TSPY_ZBOT.GST
Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003
Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This spyware attempts to steal information, such as user names and passwords, used when logging into certain banking or finance-related websites.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This spyware may be downloaded from the following remote sites:
- http://{BLOCKED}wave-aug.com/FE01.exe
Installation
This spyware adds the following folders:
- %Application Data%\{random folder 1}
- %Application Data%\{random folder 2}
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)
It injects itself into the following processes running in the affected system's memory:
- explorer.exe
- taskhost.exe
- taskeng.exe
- Dwm.exe
- wscntfy.exe
- ctfmon.exe
- rdpclip.exe
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
{GUID} = %Application Data%\{random folder 1}\{random file name}.exe
It drops the following files:
- %Application Data%\\{random1}\\{random}.exe - copy of itself
- %Application Data%\{random folder 2}\{random file name} - contains encrypted stolen data
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)
Other System Modifications
This spyware creates the following registry entry(ies) to bypass Windows Firewall:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\
FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\
List
%Windows%\\EXPLORER.EXE = %Windows%\EXPLORER.EXE:*:Enabled:Windows Explorer
Information Theft
This spyware monitors the Internet Explorer (IE) activities of the affected system, specifically the address bar or title bar. It recreates a legitimate website with a spoofed login page if a user visits banking sites with the following strings in the address bar or title bar:
- *.ebay.com/*eBayISAPI.dll?*
- *.hsbc.co.uk/1/2*
- *//mail.yandex.ru/
- *//mail.yandex.ru/index.xml
- *//money.yandex.ru/
- *//money.yandex.ru/index.xml
- */atl.osmp.ru/*
- */login.osmp.ru/*
- */my.ebay.com/*CurrentPage=MyeBayPersonalInfo*
- *banquepopulaire.fr/*
- *wellsfargo.com/*
- http://*.osmp.ru/
- http://caixasabadell.net/banca2/tx0011/0011.jsp
- http://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/personal/internet-banking*
- https://areasegura.banif.es/bog/bogbsn*
- https://banca.cajaen.es/Jaen/INclient.jsp
- https://bancaonline.openbank.es/servlet/PProxy?*
- https://bancopostaonline.poste.it/bpol/bancoposta/formslogin.asp
- https://banesnet.banesto.es/*/loginEmpresas.htm
- https://banking*.anz.com/*
- https://cardsonline-consumer.com/RBSG_Consumer/VerifyLogin.do
- https://carnet.cajarioja.es/banca3/tx0011/0011.jsp
- https://easyweb*.tdcanadatrust.com/servlet/*FinancialSummaryServlet*
- https://empresas.gruposantander.es/WebEmpresas/servlet/webempresas.servlets.*
- https://extranet.banesto.es/*/loginParticulares.htm
- https://extranet.banesto.es/npage/OtrosLogin/LoginIBanesto.htm
- https://hb.quiubi.it/newSSO/x11logon.htm
- https://home.cbonline.co.uk/login.html*
- https://home.ybonline.co.uk/login.html*
- https://home.ybonline.co.uk/ral/loginmgr/*
- https://home2ae.cd.citibank.ae/CappWebAppAE/producttwo/capp/action/signoncq.do
- https://ibank.internationalbanking.barclays.com/logon/icebapplication*
- https://intelvia.cajamurcia.es/2043/entrada/01entradaencrip.htm
- https://internetbanking.aib.ie/hb1/roi/signon
- https://light.webmoney.ru/default.aspx
