HKTL_BROWPASS

April 16, 2015
 Analysis by: Joachim Suico
 ALIASES:

Riskware/SecurityXploded (Fortinet); Hacktool.Win32.SecurityXploded.H (Baidu-International); Hacktool (Symantec);

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This hacking tool may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites. It may be dropped by other malware. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

226,816 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

19 Feb 2015

Arrival Details

This hacking tool may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites.

It may be dropped by other malware.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Other Details

This hacking tool does the following:

  • It is a command line application that may perform any of the following:
      Dump login user names and passwords from all browsers to console
    • Dump login user names and passwords from all browsers to an output file specified by the user
  • It can be executed using the following commands:
    • {hacktool name}.exe - dump to console
    • {hacktool name}.exe -f {output file}- dump to an output file

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.750

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.610.40

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

19 Feb 2015

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

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as
 HKTL_BROWPASS

*Note: 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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