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TSPY_BANCOS.ABJ

October 08, 2012
 Analysis by: Sabrina Lei Sioting
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • 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.

It attempts to steal sensitive online banking information, such as user names and passwords. This routine risks the exposure of the user's account information, which may then lead to the unauthorized use of the stolen data. It attempts to steal information, such as user names and passwords, used when logging into certain banking or finance-related websites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

1,944,064 bytes

File Type:

PE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

02 Oct 2010

Payload:

Drops files

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 drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %Application Data%\explore.exe

(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 drops the following non-malicious files:

  • %System%\drivers\banking.sys

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\System32 on Windows NT and 2000, or C:\Windows\System32 on Windows XP and Server 2003.)

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
@ = %Application Data%\explore.exe

Other System Modifications

This spyware adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\explore

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
PxfXkqAn

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\banking

Information Theft

This spyware monitors the Internet Explorer (IE) activities of the affected system, specifically the address bar or title bar. It recreates a legitimate website with a spoofed login page if a user visits banking sites with the following strings in the address bar or title bar:

  • Banco Itau - Feito Para Voce
  • Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.
  • Banco do Brasil
  • Bank iTau
  • Banrisul
  • Bradesco
  • Brasil
  • CEF
  • Caixa
  • Portal Internet Banrisul
  • Santander
  • Serasa
  • Serasa Experian
  • [bb.com.br]
  • http://www.bb.com.br
  • http://www.bradesco.com.br
  • http://www.bradescocorporate.com.br
  • http://www.bradescoempresas.com.br
  • http://www.bradescopessoajuridica.com.br
  • http://www.bradescoprime.com.br
  • http://www.itau.com.br
  • http://www.itaupersonnalite.com.br
  • http://www.itaupersonnalite.com.br
  • http://www.itauprivatebank.com.br
  • http://www.santander.com.br
  • https://internetbanking.caixa.gov.br
  • https://www.caixa.gov.br
  • https://www2.bancobrasil.com.br
  • https://wwwss.bradesco.com.br

The spoofed login overlaps the legitimate login area of the website, thus tricking the user into thinking that it is part of the IE window. The spoofed login page is located in a fixed area of the legitimate website. The said routine tricks the user into giving out sensitive account-related information. It then logs keystrokes entered by the user in the user name and password fields of the spoofed login page.

It attempts to steal sensitive online banking information, such as user names and passwords. This routine risks the exposure of the user's account information, which may then lead to the unauthorized use of the stolen data.

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

  • Banco Caixa
  • Banco Itau
  • Banco Santander
  • Banco Serasa
  • Banco do Brasil
  • Bank iTau
  • Banrisul
  • Bradesco
  • Caixa Economca Federal

Stolen Information

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

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}b.net/enviador.php
  • http://www.{BLOCKED}ercadodias.net/Index.php

Other Details

This spyware did not exhibit propagation routines during testing.

It did not exhibit download routines during testing.

It did not exhibit backdoor routines during testing.

Variant Information

This spyware has the following MD5 hashes:

  • 3ece7ac574a2a7ec061391cbb38634d2

It has the following SHA1 hashes:

  • 819c5b0998ea4ff0d2b514ece38ae4ebdaf5b27f

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

VSAPI PATTERN File:

7.510.11

VSAPI PATTERN Date:

04 Oct 2010

VSAPI PATTERN Date:

10/4/2010 12:00:00 AM

Step 1

Identify and terminate files detected as TSPY_BANCOS.ABJ

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  1. If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
  2. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 2

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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    • @ = %Application Data%\explore.exe

Step 3

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.

  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\explore
    • PxfXkqAn
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\
    • banking

Step 4

Search and delete this file

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There may be some component files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.
  • %System%\drivers\banking.sys

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_BANCOS.ABJ. 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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