TSPY_BABAR.A
PWS:Win32/Babar.A!dha (Microsoft); Trojan-Spy.Win32.Babar.a (Kaspersky), Trojan.Badbar (Symantec)
Windows
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Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Trojan 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 certain websites to send and receive information.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This Trojan 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 drops the following component file(s):
- %All Users Profile%\Application Data\MSI\update.msi (contains stolen info)
- %All Users Profile%\Applciation Data\MSI\{variable file name 2}.msi
(Note: %All Users Profile% is the All Users folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\ProgramData on 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.)
Autostart Technique
This Trojan adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
MSSecurity = ""regsvr32.exe" /s /n /i "%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\{variable file name 1}.dll""
Information Theft
This Trojan gathers the following data:
- Keystroke logs
- Clipboard data
- Desktop screenshots
- Installed antivirus product information
- Username
- Executable directory
- Executable file name
- Record conversation
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following website to send and receive information:
- http://{BLOCKED}izons-tourisme.com/_vti_bin/_vti_msc/bb/index.php
- http://{BLOCKED}elimmi.com/wp-inludes/misc/bb/index.php
- http://www.{BLOCKED}xpetro.com/images/training/courses/bb212/index.php
- http://www.{BLOCKED}adyie.ir/images/public/bb212/index.php
NOTES:
{variable file name 1} may have any of the following values:
- perf_585
- dump21cb
{variable file name 2} may have any of the following values:
- 48fe7f28
- 46ab962a
It is dropped by malwares detected as TROJ_BABARDROP.A
It deletes its dropper (detected as TROJ_BABARDROP.A)
It searches for the following AV Products
- ThreatFire
- Rising
- Sophos
- Kaspersky
- ZoneAlarm
- AntiVir
- DoctorWeb
It monitors the following
- excel.exe
- winword.exe
- powerpnt.exe
- visio.exe
- acrord32.exe
- notepad.exe
- wordpad.exe
- skype.exe
- msnmsgr.exe
- oovoo.exe
- nimbuzz.exe
- googletalk.exe
- yahoomessenger.exe
- x-lite.exe
It searches for the following strings from the network communication
- Text
- Message-Type:
- Messaging:
- Reliability:
- To:
- From:
- Routing:
- text/plain
- Content/Type:
SOLUTION
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
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 4
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.
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- MSSecurity = ""regsvr32.exe" /s /n /i "%All Users Profile%\Applciation Data\MSI\{variable file name 2}.msi""
Step 5
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_BABAR.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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.
Step 6
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TSPY_BABAR.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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.
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