TSPY_FAREIT.NAX

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.

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:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
Client Hash = "{random value}"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
{random GUID = "{random value}"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
HWID = "{random value}"

Download Routine

This spyware accesses the following websites to download files:

• http://{BLOCKED}aporwad.org/TYMX.exe
• http://{BLOCKED}spoint.com/zKeuR7.exe
• http://{BLOCKED}eana.{BLOCKED}u.net/hEJqfQeF.exe

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

• %User Temp%\{random number}.exe

(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 and 7.)

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

• http://{BLOCKED}tcaught.ca:8080/ponyb/gate.php
• http://{BLOCKED}landnorth.com:8080/ponyb/gate.php
• http://{BLOCKED}1.ca:8080/ponyb/gate.php
• http://{BLOCKED}x.net:8080/ponyb/gate.php