TSPY_BAYROB.KSH
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
1,131,008 bytes
EXE
No
20 Aug 2013
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.
Installation
This spyware creates the following folders:
- %System%\sccqovgbopmc
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System32.)
Autostart Technique
This spyware adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
DCOM SNMP Isolation Scheduler Framework Wired = "%System%\vypjnlgrybmb.exe"
Other System Modifications
This spyware modifies the following file(s):
- %User Profile%\Application Data\Microsoft
(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)
It modifies the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Security Center
FirewallDisableNotify = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Security Center
FirewallOverride = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Security Center
AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Security Center
AntiVirusOverride = "1"
Dropping Routine
This spyware drops the following files:
- %System%\sccqovgbopmc\tst
- %User Temp%\ff7xas8tgmzesspmmpe.exe
- %System%\sccqovgbopmc\lck
- %System%\sccqovgbopmc\etc
- %System%\drivers\etc\hosts
- %System%\sccqovgbopmc\rng
- %System%\sccqovgbopmc\run
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Crypto
- %User Profile%\Crypto\RSA
- %User Profile%\RSA\S-1-5-18
- %System%\sccqovgbopmc\cfg
- %Temp%\ff7xas8tox6eh.exe
- %System%\sccqovgbopmc\por
- %System%\vypjnlgrybmb.exe
- %User Startup%\vypjnlgrybmb.exe
- %System%\mtilnwoykd.exe
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System32.. %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 and 7.. %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.. %Temp% is the Windows Temporary folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Temp.. %User Startup% is the current user's Startup folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.)
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
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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- DCOM SNMP Isolation Scheduler Framework Wired = "%System%\vypjnlgrybmb.exe"
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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center
- FirewallDisableNotify = "1"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center
- FirewallOverride = "1"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center
- AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center
- AntiVirusOverride = "1"
Step 5
Search and delete these components
- %System%\sccqovgbopmc\tst
- %User Temp%\ff7xas8tgmzesspmmpe.exe
- %System%\sccqovgbopmc\lck
- %System%\sccqovgbopmc\etc
- %System%\drivers\etc\hosts
- %System%\sccqovgbopmc\rng
- %System%\sccqovgbopmc\run
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Crypto
- %User Profile%\Crypto\RSA
- %User Profile%\RSA\S-1-5-18
- %System%\sccqovgbopmc\cfg
- %Temp%\ff7xas8tox6eh.exe
- %System%\sccqovgbopmc\por
- %System%\vypjnlgrybmb.exe
- %User Startup%\vypjnlgrybmb.exe
- %System%\mtilnwoykd.exe
Step 6
Search and delete this folder
- %System%\sccqovgbopmc
Step 7
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TSPY_BAYROB.KSH. 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.
Step 8
Restore deleted/modified files and/or registry entries from backup
*Note: Only Microsoft-related files/keys/values will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted registry keys/values related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on your computer.
- %User Profile%\Application Data\Microsoft
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