TrojanSpy.MSIL.FORMBOOK.PUSYBC
UDS:Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Agensla.gen (KASPERSKY)
Windows
Threat Type: Trojan Spy
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet
This Trojan Spy arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It does not have any propagation routine.
It logs a user's keystrokes to steal information.
It connects to certain websites to send and receive information. It terminates itself if it detects it is being run in a virtual environment.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
758,784 bytes
EXE
Yes
31 Mar 2023
Connects to URLs/IPs, Compromises system security, Steals information, Logs keystrokes
Arrival Details
This Trojan Spy 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 Trojan Spy adds the following processes:
- {Malware file path and name} "path"
It terminates itself if it finds the following processes in the affected system's memory:
- vmwareuser.exe
- vmwareservice.exe
- vboxservice.exe
- vboxtray.exe
- sandboxiedcomlaunch.exe
- sandboxierpcss.exe
- procmon.exe
- filemon.exe
- wireshark.exe
- netmon.exe
- prl_tools_service.exe
- prl_tools.exe
- prl_cc.exe
- sharedintapp.exe
- vmtoolsd.exe
- vmsrvc.exe
- vmusrvc.exe
- python.exe
- perl.exe
- regmon.exe
Propagation
This Trojan Spy does not have any propagation routine.
Rootkit Capabilities
This Trojan Spy does not have rootkit capabilities.
Information Theft
This Trojan Spy gathers the following data:
- Clipboard data
- Captured screenshots
- Information from the following application:
- 360 Browser
- 3DFTP
- AbsoluteTelnet
- ALFTP
- Avant
- Baidu
- Barca
- BitKinex
- BlackHawk
- Browzar
- Canary
- Chrome
- Chromium
- Citrio
- Comodo Dragon
- CoolNovo
- Coowon
- CoreFTP
- CyberFox
- Deepnet
- Dooble
- Epic
- Far File Manager
- FileZilla
- Firefox
- FlashFXP
- Fling
- Foxmail
- GMail
- IceDragon
- ICQ Messenger
- Incmail
- Internet Explorer
- Iridium
- KMeleon
- LeechFTP
- Lunascape
- Maxthon
- Microsoft Edge
- Midori
- Mustang
- NCFTP
- Opera
- Opera Mail
- Orbitum
- Outlook
- PaleMoon
- Pidgin
- QTWeb
- QupZilla
- Rambler
- Safari
- SafeZone
- ScriptFTP
- SeaMonkey
- Skype
- Sleipnir
- SmartFTP
- Superbird
- Thunderbird
- Titan
- Tor Browser
- Torch
- Total Commander
- Trillian
- UC Browser
- Vivaldi
- Waterfox
- WebDrive
- WinSCP
- Yahoo Messenger
- Yandex
It logs a user's keystrokes to steal information.
Other Details
This Trojan Spy connects to the following website to send and receive information:
- http://www.t{BLOCKED}o.uk/ne28
It terminates itself if it detects it is being run in a virtual environment.
It does the following:
- It adds and injects code to a newly-created process.
- The newly-created process may be any of the following legitimate Windows application:
- audiodg.exe
- autochk.exe
- autoconv.exe
- autofmt.exe
- chkdsk.exe
- cmd.exe
- cmmon32.exe
- cmstp.exe
- colorcpl.exe
- control.exe
- cscript.exe
- dwm.exe
- explorer.exe
- help.exe
- ipconfig.exe
- lsass.exe
- lsm.exe
- msdt.exe
- msg.exe
- msiexec.exe
- mstsc.exe
- napstat.exe
- nbtstat.exe
- netsh.exe
- netstat.exe
- raserver.exe
- rdpclip.exe
- rundll32.exe
- services.exe
- spoolsv.exe
- svchost.exe
- systray.exe
- taskhost.exe
- wininit.exe
- wlanext.exe
- wscript.exe
- wuapp.exe
- wuauclt.exe
- wwahost.exe
- It terminates itself if the following DLL is loaded on its memory:
- SbieDll.dll
- It checks if its filepath contains the following strings:
- VIRUS
- SANDBOX
- SAMPLE
- C:\file.exe
- The registry data {String} can contain any of the following:
- VMWARE
- VBOX
- QEMU
- Based on analysis of the codes, it has the following capabilities:
- Disable Windows Defender
- Create a scheduled task
NOTES:
It does not proceed to its malicious routine if it detects that it is being debugged.
It does not exploit any vulnerability.
SOLUTION
9.850
18.398.04
21 Apr 2023
18.399.00
22 Apr 2023
Step 1
Trend Micro Predictive Machine Learning detects and blocks malware at the first sign of its existence, before it executes on your system. When enabled, your Trend Micro product detects this malware under the following machine learning name:
- TROJ.Win32.TRX.XXPE50FFF067
Step 2
Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 3
Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TrojanSpy.MSIL.FORMBOOK.PUSYBC. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
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