TSPY_BANKER.SBQ

 Modified by: Joseph Obed

 ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Banload.ACI (Microsoft), Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker2.bgd (Kaspersky)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • 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

File Size:

2,112,512 bytes

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

27 Mar 2012

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.

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
ms{malware file name} = "{malware path and file name}"

Other System Modifications

This spyware adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\Explorer\Navigating\
Old_Current

It deletes the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\Explorer\Navigating\
.Current

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • {BLOCKED}a.com
  • sn136w.{BLOCKED}6.mail.live.com/md/c.aspx