TSPY_FAREIT.YYSVP
Win32/PSW.Fareit.A trojan (NOD32), Trojan-PSW.Win32.Fareit.byfy (Kaspersky)
Windows
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Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This spyware connects to certain websites to send and receive information.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This spyware may be downloaded from the following remote sites:
- http://{BLOCKED}g.ru/img/pm1.exe
- http://{BLOCKED}c.ru/forum_icons/pm1.exe
- http://{BLOCKED}arg.ru/files/pm1.exe
Other System Modifications
This spyware adds the following registry entries as part of its installation routine:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
HWID = "{GUID}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
Client Hash = "{random values}"
Information Theft
This spyware attempts to steal stored account information used in the following installed File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software:
- CuteFTP 6 Home
- CuteFTP 6 Professional
- CuteFTP 7 Home
- CuteFTP 7 Professional
- CuteFTP 8 Home
- CuteFTP 8 Professional
- CuteFTP 9
- CuteFTP
- CuteFTP Pro
- CuteFTP Lite
- FlashFXP
- FileZilla
- COREFTP
- SecureFX
- WinSCP
- GHISLER Windows Commander
- GHISLER Total Commander
It gathers the following account information from any of the mentioned File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients or file manager software:
- Username
- Password
- Host Name
- Host Address
- Server Type
- Server Name
- Server Port
- Install Directories
- Data Directories
It attempts to steal stored email credentials from the following:
- Windows Live Mail
- IncrediMail
- Outlook
- Thunderbird
It attempts to get stored information such as user names, passwords, and hostnames from the following browsers:
- Opera
- Firefox
- Internet Explorer
- Chrome
- Chromium
- ChromePlus
Other Details
This spyware connects to the following website to send and receive information:
- http://{BLOCKED}rmyrol.com/zapoy/gate.php
ip: {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.23.247:80
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.
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
- HWID = "{GUID}"
- HWID = "{GUID}"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
- Client Hash = "{random values}"
- Client Hash = "{random values}"
Step 5
Search and delete the file detected as TSPY_FAREIT.YYSVP
Step 6
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TSPY_FAREIT.YYSVP. 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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