TSPY_ZBOT.SOE

October 08, 2012
 Analysis by: Karl Dominguez
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This spyware attempts to steal information, such as user names and passwords, used when logging into certain banking or finance-related websites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

116,224 bytes

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

03 Sep 2010

Payload:

Downloads files

Arrival Details

This spyware may be downloaded from the following remote sites:

  • http://{BLOCKED}ws.name/d3.exe

Installation

This spyware drops the following files:

  • %Application Data%\{random1}\{random}.exe
  • %Application Data%\{random2}\{random}.{random}

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

It creates the following folders:

  • %Application Data%\{random1}
  • %Application Data%\{random2}

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

It injects itself into the following processes as part of its memory residency routine:

  • explorer.exe
  • taskhost.exe
  • taskeng.exe
  • Dwm.exe
  • wscntfy.exe
  • ctfmon.exe
  • rdpclip.exe

Autostart Technique

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

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
{random CLSID} = %Application Data%\{random1}\{random}.exe

Download Routine

This spyware connects to the following URL(s) to download its configuration file:

  • http://{BLOCKED}ws.name/d3.so

Information Theft

This spyware attempts to access a website to download a file which contains information where the Trojan can download an updated copy of itself, and where to send its stolen data. This configuration file also contains the following list of targeted bank-related websites from which it steals information:

  • !*.microsoft.com/*
  • !http://*myspace.com*
  • !http://*odnoklassniki.ru/*
  • !http://vkontakte.ru/*
  • *.de/portal/portal/*
  • @*/atl.osmp.ru/*
  • @*/login.osmp.ru/*
  • @*https://banking.*/cgi*
  • https://*commerzbanking.de*
  • https://banking.*/cgi/_euueberweisung.cgi*
  • https://banking.*/cgi/_sepaueberweisung.cgi*
  • https://banking.*/cgi/anfang.cgi*
  • https://banking.*/cgi/euuebereintrag.cgi*
  • https://banking.*/cgi/euueberfrage.cgi*
  • https://banking.*/cgi/euueberweisung.cgi*
  • https://banking.*/cgi/finanzstatus.cgi*
  • https://banking.*/cgi/kontodetails.cgi*
  • https://banking.*/cgi/login.cgi*
  • https://banking.*/cgi/sepauebereintrag.cgi*
  • https://banking.*/cgi/sepaueberfrage.cgi*
  • https://banking.*/cgi/sepaueberweisung.cgi*
  • https://banking.*/cgi/uebereintrag.cgi*
  • https://banking.*/cgi/umsatz.cgi*
  • https://banking.*/cgi/umswahl.cgi*
  • https://finanzportal.fiducia.de*
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/commerzbanking.de/
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/commerzbanking.de/script.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/fiducia.de/script.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/https.html
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/sparkasse.cgi/_euueberweisung.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/sparkasse.cgi/_sepaueberweisung.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/sparkasse.cgi/euuebereintrag.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/sparkasse.cgi/euueberfrage.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/sparkasse.cgi/euueberweisung.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/sparkasse.cgi/finanzstatus.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/sparkasse.cgi/kontodetails.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/sparkasse.cgi/login.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/sparkasse.cgi/sepauebereintrag.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/sparkasse.cgi/sepaueberfrage.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/sparkasse.cgi/sepaueberweisung.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/sparkasse.cgi/uebereintrag.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/sparkasse.cgi/umsatz.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/sparkasse.cgi/umswahl.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/sparkasse.portal/script.js
  • https://www.bozvanovna.com/cms/targa/stargobank.js
  • https://www.gruposantander.es/*
  • https://www.targobank.de/de/banque*
  • https://www.targobank.de/de/banque/situation_financiere.cgi*
  • https://www.targobank.de/de/images/std/rien.gif
  • https://www.targobank.de/de/online-banking/login.cgi*

It attempts to steal information from the following banks and/or other financial institutions:

  • ANZ
  • Fiducia
  • Microsoft
  • Myspace
  • OSPM
  • Odnoklassniki
  • Santander
  • Sparkasse
  • Targobank
  • Vkontakte
  • commerzbanking

Stolen Information

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

  • http://{BLOCKED}ws.name/d.php

Variant Information

This spyware has the following MD5 hashes:

  • 71eb3bcdb9dcc0fe4a0089db62692318

It has the following SHA1 hashes:

  • 534c3a7b8a27b335d678b45dbd3504ad80914e97

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

VSAPI PATTERN File:

7.434.01

VSAPI PATTERN Date:

03 Sep 2010

VSAPI PATTERN Date:

9/3/2010 12:00:00 AM

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product and note files detected as TSPY_ZBOT.SOE

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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    • {random CLSID} = %Application Data%\{random1}\{random}.exe

Step 5

Search and delete these folders

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Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden folders in the search result. %Application Data%\{random1}
%Application Data%\{random2}

Step 6

Delete this registry key

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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. Before you could do this, you must restart in Safe Mode. For instructions on how to do this, you may refer to this page If the preceding step requires you to restart in safe mode, you may proceed to edit the system registry.

  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
    • {random}
    

Step 7

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