Virus:TR/Spy.Haxspy.AP
Date discovered:19/07/2006
Type:Trojan
In the wild:No
Reported Infections:Low
Distribution Potential:Low
Damage Potential:Medium
Static file:Yes
File size:26.332 Bytes
MD5 checksum:3f74b3177428e511150E49584d25e150
VDF version:6.35.00.184
IVDF version:6.35.00.224

 General Method of propagation:
   • No own spreading routine


Aliases:
   •  Kaspersky: Trojan-Spy.Win32.Haxspy.ap
   •  TrendMicro: TSPY_HAXSPY.AP


Platforms / OS:
   • Windows 98
   • Windows 98 SE
   • Windows NT
   • Windows ME
   • Windows 2000
   • Windows XP
   • Windows 2003


Side effects:
   • Blocks access to security websites
   • Drops malicious files
   • Registry modification
   • Steals information
   • Third party control

 Files The following files are created:

– Non malicious file:
   • %SYSDIR%\ksl48.bin

– %SYSDIR%\satau320.dll Further investigation pointed out that this file is malware, too.
– %SYSDIR%\satau325.sys Further investigation pointed out that this file is malware, too.

 Registry The following registry keys are added in order to load the service after reboot:

– [HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\satau325]
   • "Type"=dword:00000001
   • "Start"=dword:00000001
   • "ErrorControl"=dword:00000000
   • "ImagePath"="\??\%SYSDIR%\satau325.sys"
   • "DisplayName"="SATA bus driver"

– [HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\satau325\Security]
   • "Security"=%hex values%

– [HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\satau325\Enum]
   • "0"="Root\\LEGACY_SATAU325\\0000"
   • "Count"=dword:00000001
   • "NextInstance"=dword:00000001



The following registry key is added:

– [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\
   satau320]
   • DllName=satau320.dll
   • Startup=satau320
   • Impersonate=dword:00000001
   • Asynchronous=dword:00000001
   • MaxWait=dword:00000001
   • "nk48id"="[%hex values%]"

 Backdoor Contact server:
The following:
   • http://dasterban1972.info/corpse/**********

As a result it may send information and remote control could be provided. This is done via the HTTP GET and POST method using a PHP script.


Sends information about:
    • Collected information described in stealing section

 Stealing It tries to steal the following information:

– Passwords from the following programs:
   • Internet Explorer
   • MyIE
   • miranda
   • Mozilla
   • Maxthon
   • The Bat
   • Outlook Express
   • MSN
   • ICQ
   • Opera

– A logging routine is started after one of the following websites are visited:
   • E-gold
   • %any website that contains a login form%

– It captures:
    • Window information
    • Login information

 Injection –  It injects the following file into a process: %SYSDIR%\satau320.dll

    All of the following processes:
   • explorer.exe
   • iexplore.exe
   • opera.exe
   • myie.exe
   • mozilla.exe
   • thebat.exe
   • outlook.exe
   • msn.exe
   • icq.exe
   • %all processes started after malware is active in memory%



Purpose:
Access to the following websites is effectively blocked:
   • updates1.kaspersky-labs.com; customer.symantec.com;
      download.mcafee.com; downloads1.kaspersky-labs.com;
      downloads1.kaspersky-labs.com; downloads2.kaspersky-labs.com; avp.com;
      avp.ru; awaps.net; downloads3.kaspersky-labs.com; dispatch.mcafee.com;
      downloads4.kaspersky-labs.com; avp.ch; updates1.kaspersky-labs.com;
      updates2.kaspersky-labs.com; virustotal.com;
      updates3.kaspersky-labs.com; d-ru-2f.kaspersky-labs.com;
      updates3.kaspersky-labs.com; updates4.kaspersky-labs.com;
      updates5.kaspersky-labs.com; downloads-us1.kaspersky-labs.com;
      downloads-us2.kaspersky-labs.com; downloads-us3.kaspersky-labs.com;
      engine.awaps.net; f-secure.com; ftp.avp.ch;
      ftp.downloads2.kaspersky-labs.com; ftp.f-secure.com;
      ftp.kasperskylab.ru; ftp.kaspersky.ru; d-ru-1f.kaspersky-labs.com;
      d-eu-1f.kaspersky-labs.com; rads.mcafee.com;
      d-eu-2f.kaspersky-labs.com; liveupdate.symantec.com;
      d-us-1f.kaspersky-labs.com; ftp.sophos.com; ids.kaspersky-labs.com;
      kaspersky.com; kaspersky-labs.com; kaspersky.ru;
      liveupdate.symantecliveupdate.com; mast.mcafee.com; mcafee.com;
      my-etrust.com; networkassociates.com; phx.corporate-ir.net;
      securityresponse.symantec.com; service1.symantec.com; sophos.com;
      spd.atdmt.com; symantec.com; trendmicro.com; update.symantec.com;
      updates.symantec.com; us.mcafee.com


 Rootkit Technology It is a malware-specific technology. The malware hides its presence from system utilities, security applications and in the end, from the user.

– The following files:
   • sc02.ies4
   • satau320.dll
   • sc03.ies4
   • satau325.sys
   • sc01.ies4


Method used:
    • Hidden from Windows API

Hooks the following API functions:
   • NtCreateProcess
   • ZwCreateProcess
   • NtCreateProcessEx
   • ZtCreateProcessEx
   • NtQueryDirectoryFile
   • ZwQueryDirectoryFile

 File details Runtime packer:
In order to aggravate detection and reduce size of the file it is packed with the following runtime packer:
   • FSG 2.0

Description inserted by Victor Tone on Monday, July 31, 2006
Description updated by Victor Tone on Monday, July 31, 2006

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