Analysis by: Mc Justine De Guzman
ALIASES:

HEUR:PSWTool.Win32.PassView.a (KASPERSKY) ; Riskware/PassView (FORTINET)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Downloaded from the Internet

This Hacking Tool 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: 587,264 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 06 Dec 2021
Payload: Displays windows

Arrival Details

This Hacking Tool 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 Hacking Tool drops the following files:

  • {malware path and name}.cfg

Other Details

This Hacking Tool does the following:

  • It displays the following interface upon execution:
  • It displays the following data:
    • URL
    • Web Browser
    • User Name
    • Password
    • Password Strength
    • User Name Field
    • Password Field
    • Created Time
    • Modified Time
    • File Name
  • It can be ran as it is, or with the following arguments:
    • /LoadPasswordsIE {0 or 1} - Specifies whether to load the passwords of Internet Explorer Web browser. 0 = No, 1 = Yes.
    • /LoadPasswordsFirefox {0 or 1} - Specifies whether to load the passwords of Firefox Web browser. 0 = No, 1 = Yes.
    • /LoadPasswordsChrome {0 or 1} - Specifies whether to load the passwords of Chrome Web browser. 0 = No, 1 = Yes.
    • /LoadPasswordsOpera {0 or 1} - Specifies whether to load the passwords of Opera Web browser. 0 = No, 1 = Yes.
    • /LoadPasswordsSafari {0 or 1} - Specifies whether to load the passwords of Safari Web browser. 0 = No, 1 = Yes.
    • /UseFirefoxProfileFolder {0 or 1} /FirefoxProfileFolder {Folder name} - Specifies the profile folder of Firefox to load
    • /UseFirefoxInstallFolder {0 or 1} /FirefoxInstallFolder {Folder name} - Specifies the installation folder of Firefox to use
    • /UseChromeProfileFolder {0 or 1} /ChromeProfileFolder {Folder name} - Specifies the profile folder of Chrome Web browser to load.
    • /UseOperaPasswordFile {0 or 1} /OperaPasswordFile {Password} - Specifies the master password of Opera
    • /stext {Filename} - Save the passwords list into a regular text file.
    • /stab {Filename} - Save the passwords list into a tab-delimited text file.
    • /scomma {Filename} - Save the passwords list into a comma-delimited text file (csv).
    • /stabular {Filename} - Save the passwords list into a tabular text file.
    • /shtml {Filename} - Save the passwords list into HTML file (Horizontal).
    • /sverhtml {Filename} - Save the passwords list into HTML file (Vertical).
    • /sxml {Filename} - Save the passwords list into XML file.
    • /skeepass {Filename} - Save the passwords list into csv file that can be imported into KeePass Password Manager.
    • /sort {column} - Can be used with other save options for sorting by the desired column.
    • /nosort - Saves the list without any sorting
  • It gathers the saved credentials from the following browsers:
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Internet Explorer
    • Opera
    • Safari
    • Microsoft Edge

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
SSAPI PATTERN File: 2.289.00
SSAPI PATTERN Date: 14 May 2020

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.XXPE50FFF057

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

Search and delete this file

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There may be some files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.
  •  {malware path and name}.cfg

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HackTool.Win32.NirsoftPT.SM. 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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