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TSPY_ONLINEGA.AKI

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: Jed Valderama
 ALIASES:

PWS:Win32/OnLineGames.LV (Microsoft)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware


This spyware may be dropped by other malware.

It reads its configuration file that contains commands and data to be sent to a remote server.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

70,144 bytes

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

10 Aug 2012

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

This spyware may be dropped by the following malware:

  • TROJ_MDROP.IF

Installation

This spyware drops the following component file(s):

  • %User Temp%\wintrust.dll - also detected as TSPY_ONLINEGA.AKI

(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.)

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
{random} = "rundll32.exe %User Temp%\wintrust.dll,XMLResCfun"

Backdoor Routine

This spyware reads its configuration file that contains commands and data to be sent to a remote server.

Information Theft

This spyware accesses the following site to download its configuration file:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}taj.com/cxgid/index.php - blocked

Stolen Information

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

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}taj.com/ - blocked

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.200

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

9.314.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

10 Aug 2012

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_ONLINEGA.AKI

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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    • {random} = "rundll32.exe %User Temp%\wintrust.dll,XMLResCfun"

Step 5

Search and delete the file detected as TSPY_ONLINEGA.AKI

*Note: Some component files may be 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.

To manually delete a malware/grayware file from the affected system:

  1. Right-click Start then click Search....
  2. In the Named input box, type the name of the file that was detected earlier.
  3. In the Look In drop-down list, select My Computer then press Enter.
  4. Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to delete it.

Step 6

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