Analysis by: Sammy Chua
ALIASES:

HackTool:Win32/BrowserPassview (Microsoft); PasswordRevealer (Symantec); HTool-PWSFFox (McAfee)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Hacking Tool may be dropped by other malware. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 352,864 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 13 Feb 2015

Arrival Details

This Hacking Tool may be dropped by other malware.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Installation

This Hacking Tool drops the following files:

  • {current running directory}\{file name of hacktool}.cfg

NOTES:

This is the Trend Micro detection for the hacking tool WebBrowserPassView. It can reveal the passwords stored in the following browsers:

  • Internet Explorer
  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Opera
  • Safari
  • SeaMonkey

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.700
SSAPI PATTERN File: 1.983.00
SSAPI PATTERN Date: 26 Jul 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

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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.  
  • {current running directory}\{file name of hacktool}.cfg

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HKTL_BROWSERPASSVIEW.GA. 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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