HKTL_PWDUMP.GBTS

October 27, 2016
 Analysis by: Francis Xavier Antazo
 ALIASES:

TrojanSpy:Win32/Skeeyah.A!rfn (Microsoft); Win32/SecurityXploded.X potentially unsafe (ESET); Trojan-PSW.Win32.Adrop.n (Kaspersky);

 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

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

This hacking tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It uses a user interface (UI).

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

2195456 bytes

File Type:

EXE

File Compression:

Armadillo

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

17 Jun 2016

Payload:

Steals information

Arrival Details

This hacking tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Information Theft

This hacking tool gathers the following data:

    • Login credentials from the following applications:
    • Microsoft Outlook Express
    • Microsoft Outlook 2002/XP/2003/2007/2010/2013
    • Mozilla Thunderbird
    • Windows Live Mail 2012
    • IncrediMail
    • Opera Mail
    • The Bat!
    • Foxmail v6.x - v7.x
    • Windows Live Messenger
    • MSN Messenger
    • Google Talk
    • GMail Notifier
    • PaltalkScene IM
    • Pidgin Messenger
    • Miranda Messenger
    • Windows Credential Manager

Other Details

This hacking tool uses the following user interfaces (UIs):

It does the following:

  • It may create a dump file based on the parameter used upon execution of the application.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

9.592.02

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

13 Dec 2012

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

9.593.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

14 Dec 2012

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_PWDUMP.GBTS. 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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