- https://lot-port.bcs.ru/names.nsf?#ogin*
- https://montevia.elmonte.es/cgi-bin/INclient_2098*
- https://oi.cajamadrid.es/CajaMadrid/oi/pt_oi/Login/login
- https://oie.cajamadridempresas.es/CajaMadrid/oie/pt_oie/Login/login_oie_1
- https://olb2.nationet.com/MyAccounts/frame_MyAccounts_WP2.asp*
- https://olb2.nationet.com/signon/signon*
- https://online*.lloydstsb.co.uk/logon.ibc
- https://online-business.lloydstsb.co.uk/customer.ibc
- https://online-offshore.lloydstsb.com/customer.ibc
- https://online.wamu.com/Servicing/Servicing.aspx?targetPage=AccountSummary
- https://online.wellsfargo.com/das/cgi-bin/session.cgi*
- https://online.wellsfargo.com/login*
- https://online.wellsfargo.com/signon*
- https://onlinebanking#.wachovia.com/myAccounts.aspx?referrer=authService
- https://onlinebanking.nationalcity.com/OLB/secure/AccountList.aspx
- https://onlineeast#.bankofamerica.com/cgi-bin/ias/*/GotoWelcome
- https://pastornetparticulares.bancopastor.es/SrPd*
- https://privati.internetbanking.bancaintesa.it/sm/login/IN/box_login.jsp
- https://probanking.procreditbank.bg/main/main.asp*
- https://resources.chase.com/MyAccounts.aspx
- https://rupay.com/index.php
- https://scrigno.popso.it*
- https://web.da-us.citibank.com/*BS_Id=MemberHomepage*
- https://web.da-us.citibank.com/cgi-bin/citifi/portal/l/autherror.do*
- https://web.da-us.citibank.com/cgi-bin/citifi/portal/l/l.do
- https://web.secservizi.it/siteminderagent/forms/login.fcc
- https://welcome23.smile.co.uk/SmileWeb/start.do
- https://welcome27.co-operativebank.co.uk/CBIBSWeb/start.do
- https://www#.citizensbankonline.com/*/index-wait.jsp
- https://www#.usbank.com/internetBanking/LoginRouter
- https://www*.banking.first-direct.com/1/2/*
- https://www.53.com/servlet/efsonline/index.html*
- https://www.bancajaproximaempresas.com/ControlEmpresas*
- https://www.bancoherrero.com/es/*
- https://www.bbvanetoffice.com/local_bdno/login_bbvanetoffice.html
- https://www.bgnetplus.com/niloinet/login.jsp
- https://www.caixagirona.es/cgi-bin/INclient_2030*
- https://www.caixalaietana.es/cgi-bin/INclient_2042
- https://www.caixaontinyent.es/cgi-bin/INclient_2045
- https://www.caixatarragona.es/esp/sec_1/oficinacodigo.jsp
- https://www.caja-granada.es/cgi-bin/INclient_2031
- https://www.cajabadajoz.es/cgi-bin/INclient_6010*
- https://www.cajacanarias.es/cgi-bin/INclient_6065
- https://www.cajacirculo.es/ISMC/Circulo/acceso.jsp
- https://www.cajadeavila.es/cgi-bin/INclient_6094
- https://www.cajalaboral.com/home/acceso.asp
- https://www.cajasoldirecto.es/2106/*
- https://www.cajavital.es/Appserver/vitalnet*
- https://www.ccm.es/cgi-bin/INclient_6105
- https://www.citibank.de*
- https://www.clavenet.net/cgi-bin/INclient_7054
- https://www.dab-bank.com*
- https://www.e-gold.com/acct/balance.asp*
- https://www.e-gold.com/acct/li.asp
- https://www.ebank.hsbc.co.uk/main/IBLogon.jsp
- https://www.fibancmediolanum.es/BasePage.aspx*
- https://www.gruposantander.es/*
- https://www.gruposantander.es/bog/sbi*?ptns=acceso*
- https://www.gruppocarige.it/grps/vbank/jsp/login.jsp
- https://www.halifax-online.co.uk/MyAccounts/MyAccounts.aspx*
- https://www.halifax-online.co.uk/_mem_bin/*
- https://www.halifax-online.co.uk/_mem_bin/formslogin.asp*
- https://www.isbank.com.tr/Internet/ControlLoader.aspx*
- https://www.isideonline.it/relaxbanking/sso.Login*
