TSPY_BZUB.ITW
PWS:Win32/Bzub.gen (Microsoft); Generic PWS.agu (McAfee); Trojan.Gen (Symantec)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
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.
It deletes itself after execution.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
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 Profile%\Extension\WdExt.exe
(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)
It creates the following folders:
- %User Profile%\Application Data\Temp
- %System Root%\Documents and Settings\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Messenger
- %User Profile%\Messenger\Extension
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Identities
- %User Profile%\Identities\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Windows
- %User Profile%\Windows\Addins
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Common
- %User Profile%\Common\Shared
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Shared
- %User Profile%\Shared\Modules
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Repairs
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Caches
- %User Profile%\Caches\Files
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Defender
(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.. %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)
Dropping Routine
This spyware drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\tmp1.tmp
- %User Profile%\Extension\WdExt.exe
- %User Temp%\Sp2.tmp
- %User Temp%\Se3.tmp
- %User Temp%\tmp4.tmp
- %User Profile%\Temp\Wilbert0.bat
- %User Profile%\Temp\Wilbert1.bat
- %User Profile%\Temp\mydll.dll
- %User Profile%\Wilbert\arc.dll
- %User Temp%\tmp5.tmp
- %User Profile%\Addins\att.dll
- %User Temp%\tmp6.tmp
- %User Profile%\Shared\dis.dll
- %User Temp%\tmp7.tmp
- %User Profile%\Modules\fil.dll
- %User Temp%\tmp8.tmp
- %User Profile%\Repairs\sha.dll
- %User Temp%\tmp9.tmp
- %User Profile%\Files\usd.dll
- %User Temp%\tmpA.tmp
- %User Profile%\Defender\launch.exe
- %User Temp%\tmpB.tmp
- %User Temp%\wtmps.exe
- %User Temp%\tmpC.tmp
(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.. %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)
Other Details
This spyware deletes itself after execution.
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
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
Search and delete these components
- %User Temp%\tmp1.tmp
- %User Profile%\Extension\WdExt.exe
- %User Temp%\Sp2.tmp
- %User Temp%\Se3.tmp
- %User Temp%\tmp4.tmp
- %User Profile%\Temp\Wilbert0.bat
- %User Profile%\Temp\Wilbert1.bat
- %User Profile%\Temp\mydll.dll
- %User Profile%\Wilbert\arc.dll
- %User Temp%\tmp5.tmp
- %User Profile%\Addins\att.dll
- %User Temp%\tmp6.tmp
- %User Profile%\Shared\dis.dll
- %User Temp%\tmp7.tmp
- %User Profile%\Modules\fil.dll
- %User Temp%\tmp8.tmp
- %User Profile%\Repairs\sha.dll
- %User Temp%\tmp9.tmp
- %User Profile%\Files\usd.dll
- %User Temp%\tmpA.tmp
- %User Profile%\Defender\launch.exe
- %User Temp%\tmpB.tmp
- %User Temp%\wtmps.exe
- %User Temp%\tmpC.tmp
Step 3
Search and delete these folders
- %User Profile%\Application Data\Temp
- %System Root%\Documents and Settings\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Messenger
- %User Profile%\Messenger\Extension
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Identities
- %User Profile%\Identities\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Windows
- %User Profile%\Windows\Addins
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Common
- %User Profile%\Common\Shared
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Shared
- %User Profile%\Shared\Modules
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Repairs
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Caches
- %User Profile%\Caches\Files
- %User Profile%\Microsoft\Defender
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_BZUB.ITW. 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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