TSPY_SPYEYE.QASE
Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003
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Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This spyware may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites. It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.
It connects to a website to send and receive information.
It also has rootkit capabilities, which enables it to hide its processes and files from the user.
It executes certain actions WITHIN the affected computer.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This spyware may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites.
It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.
Installation
This spyware drops the following component file(s):
- %System Root%\Recycle.Bin\config.bin
(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)
It drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:
- %System Root%\Recycle.Bin\Recycle.Bin.exe
(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)
It creates the following folders:
- %System Root%\Recycle.Bin
(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)
It adds the following mutexes to ensure that only one of its copies runs at any one time:
- SystemService
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
Recycle.Bin.exe = %System Root%\Recycle.Bin\Recycle.Bin.exe
Backdoor Routine
This spyware connects to the following websites to send and receive information:
- http://{BLOCKED}.28.132.53/_cp/gate.php
- {BLOCKED}.155.29.144:9090
Rootkit Capabilities
This spyware also has rootkit capabilities, which enables it to hide its processes and files from the user.
Other Details
This spyware connects to the following URL(s) to check for an Internet connection:
- http://www.microsoft.com
It executes the following:
- Injects a remote thread to all running processes except the following:
- System
- smss.exe
- csrss.exe
- services.exe
- Recycle.Bin.exe
- Sends the following information to the remote malicious user:
- Operating System Information
- Status (online/offline)
- Internet Explorer version
- Account Type
- Volume information
- Language ID
- Tick Time
- Timezone
- Local Time
- Bot Version
- Bot GUID
- Bot Hash
- Plug-in
- Function Data
- Process Name
- Hooked Function
- Process Name
- Hooks the following APIs to hide itself and steal information from users:
- CryptEncrypt
- PFXImportCertStore
- FlushInstructionCache
- NetpwPathCanonicalize
- NtEnumerateValueKey
- NtQueryDirectoryFile
- NtResumeThread
- NtVdmControl
- TranslateMessage
- HttpAddRequestHeadersA
- HttpOpenRequestA
- HttpQueryInfoA
- HttpSendRequestA
- HttpSendRequestW
- InternetCloseHandle
- InternetQueryDataAvailable
- InternetQueryOptionA
- InternetReadFile
- InternetReadFileExA
- InternetWriteFile
- send
- Performs the following routines:
- Update configuration file
- Update itself
- Modify Internet Setting Zones
- Modify Mozilla Firefox preference file
- Log Keystrokes
- Fill form data
SOLUTION
Step 1
For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.
Step 2
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 3
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
Step 4
Search and delete this folder
Step 5
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TSPY_SPYEYE.QASE. 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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