TSPY_FAREIT.WN
PWS:Win32/Fareit.gen!C (Microsoft), Trojan-PSW.Win32.Tepfer.lhsk (Kaspersky)
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
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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 the initially executed copy of itself.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
158,200 bytes
EXE
Yes
18 Jun 2013
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.
Other System Modifications
This spyware adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
HWID = "{random value}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
Client Hash = "{random value}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
{random value} = "true"
Dropping Routine
This spyware drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\{random number}.exe
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)
Other Details
This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}cdn.com/6.exe
- http://{BLOCKED}cdn.com/gate.php
- http://{BLOCKED}apis.com/gate.php
- http://{BLOCKED}cdn.com/1.exe?c=3
It deletes the initially executed copy of itself