Analysis by: Jay Garcia
ALIASES:

HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.NanoBot.gen (Kaspersky); MSIL/Generic!tr (Fortinet)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan Spy

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

This Trojan Spy arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 658,944 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 12 Oct 2019
Payload: Connects to URLs/IPs, Steals information

Arrival Details

This Trojan Spy arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Propagation

This Trojan Spy does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan Spy does not have any backdoor routine.

Rootkit Capabilities

This Trojan Spy does not have rootkit capabilities.

Dropping Routine

This Trojan Spy drops the following files:

  • %Application Data%\{random characters}.jpeg → screenshot

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

Information Theft

This Trojan Spy gathers the following data:

  • User Name
  • Computer Name
  • IP Address
  • OS Name
  • OS Version Platform
  • OS Version
  • Processor Name
  • Amount of Physical Memory
  • Video Card Name
  • Video Card Memory
  • Screenshots
  • Username and Password from the following applications:
    • 360 Browser
    • 7Star
    • Amigo
    • BlackHawk
    • Brave
    • Brave Browser
    • CentBrowser
    • Chedot
    • Chrome
    • Chromium
    • Citrio
    • Claws-mail
    • Coccoc
    • CocCoc
    • Comodo Dragon
    • Cool Novo
    • CoolNovo
    • Coowon
    • CoreFTP
    • CyberFox
    • DynDNS
    • Elements Browser
    • Epic Privacy
    • Epic Privacy Browser
    • Eudora
    • Firefox
    • FlashFXP
    • Flock
    • Foxmail
    • FTP Navigator
    • IceCat
    • IceDragon
    • IncrediMail
    • Internet Download Manager
    • Internet Explorer
    • Ipswitch
    • Iridium Browser
    • jDownloader
    • K-Meleon
    • KMeleon
    • Kometa
    • Liebao Browser
    • Mozilla
    • No-IP
    • OpenVPN
    • Opera Browser
    • Opera Mail
    • Orbitum
    • Outlook
    • PaleMoon
    • Paltalk
    • Pidgin
    • Pocomail
    • Postbox
    • QIP Surf
    • QQ Browser
    • Safari
    • Sea Monkey
    • SeaMonkey
    • Sleipnir 6
    • Smart FTP
    • SmartFTP
    • Sputnik
    • SRWare Iron
    • The Bat!
    • Thunderbird
    • Torch Browser
    • Trillian
    • UC Browser
    • UCBrowser
    • uCozMedia
    • Uran
    • Vitalwerks
    • Vivaldi
    • WaterFox
    • Wi-Fi
    • WinSCP
    • WinSCP 2
    • WS_FTP
    • Yandex Browser

Stolen Information

This Trojan Spy sends the data it gathers to the following email addresses via SMTP:

  • {BLOCKED}a.{BLOCKED}o@clf-pt.pw

Other Details

This Trojan Spy does not exploit any vulnerability.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 15.434.03
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 15 Oct 2019
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 15.435.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 16 Oct 2019

Step 1

Trend Micro products with the XGen technology detect this malware as

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Troj.Win32.TRX.XXPE50FFF032

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

Identify and terminate files detected as TrojanSpy.MSIL.NEGASTEAL.DP

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 5

Search and delete these files

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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.  
  • %Application Data%\{random characters}.jpeg

Step 6

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TrojanSpy.MSIL.NEGASTEAL.DP. 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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