TSPY_FAREIT.YYSVP

July 05, 2016
 Analysis by: Jennifer Gumban
 ALIASES:

Win32/PSW.Fareit.A trojan (NOD32), Trojan-PSW.Win32.Fareit.byfy (Kaspersky)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

This spyware connects to certain websites to send and receive information.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

159,232 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

23 Jun 2016

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

This spyware may be downloaded from the following remote sites:

  • http://{BLOCKED}g.ru/img/pm1.exe
  • http://{BLOCKED}c.ru/forum_icons/pm1.exe
  • http://{BLOCKED}arg.ru/files/pm1.exe

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 values}"

Information Theft

This spyware attempts to steal stored account information used in the following installed File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software:

  • CuteFTP 6 Home
  • CuteFTP 6 Professional
  • CuteFTP 7 Home
  • CuteFTP 7 Professional
  • CuteFTP 8 Home
  • CuteFTP 8 Professional
  • CuteFTP 9
  • CuteFTP
  • CuteFTP Pro
  • CuteFTP Lite
  • FlashFXP
  • FileZilla
  • COREFTP
  • SecureFX
  • WinSCP
  • GHISLER Windows Commander
  • GHISLER Total Commander

It gathers the following account information from any of the mentioned File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software:

  • Username
  • Password
  • Host Name
  • Host Address
  • Server Type
  • Server Name
  • Server Port
  • Install Directories
  • Data Directories

It attempts to steal stored email credentials from the following:

  • Windows Live Mail
  • IncrediMail
  • Outlook
  • Thunderbird

It attempts to get stored information such as user names, passwords, and hostnames from the following browsers:

  • Opera
  • Firefox
  • Internet Explorer
  • Chrome
  • Chromium
  • ChromePlus

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following website to send and receive information:

  • http://{BLOCKED}rmyrol.com/zapoy/gate.php
    ip: {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.23.247:80

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

12.552.03

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

27 May 2016

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

12.553.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

28 May 2016

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

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 4

Delete this registry value

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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}"
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
    • Client Hash = "{random values}"

Step 5

Search and delete the file detected as TSPY_FAREIT.YYSVP

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Step 6

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TSPY_FAREIT.YYSVP. 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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