TSPY_VBKRYPT.BEC

February 22, 2013

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 Analysis by: Adrianne Chester Camat

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 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

 OVERALL RISK RATING:

 REPORTED INFECTION:

 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:

 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

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  Threat Type: Spyware
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  Destructiveness: No
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  Encrypted:
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  In the wild: Yes

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

163,953 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

27 Aug 2012

Installation

This spyware drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

• %Windows%\system\csrcs.exe

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, which is usually C:\Windows.)

Autostart Technique

This spyware adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Windows Media Player = "%Windows%\system\csrcs.exe"

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

• http://{BLOCKED}soforever.com