TSPY_SOCELARS.NSGAAAH
W32/Socelars.K!tr.spy (Fortinet); TR/AD.Socelars.ghjml (Avira (no cloud))
Windows
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Threat Type: Trojan Spy
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Trojan Spy arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This Trojan Spy arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Autostart Technique
This Trojan Spy is a .DLL file that adds the following services:
- MicroServiceGroup
It starts the following services:
- MicroServiceGroup
Other System Modifications
This Trojan Spy adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
services\MicroService
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
services\MicroService
Type = 32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
services\MicroService
Start = 2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
services\MicroService
ErrorControl = 1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
services\MicroService
ImagePath = %SystemRoot%\System32\svchost.exe -k MicroServiceGroup
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
services\MicroService
DisplayName = MicroService
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
services\MicroService
ObjectName = LocalSystem
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Svchost
MicroServiceGroup = MicroService
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
services\MicroService
Description = MicroService
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
services\MicroService\Parameters
ServiceDll = {malware path}\{malware name}.dll
Stolen Information
This Trojan Spy sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}-lj180623.com/api/send
Other Details
This Trojan Spy does the following:
- This Trojan Spy uses Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer browser cookies to try to login to the victim's Facebook account.
- After successful login, this Trojan Spy attempts to steal the victim's banking information by querying the victim's Facebook payment information.
- This Trojan Spy connects to the following Facebook URL to steal victim's information:
- https://secure.facebook.com/payments/settings/payment_methods/?__a=1
- https://www.facebook.com//bluebar/modern_settings_menu/
- https://www.facebook.com/bookmarks/pages
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php
- https://www.facebook.com/settings
- It is capable of uninstalling itself by deleting its own service.
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.
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services
- MicroService
- MicroService
Step 5
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TSPY_SOCELARS.NSGAAAH. 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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