TSPY_FAREIT.ATY

January 28, 2014
 Analysis by: Jimelle Monteser
 ALIASES:

PWS:Win32/Fareit.gen!C (Microsoft), Win32/PSW.Fareit.A trojan (NOD32), Trojan-PWS.Tepfer (Ikarus), W32/Tepfer.PXMO!tr.pws (Fortinet)

 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:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Via email, 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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Ports:

TCP port 80 (World Wide Web HTTP)

File Size:

107,520 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

20 Jan 2014

Payload:

Downloads files, Connects to URLs/IPs, Steals information

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.

Other System Modifications

This spyware adds the following registry entries as part of its installation routine:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
HWID = "{random hex values}"

Download Routine

This spyware connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

  • http://{BLOCKED}avvy.com/02sT2v.exe
  • http://{BLOCKED}ike.gr/Nfb9QY.exe
  • http://{BLOCKED}encantado.la/EKUCJS.exe
  • http://www.{BLOCKED}esttaking.com/wmhk3Ro.exe

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • %User Temp%\{random digit}.exe - detected as TSPY_ZBOT.ATY

(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.)

Information Theft

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

  • 32BitFtp
  • 3D-FTP
  • ALFTP
  • BitKinex
  • BlazeFtp
  • Bullet Proof FTP
  • ClassicFTP
  • CoffeeCup
  • COREFTP
  • CuteFTP 6/CuteFTP 7/CuteFTP 8
  • Cyberduck
  • DeluxeFTP
  • Directory Opus
  • EasyFTP
  • Epic
  • ExpanDrive
  • Far/Far2/Far Manager
  • FastTrackFTP
  • FFFTP
  • FileZilla
  • FlashFXP
  • Fling FTP
  • FreshFTP
  • FTP Commander
  • FTP Control
  • FTP Explorer
  • FTP Navigator
  • FTP Now
  • FTP Voyager
  • FTP++
  • FTPClient
  • FTPGetter
  • FTPRush
  • FTPshell
  • Ghisler’s Windows Commander and Total Commander
  • Global Downloader
  • GoFTP
  • LeapFTP
  • LeechFTP
  • LinasFTP
  • MAS-Soft
  • NetDrive
  • NetSarang
  • NexusFile
  • Notepad++
  • NovaFTP
  • PuTTY
  • Robo-FTP 3.7
  • SecureFX
  • Serv-U by Rhinosoft
  • SFTP
  • SiteDesigner
  • SmartFTP
  • Staff-FTP
  • TurboFTP
  • UltraFXP
  • Visicom Media’s AceFTP
  • WebDrive
  • WebSitePublisher
  • WinZIP FTP
  • Wise-FTP
  • WS_FTP
  • Yandex

It attempts to steal stored email credentials from the following:

  • Windows Live Mail
  • Windows Mail
  • Becky! by RimArts Inc.
  • Pocomail
  • IncrediMail
  • The Bat! by RITLabs.
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Mozilla Thunderbird

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

  • Bromium
  • Chromeplus
  • Chromium
  • Comodo
  • FastStone
  • Google Chrome
  • K-Meleon
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey and Flock
  • Nichrome
  • Opera
  • Rockmelt

It uses the following list of user names and passwords to access password-protected locations where the mentioned information is stored:

  • 123abc
  • 123qwe
  • 1q2w3e
  • 1q2w3e4r
  • aaaaaa
  • abc123
  • adidas
  • admin
  • amanda
  • andrew
  • angel
  • angel1
  • angels
  • anthony
  • apple
  • asdf
  • asdfasdf
  • asdfgh
  • ashley
  • asshole
  • austin
  • baby
  • bailey
  • banana
  • bandit
  • baseball
  • batman
  • benjamin
  • billgates
  • biteme
  • blabla
  • blahblah
  • blessed
  • blessing
  • blink182
  • bubbles
  • buster
  • canada
  • cassie
  • charlie
  • cheese
  • chelsea
  • chicken
  • chris
  • christ
  • church
  • cocacola
  • compaq
  • computer
  • cookie
  • cool
  • corvette
  • creative
  • dakota
  • dallas
  • daniel
  • danielle
  • david
  • destiny
  • dexter
  • diamond
  • digital
  • dragon
  • eminem
  • emmanuel
  • enter
  • faith
  • flower
  • foobar
  • football
  • football1
  • forever
  • forum
  • freedom
  • friend
  • friends
  • fuckoff
  • fuckyou
  • fuckyou1
  • gates
  • gateway
  • genesis
  • george
  • gfhjkm
  • ghbdtn
  • ginger
  • god
  • google
  • grace
  • green
  • guitar
  • hahaha
  • hallo
  • hannah
  • happy
  • hardcore
  • harley
  • heaven
  • hello
  • hello1
  • helpme
  • hockey
  • hope
  • hotdog
  • hunter
  • ilovegod
  • iloveyou
  • iloveyou!
  • iloveyou1
  • iloveyou2
  • internet
  • james
  • jasmine
  • jason
  • jasper
  • jennifer
  • jessica
  • jesus
  • jesus1
  • john
  • john316
  • jordan
  • jordan23
  • joseph
  • joshua
  • junior
  • justin
  • killer
  • kitten
  • knight
  • letmein
  • london
  • looking
  • love
  • lovely
  • loving
  • lucky
  • maggie
  • master
  • matrix
  • matthew
  • maverick
  • maxwell
  • merlin
  • michael
  • michelle
  • mickey
  • microsoft
  • mike
  • monkey
  • mother
  • muffin
  • mustang
  • mustdie
  • mylove
  • myspace1
  • nathan
  • nicole
  • nintendo
  • none
  • nothing
  • onelove
  • online
  • orange
  • pass
  • passw0rd
  • password
  • password1
  • peace
  • peaches
  • peanut
  • pepper
  • phpbb
  • pokemon
  • poop
  • power
  • praise
  • prayer
  • prince
  • princess
  • purple
  • qazwsx
  • qwert
  • qwerty
  • qwerty1
  • rachel
  • rainbow
  • red123
  • richard
  • robert
  • rotimi
  • samantha
  • sammy
  • samuel
  • saved
  • scooby
  • scooter
  • secret
  • shadow
  • shalom
  • silver
  • single
  • slayer
  • smokey
  • snoopy
  • soccer
  • soccer1
  • sparky
  • spirit
  • startrek
  • starwars
  • stella
  • summer
  • sunshine
  • superman
  • taylor
  • test
  • testing
  • testtest
  • thomas
  • thunder
  • tigger
  • trinity
  • trustno1
  • victory
  • viper
  • welcome
  • whatever
  • william
  • windows
  • winner
  • wisdom
  • zxcvbnm

Stolen Information

This spyware sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}schamp.com/ponyb/gate.php
  • http://{BLOCKED}emiller.biz/ponyb/gate.php
  • http://{BLOCKED}emiller.co/ponyb/gate.php
  • http://{BLOCKED}emiller.info/ponyb/gate.php

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

10.549.80

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

20 Jan 2014

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

10.550.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

20 Jan 2014

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

Remove malware/grayware files dropped/downloaded by TSPY_FAREIT.ATY

     
    • TSPY_ZBOT.ATY

Step 3

Delete this registry value

[ Learn More ]

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 = "{random hex values}"

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_FAREIT.ATY. 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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