TSPY_LOGGER.XXTXH
Windows
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Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware
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 connects to certain websites to send and receive information.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
73,400,320 bytes
EXE
Yes
14 Nov 2014
Connects to URLs/IPs
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 drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\msisca.mof - encrypted msiscatmp.tmp
- %User Temp%\msiscatmp.tmp - log file containing list of path and files having any of the following extensions:
- PFX
- SPC
- PVK
- EGG
- ALZ
- ZIP
- RAR
- JAVA
- VCPROJ
- DSW
- SLN
- DWG
- PPT
- XLS
- TXT
- HWP
- DOC
(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)
Other Details
This spyware connects to the following website to send and receive information:
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.244.183:9090
SOLUTION
9.700
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
Identify and terminate files detected as TSPY_LOGGER.XXTXH
- Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
- If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
- If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.
Step 3
Search and delete this file
- %User Temp%\msiscatmp.tmp
- %User Temp%\msisca.mof
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_LOGGER.XXTXH. 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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