TSPY_DARKTHI.A
Generic.DataStealer.1.8F2321F1 (BitDefender), HEUR:Trojan-Spy.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky)
Windows
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Threat Type: Trojan Spy
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Trojan Spy arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It connects to a website to send and receive information.
It steals certain information from the system and/or the user.
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
526,848 bytes
EXE
No
21 Jun 2018
Arrival Details
This Trojan Spy arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.
It 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 mutexes to ensure that only one of its copies runs at any one time:
- {Infected Machine GUID}
Backdoor Routine
This Trojan Spy connects to the following websites to send and receive information:
- http://a{BLOCKED}-master.net/getcfg={Encoded Infected Machine GUID} ← Will be used as marker/identifier of the infected machine for the C2 communication
Information Theft
This Trojan Spy steals the following information:
- Account Information/Credentials from the following Instant Messaging applications:
- PidGin
- PsiPlus
- Telegram
- It attempts to steal stored account information used in the following installed File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software:
- FileZilla
- WinSCP
- It attempts to steal stored email credentials from the following:
- InternetMailRu
- Microsoft Outlook
- Thunderbird
- It attempts to get stored information such as user names, passwords, and host names from the following browsers:
- 7Star
- 360Browser
- Amigo (Russian Browser)
- Brave
- Bromium
- CentBrowser
- Chedot
- Chrome/Chromium
- CocCoc (Vietnam Browser)
- Comodo Dragon Browser
- ElementsBrowser
- Epic
- Firefox
- GoBrowser
- Internet Explorer/Edge
- Kometa
- Mustang
- Nichrome
- Opera
- Orbitum
- QIPSurf
- RockMelt
- SaferBrowser
- Sputnik
- Suhba
- Superbird
- Thunderbird
- TorBro
- Torch
- Uran
- Vivaldi
- Yandex Browser
- Stored Password in SQL Database
- It attempts to steal bitcoin wallet information with the following list of specific bitcoin wallet:
- MultiBitHD
- Electrum
- Monero
- Bitcoin Core
- Skype Message History
- Browser Cookies
- Autocomplete Data on Browsers
- Files with specific extensions from %Desktop%
- Steam Account Information
- Username
- Computer Name
- List of installed programs
- List of running processes
- OS information
- RAM information
- IP Address
(Note: %Desktop% is the desktop folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Desktop in Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop in Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)
Stolen Information
This Trojan Spy sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:
- http://a{BLOCKED}-master.net/repac.php
Other Details
This Trojan Spy does the following:
- It deletes itself by executing the following commands:
- cmd /c timeout 1 & del "{Malware Directory}\{Malware File Name}.exe"
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
SOLUTION
9.850
14.344.08
27 Jun 2018
14.345.00
28 Jun 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
Identify and terminate files detected as TSPY_DARKTHI.A
- Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
- If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
- If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_DARKTHI.A. 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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