TSPY_BLADABINDI.AQ

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

Arrival Details

This spyware 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 spyware drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

• %User Temp%\Trojan.exe

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)

Autostart Technique

This spyware adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
{random} = ""%User Temp%\Trojan.exe" .."

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
{random} = ""%User Temp%\Trojan.exe" .."

Other System Modifications

This spyware adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\{random}

It adds the following registry entries as part of its installation routine:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\{random}
US = "{Default}"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment
SEE_MASK_NOZONECHECKS = "1"

It creates the following registry entry(ies) to bypass Windows Firewall:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\
FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\
List
%User Temp%\Trojan.exe = "%User Temp%\Trojan.exe:Enabled:Trojan.exe"

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

• passion1.{BLOCKED}p.org