupsuccessfully.jsp
- https://secure.lloydstsb.co.uk/personal/a/viewproductdetails/ViewProductDetails.jsp
- https://secure.lloydstsb.co.uk/personal/a/viewproductdetails/ViewProductDetails.jsp?pnlTabpane=1&al=
- https://secure.natweststockbrokers.co.uk/nws-secure2/*
- https://service.oneaccount.com/*/OSV2?event=login&pt=3
- https://service.oneaccount.com/onlineV2/*
- https://service.oneaccount.com/onlineV2/*viewPortal*
- https://uk.virginmoney.com/virgin/service/credit-card/*
- https://welcome10.co-operativebankonline.co.uk/*security?*
- https://welcome23.smile.co.uk/SmileWeb/*
- https://welcome23.smile.co.uk/SmileWeb/passcode.do
- https://welcome27.co-operativebank.co.uk/CBIBSWeb/*
- https://welcome27.co-operativebank.co.uk/CBIBSWeb/fundsTransferCreatePrepare.do*
- https://welcome27.co-operativebank.co.uk/CBIBSWeb/fundsTransferSummaryPrepare.do*
- https://welcome27.co-operativebank.co.uk/CBIBSWeb/loginSpi.do
- https://welcome27.co-operativebank.co.uk/CBIBSWeb/passcode.do
- https://www*.banking.first-direct.com/1/2/*
- https://www.365online.com/servlet/Dispatcher/*
- https://www.365online.com/servlet/Dispatcher/login.htm
- https://www.365online.com/servlet/Dispatcher/login2.htm
- https://www.365online.com/servlet/Dispatcher/validate.htm
- https://www.accessmycardonline.com/RBS_Consumer/*
- https://www.bankcardservices.co.uk/NASApp/NetAccessXX/*
- https://www.bankcardservices.co.uk/NASApp/NetAccessXX/AccountSnapshotScreen?acctID*
- https://www.bankline.coutts.com/CWSLogon/*
- https://www.bankline.coutts.com/CWSLogon/4P/CheckId.do
- https://www.bankline.coutts.com/CWSLogon/4P/CheckPPPP.do
- https://www.bankline.rbs.com/CWSLogon/4P/CheckId.do*
- https://www.bankline.rbs.com/CWSLogon/logon.do*
- https://www.barclayswealth.com/login/action/logon/unauthenticated/personal/loginDetailsNotStored
- https://www.barclayswealth.com/login/action/logon/unauthenticated/personal/loginSigning
- https://www.capitaloneonline.co.uk/*
- https://www.cardonebanking.com/auth*
- https://www.caterallenonline.co.uk/WebAccess.dll
- https://www.citibank.co.uk/*/portal/Index*
- https://www.citibank.co.uk/*/signon/uname/HomePage*
- https://www.edirectdebit.com/administration/client/logon.aspx
- https://www.gruposantander.es/*
- https://www.halifax-online.co.uk/CustomerAuthentication/HxProcessLogin.aspx
- https://www.halifax-online.co.uk/CustomerAuthentication/SecondLevelPhrase.aspx*
- https://www.halifax-online.co.uk/MyAccounts/MyAccounts.asp*
- https://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/!ut/p/kcxml/*
- https://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/personal/internet-banking*
- https://www.icicibank.co.uk/UKRET/BANKAWAY*
- https://www.moneybookers.com/app/my_account.pl
- https://www.mybusinessbank.co.uk/cs70_banking/*
- https://www.mybusinessbank.co.uk/cs70_banking/logon*
- https://www.mybusinessbank.co.uk/cs70_banking/logon/challenge/submit
- https://www.mybusinessbank.co.uk/cs70_banking/logon/logon/enrollPassword
- https://www.mybusinessbank.co.uk/cs70_banking/logon/logon/password
- https://www.mybusinessbank.co.uk/cs70_banking/logon/logon/pmPassword
- https://www.mybusinessbank.co.uk/cs70_banking/logon/sbuser/getPassword
- https://www.nochex.com/*
- https://www.nwolb.com/*
- https://www.nwolb.com/AccountSummary.aspx
- https://www.nwolb.com/OneOffPaymentsCreatePayee.asp*
- https://www.nwolb.com/OneOffPaymentsCreatePayment.aspx
- https://www.nwolb.com/OneOffPaymentsCreatePayment.aspx*superstar=1
- https://www.nwolb.com/OneOffPaymentsPayeeList.aspx
- https://www.nwolb.com/OneOffPaymentsPayeeList.aspx?start=1
- https://your.egg.com/customer/personaldetails/yourinformation.aspx
- https://your.egg.com/customer/yourmoney.aspx
It accesses the following site to download its configuration file:
- http://{BLOCKED}anced-cfg3.com/abudabi/uk.db
- http://{BLOCKED}vanced-cfg4.com/abudabi/uk.db
- http://{BLOCKED}vanced-cfg5.com/abudabi/uk.db
It attempts to steal information from the following banks and/or other financial institutions:
- Alliance & Leicester
- Bank of Ireland - 365 Online
- Barclays
- Cahoot
- Capital One
- Cater Allen
- Citibank
- Clydesdale
- Co-Operativebank
- Coutts Bankline
- Coventry Building Society
- Ebay
- Egg
- First Direct
- First Trust Bank
- HSBC
- Halifax
- ICICI Bank
- ING Direct
- Intelligent Finance
- Islamic Bank
- Lloyds
- Moneybookers
- NatWest Stockbrokers
- Nationwide
- Natwest
- Nochex
- Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
- OSPM
- RBS
- Santander
- Smile
- Tesco Bank
- Tuxedo Money Solutions
- Virgin Money
- Yorkshire
- eDirectDebit
Drop Points
Stolen information is uploaded to the following websites:
- http://{BLOCKED}5.{BLOCKED}6.197.24/~h{BLOCKED}ng/woops/ttf.php
Other Details
This spyware does the following:
- Adds the following registry entries to disable Internet Explorer (IE):
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhishingFilter
Enabled = 0
EnabledV8 = 0 - Steals the following information:
- Personal certificates (MY)
- FTP credentials for the following FTP applications:
- FlashXP
- Ghisler
- IPSwitch
- Filezilla
- FTPFar
- WinSCP
- FTPCommander
- CoreFTP
- SmartFTP
- Flashplayer data
- Internet session cookies
Variant Information
This spyware has the following MD5 hashes:
- a61902688242806130096e0f0b34502b
It has the following SHA1 hashes:
- 8e1da81a1404a336fb4ef7f53e326069504b31d3
SOLUTION
8.900
07.674.01
03 Dec 2010
12/3/2010 12:00:00 AM
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
Restart in Safe Mode
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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- {GUID} = %Application Data%\{random folder name 1}\{random file name}.exe
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List
- %Windows%\EXPLORER.EXE = %Windows%\EXPLORER.EXE:*:Enabled:Windows Explorer
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhishingFilter
- Enabled = 0
- EnabledV8 = 0
Step 4
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\Microsoft
- {random characters}
Step 5
Search and delete this folder
- %Application Data%\{random folder name 1}
- %Application Data%\{random folder name 2}
Step 6
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TSPY_ZBOT.ZAD. 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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