TSPY_DYRE.XQA
PWS:Win32/Dyzap.F (Microsoft)
Windows
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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:
- %AppDataLocal%\{random filename}.exe (for Windows Vista and above)
- %Windows%\{random filename}.exe (for Windows XP and below)
(Note: %AppDataLocal% is the Application Data folder found in Local Settings, where it is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local 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.. %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)
Autostart Technique
This spyware registers itself as a system service to ensure its automatic execution at every system startup by adding the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\googleupdate
ImagePath = "%Windows%\{random filename}.exe" (for Windows XP and below)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\googleupdate
DisplayName = "Google Update Service" (for Windows XP and below)
It adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
(Default) = "%AppDataLocal%\{random filename}.exe" (for Windows Vista and above)
Other System Modifications
This spyware adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated Applications\
HelloApp
Dropping Routine
This spyware drops the following files:
- %System%\config\systemprofile\Application Data\{random filename}.dat (for Windows XP and below)
- %AppDataLocal%\{random filename}.dat (for Windows Vista and above)
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.. %AppDataLocal% is the Application Data folder found in Local Settings, where it is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local 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.)
Other Details
This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.17.152:4443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.17.155:4443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.17.158:4443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.103.85:4443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.0.58:443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.0.58:4443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.35.133:4443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.214.154:443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.214.154:4443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.181.164:443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.181.164:4443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.184.75:443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.184.75:4443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.249.86:4443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.250.138:443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.250.138:4443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.224.75:4443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.198.196:443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.198.196:4443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.134.53:443
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.134.53:4443
It deletes itself after execution.
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 key
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. Before you could do this, you must restart in Safe Mode. For instructions on how to do this, you may refer to this page If the preceding step requires you to restart in safe mode, you may proceed to edit the system registry.
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
- googleupdate (for Windows XP and below)
- googleupdate (for Windows XP and below)
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated Applications
- HelloApp
- HelloApp
Step 5
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.
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- (Default) = "%AppDataLocal%\{random filename}.exe" (for Windows Vista and above)
- (Default) = "%AppDataLocal%\{random filename}.exe" (for Windows Vista and above)
Step 6
Search and delete these files
- %System%\config\systemprofile\Application Data\{random filename}.dat (for Windows XP and below)
- %AppDataLocal%\{random filename}.dat (for Windows Vista and above)
Step 7
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TSPY_DYRE.XQA. 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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