TSPY_FAREIT.EWA

This spyware arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

It executes then deletes itself afterward.

It executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.

It steals certain information from the system and/or the user.

It encrypts the log files that contain the information it gathers.

Arrival Details

This spyware arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

Installation

This spyware drops the following file(s)/component(s):

• %User Temp%\{random}.bat

(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, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)

It executes then deletes itself afterward.

Other System Modifications

This spyware adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
HWID = "{random value}"

Dropping Routine

This spyware drops the following files wherein it saves the information it gathers:

• out.bin - (Deleted upon upload)

Download Routine

This spyware connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

• http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.189.32/our/1.exe - detected as TSPY_ZBOT.EW
• http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.46.241/our/1.exe - detected as TSPY_ZBOT.EW
• http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.166.215/our/1.exe - inaccessible
• http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.166.215/our/2.exe - inaccessible
• http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.166.215/our/3.exe - inaccessible
• http://{BLOCKED}ksecurityx.hopto.org - saved and execute as %User Temp%\m_editerror.tmp

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

• %User Temp%\{random number}.exe

(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, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)

It then executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.

Information Theft

This spyware steals the following information:

• Signing Certificates of executables and drivers

It attempts to steal stored account information used in the following installed File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software:

• FTPRush
• WebSitePublisher
• BitKinex
• ExpanDrive
• ClassicFTP
• Fling FTP
• Directory Opus
• CoffeeCup Software
• LeapWare
• WinSCP
• 32BitFtp
• NetDrive
• WebDrive
• AceBIT
• FTPVoyager
• RhinoSoft
• LeechFTP
• Odin Secure FTP Expert
• WinFTP
• FTPGetter
• ALFTP
• DeluxeFTP
• Staff-FTP
• AceFTP
• FreshFTP
• BlazeFtp
• EasyFTP
• NetSarang
• FTPNow
• LinasFTP
• PuTTY
• NppFTP
• FTPShell
• MAS-Soft FTPInfo
• NexusFile
• My FTP
• NovaFTP
• Robo-FTP 3.7
• Cyberduck
• FarManager
• Ghisler
• WS_FTP
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 6 Home
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 6 Professional
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 7 Home
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 7 Professional
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 8 Home
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 8 Professional
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Pro
• GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Lite
• FlashFXP
• FileZilla
• FTP Navigator
• FTP Commander
• BulletProof FTP
• SmartFTP
• TurboFTP
• FFFTP
• FTPWare
• FTP Explorer
• UltraFXP
• SecureFX
• UltraFXP

It gathers the following account information from any of the mentioned File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software:

• Password
• User ID
• Server Type
• Server Name
• Port Number
• Directory List

It attempts to steal stored email credentials from the following:

• Windows Live Mail
• Windows Mail
• Pocomail
• IncrediMail
• BatMail
• Outlook
• ThunderBird
• Becky! Internet Mail
• Fasttrack Mail

It attempts to get stored information such as user names, passwords, and hostnames from the following browsers:

• Opera
• Mozilla Firefox
• SeaMonkey
• Flock
• Google Chrome
• Chromium
• ChromePlus
• Bromium
• Nichrome
• Comodo
• RockMelt
• K-Meleon
• Epic Browser
• FastStone Browser

Stolen Information

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

• http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.189.32/pnn/ga.php
• http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.46.241/pnn/ga.php
• http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.166.215/pnn/ga.php

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following URL(s) to check for an Internet connection:

• http://www.facebook.com

It encrypts the log files that contain the information it gathers.

NOTES:

This spyware uses the following list of passwords to brute force Windows Logon Users:

• 000000
• 11111
• 111111
• 11111111
• 112233
• 123123
• 123321
• 12345
• 123456
• 1234567
• 12345678
• 123456789
• 1234567890
• 123abc
• 123qwe
• 1q2w3e
• 1q2w3e4r
• 222222
• 55555
• 654321
• 666666
• 7777777
• aaaaaa
• abc123
• adidas
• admin
• amanda
• andrew
• angel
• angel1
• angels
• anthony
• apple
• asdfasdf
• asdfgh
• ashley
• asshole
• austin
• bailey
• banana
• bandit
• baseball
• benjamin
• billgates
• biteme
• blabla
• blahblah
• blessed
• blessing
• blink182
• bubbles
• buster
• canada
• cassie
• charlie
• cheese
• chelsea
• chicken
• chris
• christ
• church
• cocacola
• compaq
• computer
• cookie
• corvette
• creative
• dakota
• dallas
• daniel
• danielle
• david
• destiny
• dexter
• diamond
• digital
• dragon
• eminem
• emmanuel
• enter
• faith
• flower
• foobar
• football
• football1
• forever
• forum
• freedom
• friend
• friends
• fuckoff
• fuckyou
• fuckyou1
• gates
• gateway
• genesis
• george
• gfhjkm
• ghbdtn
• ginger
• google
• grace
• green
• guitar
• hahaha
• hallo
• hannah
• happy
• hardcore
• harley
• heaven
• hello
• hello1
• helpme
• hockey
• hotdog
• hunter
• ilovegod
• iloveyou
• iloveyou!
• iloveyou1
• iloveyou2
• internet
• james
• jasmine
• jason
• jasper
• jennifer
• jessica
• jesus
• jesus1
• john316
• jordan
• jordan23
• joseph
• joshua
• junior
• justin
• killer
• kitten
• knight
• letmein
• london
• looking
• lovely
• loving
• lucky
• maggie
• master
• matrix
• matthew
• maverick
• maxwell
• merlin
• michael
• michelle
• mickey
• microsoft
• monkey
• mother
• muffin
• mustang
• mustdie
• mylove
• myspace1
• nathan
• nicole
• nintendo
• nothing
• onelove
• online
• orange
• passw0rd
• password
• password1
• peace
• peaches
• peanut
• pepper
• phpbb
• pokemon
• power
• praise
• prayer
• prince
• princess
• purple
• qazwsx
• qwert
• qwerty
• qwerty1
• rachel
• rainbow
• red123
• richard
• robert
• rotimi
• samantha
• sammy
• samuel
• saved
• scooby
• scooter
• secret
• shadow
• shalom
• silver
• single
• slayer
• smokey
• snoopy
• soccer
• soccer1
• sparky
• spirit
• startrek
• starwars
• stella
• summer
• sunshine
• superman
• taylor
• testing
• testtest
• thomas
• thunder
• tigger
• trinity
• trustno1
• victory
• viper
• welcome
• whatever
• william
• windows
• winner
• wisdom
• zxcvbnm