- https://www.iwbank.it/private/index_pub.jhtml*
- https://www.mybank.alliance-leicester.co.uk/login/*
- https://www.nwolb.com/Login.asp*
- https://www.nwolb.com/Login.aspx*
- https://www.paypal.com/*/webscr?cmd=_account
- https://www.paypal.com/*/webscr?cmd=_login-done*
- https://www.rbsdigital.com/Login.asp*
- https://www.sabadellatlantico.com/es/*
- https://www.suntrust.com/portal/server.pt*parentname=Login*
- https://www.unicaja.es/PortalServlet*
- https://www.uno-e.com/local_bdnt_unoe/Login_unoe2.html
- https://www.us.hsbc.com/*
- https://www.wellsfargo.com/*
- https://www2.bancopopular.es/AppBPE/servlet/servin*
It accesses the following site to download its configuration file:
- http://{BLOCKED}ave-aug.com/conf_fe01.bin
- http://{BLOCKED}ya-my.com/conf_fe01.bin
- http://{BLOCKED}i-test.com/conf_fe01.bin
- http://{BLOCKED}ice-sok.com/conf_fe01.bin
- http://{BLOCKED}a-in-uk.com/conf_fe01.bin
- http://{BLOCKED}ka-net.com/conf_fe01.bin
It attempts to steal information from the following banks and/or other financial institutions:
- AIB
- ANZ
- Alliance & Leicester
- BBVA
- BG Net Plus
- Banca Intesa
- Bancaja
- Banco Herrero
- Banco Pastor
- Banco Popular
- Banesto
- Banif
- Bank of America
- Banque Populaire
- Barclays
- BrokerCreditService
- CCM
- Caixa Girona
- Caixa Laietana
- Caixa Ontinyent
- Caixa Sabadell
- Caixa Tarragona
- Caja Badajoz
- Caja Canarias
- Caja Circulo
- Caja Granada
- Caja Laboral
- Caja Madrid
- Caja Murcia
- Caja Vital
- Caja de Avila
- Caja de Jaen
- Cajarioja
- Cajasol
- Chase
- Citibank
- Citizens
- Clavenet
- Clydesdale
- Co-Operativebank
- DAB
- E-Gold
- Ebay
- Fibanc Mediolanum
- Fifth Third
- First Direct
- Gruppo Carige
- HSBC
- Halifax
- IS Bank
- IW Bank
- Iside
- Lloyds
- National City
- Nationwide
- Natwest
- OSPM
- Openbank
- PayPal
- PosteItaliane
- Procredit
- Qui UBI
- RBS
- Rupay
- Sabadell Atlantico
- Santander
- Scrigno
- Secservizi
- Smile
- Suntrust
- TD Canada Trust
- US Bank
- Unicaja
- Uno-E
- Wachovia
- Washington Mutual
- Webmoney Keeper Light
- Wells Fargo
- Yandex
- Yorkshire
Drop Points
Stolen information is uploaded to the following websites:
- http://{BLOCKED}wave-aug.com/MIXADM/gotobot.php
Variant Information
This spyware has the following MD5 hashes:
- 4af2ec7f2e8b7e262e45a978bf9dd82c
It has the following SHA1 hashes:
- 7cb2f0f5e0a11643ad51bf78b4c64f2e242916bf
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
Search and delete this folder
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\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhishingFilter
- Enabled=0
- Enabled=0
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\PhishingFilter
- EnabledV8=0
- EnabledV8=0
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List
- %WINDOWS%\EXPLORER.EXE =%WINDOWS%\EXPLORER.EXE:*:Enabled:Windows Explorer
- %WINDOWS%\EXPLORER.EXE =%WINDOWS%\EXPLORER.EXE:*:Enabled:Windows Explorer
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- {GUID of mount point of %Windows%} =%Application Data%
- {GUID of mount point of %Windows%} =%Application Data%
Step 5
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_CURRENT_USER\Software\\Microsoft\
- {random}
- {random}
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_ZBOT.GST. 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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