TSPY_KEYLOGGER.XWS
Windows
Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
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
397,312 bytes
EXE
No
02 Apr 2016
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 creates the following folders:
- %User Profile%\Application Data\Ankwgrrx
(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)
Dropping Routine
This spyware drops the following files:
- %User Profile%\Ankwgrrx\tmp828.Dat
- %User Startup%\Eieoaobnait.lnk
- %System Root%\.Identifier
(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.. %User Startup% is the current user's Startup folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 2000 and XP, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.)
Other Details
This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- {BLOCKED}74.180
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.8
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
Search and delete these components
- %User Profile%\Ankwgrrx\tmp828.Dat
- %User Startup%\Eieoaobnait.lnk
- %System Root%\.Identifier
Step 3
Search and delete this folder
- %User Profile%\Application Data\Ankwgrrx
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_KEYLOGGER.XWS. 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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