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TSPY_PLIMROST.VDN

August 11, 2016
 Modified by: Francis Xavier Antazo
 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • 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 connects to certain websites to send and receive information.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

454144 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

25 Jun 2016

Payload:

Steals information, Connects to URLs/IPs

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.

Installation

This spyware drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\{random characters}.ini

(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

Information Theft

This spyware gathers the following data:

  • computername

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following website to send and receive information:

  • {BLOCKED}rt.gov.in/images/jamike/NOW/index.php?action={values}=&password={values}=&app={values}=&pcname={values}=&sitename={values}

NOTES:

It monitors the following applications and gathers login credentials

  • Internet Explorer
  • Firefox
  • Google Chrome
  • Opera
  • Safari
  • Yahoo Messenger
  • MSN Messenger
  • Pidgin
  • FileZilla
  • Internet Download Manager
  • JDownloader
  • Trillian
  • Outlook Express
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000/2002/2003/2007/2010
  • Windows Mail
  • Windows Live Mail
  • Incredimail
  • Eudora
  • Netscape 6.x/7.x
  • Thunderbird
  • YahooMail
  • Hotmail
  • Gmail

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

12.674.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

25 Jul 2016

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

12.675.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

26 Jul 2016

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

Search and delete this file

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  • %User Temp%\{random characters}.ini

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_PLIMROST.VDN. 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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