ThreatExpert Report: W32.Pinfi, Virus.Win32.Parite.b, W32/Pate.b, PE

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Submission Summary:

Submission details:

Submission received: 30 September 2012, 13:36:24
Processing time: 7 min 40 sec
Submitted sample:

File MD5: 0xA10B9B75E8C7DB665CFD7947E93B999B
File SHA-1: 0x3294306FA58C9195AE8F742E66F362663D61BC8F
Filesize: 197,598 bytes
Alias:

W32.Pinfi [Symantec]
Virus.Win32.Parite.b [Kaspersky Lab]
W32/Pate.b [McAfee]
PE_PARITE.A [Trend Micro]
W32/Parite-B [Sophos]
Virus:Win32/Parite.B [Microsoft]
Virus.Win32.Small [Ikarus]
Win32/Parite [AhnLab]

Technical Details:

Possible Security Risk

Attention! The following threat categories were identified:

Threat Category	Description
	A virus capable to modify other files by infecting, prepending, or overwriting them them with its own body
	A keylogger program that can capture all user keystrokes (including confidential details such username, password, credit card number, etc.)

File System Modifications

The following files were created in the system:

#	Filename(s)	File Size	File Hash	Alias
1	%Temp%\dba5.tmp %Temp%\nma1.tmp %Temp%\zwa3.tmp	176,128 bytes	MD5: 0x685F1CBD4AF30A1D0C25F252D399A666 SHA-1: 0x6A1B978F5E6150B88C8634146F1406ED97D2F134	W32.Pinfi [Symantec] Virus.Win32.Parite.o [Kaspersky Lab] W32/Pate.b.dll [McAfee] PE_PARITE.A-O [Trend Micro] W32/Parite-B [Sophos] Virus:Win32/Parite.B.dll [Microsoft] Virus.Win32.Parite [Ikarus] Win32/Parite [AhnLab]
2	%Windir%\fmsiocps.exe [file and pathname of the sample #1]	197,598 bytes	MD5: 0xA10B9B75E8C7DB665CFD7947E93B999B SHA-1: 0x3294306FA58C9195AE8F742E66F362663D61BC8F	W32.Pinfi [Symantec] Virus.Win32.Parite.b [Kaspersky Lab] W32/Pate.b [McAfee] PE_PARITE.A [Trend Micro] W32/Parite-B [Sophos] Virus:Win32/Parite.B [Microsoft] Virus.Win32.Small [Ikarus] Win32/Parite [AhnLab]
3	%System%\exsagp.dll %System%\fmsiocps.dll %System%\uznsym.dll	30,492 bytes	MD5: 0x007861D6DDAA7DADAA2413F7B65465DC SHA-1: 0x043CF1C09D801F431614A6DD48967B28CCCE10E3	Infostealer.Gampass [Symantec] Trojan-GameThief.Win32.OnLineGames.aiol [Kaspersky Lab] PWS-Gamania.gen.dll [McAfee] Troj/OGameA-Gen [Sophos] PWS:Win32/Frethog.AP [Microsoft] Trojan-PWS.Win32.OnLineGames [Ikarus] Win-Trojan/OnlineGameHack.30492.G [AhnLab]

Notes:

%Temp% is a variable that refers to the temporary folder in the short path form. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\ (Windows NT/2000/XP).
%Windir% is a variable that refers to the Windows installation folder. By default, this is C:\Windows or C:\Winnt.
%System% is a variable that refers to the System folder. By default, this is C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).

Memory Modifications

There were new processes created in the system:

Process Name	Process Filename	Main Module Size
[filename of the sample #1]	[file and pathname of the sample #1]	61,440 bytes
fmsiocps.exe	%Windir%\fmsiocps.exe	61,440 bytes

The following modules were loaded into the address space of other process(es):

Module Name	Module Filename	Address Space Details
fmsiocps.dll	%System%\fmsiocps.dll	Process name: explorer.exe Process filename: %Windir%\explorer.exe Address space: 0x1650000 - 0x165D000
uznsym.dll	%System%\uznsym.dll	Process name: explorer.exe Process filename: %Windir%\explorer.exe Address space: 0x1E30000 - 0x1E3D000
exsagp.dll	%System%\exsagp.dll	Process name: explorer.exe Process filename: %Windir%\explorer.exe Address space: 0x41E0000 - 0x41ED000
fmsiocps.dll	%System%\fmsiocps.dll	Process name: IEXPLORE.EXE Process filename: %ProgramFiles%\internet explorer\iexplore.exe Address space: 0x10000000 - 0x1000D000
fmsiocps.dll	%System%\fmsiocps.dll	Process name: VMwareUser.exe Process filename: %ProgramFiles%\vmware\vmware tools\vmwareuser.exe Address space: 0x10000000 - 0x1000D000

Notes:

%ProgramFiles% is a variable that refers to the Program Files folder. A typical path is C:\Program Files.

Registry Modifications

The following Registry Key was created:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\tqat.exe

The newly created Registry Values are:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

fmsiocps = "%Windir%\fmsiocps.exe"

so that fmsiocps.exe runs every time Windows starts

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\tqat.exe]

Debugger = "ntsd -d"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows]

AppInit_DLLs = "fmsiocps.dll,uznsym.dll,exsagp.dll"

so that exsagp.dll runs every time a Windows application starts

The following Registry Value was deleted:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows]

AppInit_DLLs = ""

Other details

Analysis of the file resources indicate the following possible country of origin:

China

The following Host Name was requested from a host database:

192.5.5.241

There were application-defined hook procedures installed into the hook chain (e.g. to monitor keystrokes). The installed hooks are handled by the following modules:

%Temp%\nma1.tmp

the hook is handled by its export "AttachHook()"

%Temp%\zwa3.tmp

the hook is handled by its export "AttachHook()"

%Temp%\dba5.tmp

the hook is handled by its export "AttachHook()"

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