TSPY_FAREIT.THHBCAH
Trojan-PSW.Win32.Fareit.ehvb (Kaspersky) , PWS:Win32/Fareit (Microsoft) , Trojan.Gen.2 (Norton)
Windows
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Threat Type: Trojan Spy
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Trojan Spy arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. It may be dropped by other malware.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
307,200 bytes
EXE
No
21 Aug 2018
Arrival Details
This Trojan Spy arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.
It may be dropped by other malware.
Other System Modifications
This Trojan Spy adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
HWID = "{hex value}"
Dropping Routine
This Trojan Spy drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\{Random Numbers}.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, 7, and 8.)
Other Details
This Trojan Spy connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- ip-8-212.{BLOCKED}ub.eu
SOLUTION
9.850
14.460.02
23 Aug 2018
14.461.00
24 Aug 2018
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
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 3
Search and delete this file
- %User Temp%\{Random Numbers}.bat
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_FAREIT.THHBCAH. 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:
Step 5
Delete this registry value
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\Software\WinRAR
- HWID = "{hex value}"
- HWID = "{hex value}"
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