TSPY_FAREIT.AAT
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
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Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
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 executes then deletes itself afterward.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
122,368 bytes
EXE
Yes
01 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 executes then deletes itself afterward.
Other System Modifications
This spyware adds the following registry entries as part of its installation routine:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
HWID = "{GUID}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
Client Hash = "{Random Value}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
{Random} = "{Random Value}"
Other Details
This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://www.{BLOCKED}i.com:8080/forum/viewtopic.php
- http://{BLOCKED}i.com:8080/forum/viewtopic.php
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.185.72:8080/forum/viewtopic.php
- http://{BLOCKED}signs.net/forum/viewtopic.php
- http://{BLOCKED}armonynutrition.com/e2PhGTiC.exe
- http://{BLOCKED}panagiotidou.gr/qntUYid.exe
- http://{BLOCKED}ing-ss11-neu.fham.de/ecbUL7vg.exe
- http://www.{BLOCKED}h.{BLOCKED}c.cy/DH8xSJxy.exe
SOLUTION
9.300
10.190.07
01 Aug 2013
Step 1
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_FAREIT.AAT. 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 2
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\WinRAR
- HWID = "{GUID}"
- HWID = "{GUID}"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
- Client Hash = "{Random Value}"
- Client Hash = "{Random Value}"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
- {Random} = "{Random Value}"
- {Random} = "{Random Value}"
Step 3
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
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