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win.spyeye (Back to overview)

SpyEye


SpyEye is a malware targeting both Microsoft Windows browsers and Apple iOS Safari. Originated in Russia, it was available in dark forums for $500+ claiming to be the "The Next Zeus Malware". It performed many functionalities typical from bankers trojan such as keyloggers, auto-fill credit card modules, email backups, config files (encrypted), http access, Pop3 grabbers and FTP grabbers. SpyEye allowed hackers to steal money from online bank accounts and initiate transactions even while valid users are logged into their bank account.

References
2021-05-07Department of JusticeOffice of Public Affairs
@online{affairs:20210507:four:8efdc7e, author = {Office of Public Affairs}, title = {{Four Individuals Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy Involving “Bulletproof Hosting” for Cybercriminals}}, date = {2021-05-07}, organization = {Department of Justice}, url = {https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/four-individuals-plead-guilty-rico-conspiracy-involving-bulletproof-hosting-cybercriminals}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-05-11} } Four Individuals Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy Involving “Bulletproof Hosting” for Cybercriminals
Citadel SpyEye Zeus
2021-03-31KasperskyKaspersky
@online{kaspersky:20210331:financial:3371aa0, author = {Kaspersky}, title = {{Financial Cyberthreats in 2020}}, date = {2021-03-31}, organization = {Kaspersky}, url = {https://securelist.com/financial-cyberthreats-in-2020/101638/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-04-06} } Financial Cyberthreats in 2020
BetaBot DanaBot Emotet Gozi Ramnit RTM SpyEye TrickBot Zeus
2020-08-09F5 LabsRemi Cohen, Debbie Walkowski
@online{cohen:20200809:banking:8718999, author = {Remi Cohen and Debbie Walkowski}, title = {{Banking Trojans: A Reference Guide to the Malware Family Tree}}, date = {2020-08-09}, organization = {F5 Labs}, url = {https://www.f5.com/labs/articles/education/banking-trojans-a-reference-guide-to-the-malware-family-tree}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-06-29} } Banking Trojans: A Reference Guide to the Malware Family Tree
BackSwap Carberp Citadel DanaBot Dridex Dyre Emotet Gozi Kronos PandaBanker Ramnit Shylock SpyEye Tinba TrickBot Vawtrak Zeus
2017-09-15MicrosoftMicrosoft
@online{microsoft:20170915:trojanwin32spyeye:c1c6062, author = {Microsoft}, title = {{Trojan:Win32/Spyeye}}, date = {2017-09-15}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/malware-encyclopedia-description?Name=Trojan%3AWin32%2FSpyeye}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-11-24} } Trojan:Win32/Spyeye
SpyEye
2012-01-04PCWorldJeremy Kirk
@online{kirk:20120104:spyeye:3ecb013, author = {Jeremy Kirk}, title = {{SpyEye Malware Borrows Zeus Trick to Mask Fraud}}, date = {2012-01-04}, organization = {PCWorld}, url = {https://www.pcworld.com/article/247252/spyeye_malware_borrows_zeus_trick_to_mask_fraud.html}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-08} } SpyEye Malware Borrows Zeus Trick to Mask Fraud
SpyEye
2011-07-26ComputerworldJeremy Kirk
@online{kirk:20110726:spyeye:a7ad044, author = {Jeremy Kirk}, title = {{SpyEye Trojan defeating online banking defenses}}, date = {2011-07-26}, organization = {Computerworld}, url = {https://www.computerworld.com/article/2509482/spyeye-trojan-defeating-online-banking-defenses.html}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-13} } SpyEye Trojan defeating online banking defenses
SpyEye
2011-04-26Brian Krebs
@online{krebs:20110426:spyeye:b9e984e, author = {Brian Krebs}, title = {{SpyEye Targets Opera, Google Chrome Users}}, date = {2011-04-26}, url = {https://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/04/spyeye-targets-opera-google-chrome-users/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-08} } SpyEye Targets Opera, Google Chrome Users
SpyEye
2010-09-17KrebsOnSecurityBrian Krebs
@online{krebs:20100917:spyeye:92d9e7f, author = {Brian Krebs}, title = {{SpyEye Botnet’s Bogus Billing Feature}}, date = {2010-09-17}, organization = {KrebsOnSecurity}, url = {https://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/09/spyeye-botnets-bogus-billing-feature/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-10-15} } SpyEye Botnet’s Bogus Billing Feature
SpyEye
2010-06-15SANSHarshit Nayyar
@online{nayyar:20100615:clash:8d2f45c, author = {Harshit Nayyar}, title = {{Clash of the Titans: ZeuS v SpyEye}}, date = {2010-06-15}, organization = {SANS}, url = {https://www.sans.org/reading-room/whitepapers/malicious/clash-titans-zeus-spyeye-33393}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-09} } Clash of the Titans: ZeuS v SpyEye
SpyEye
2010-04-01KrebsOnSecurityBrian Krebs
@online{krebs:20100401:spyeye:d557888, author = {Brian Krebs}, title = {{SpyEye vs. ZeuS Rivalry}}, date = {2010-04-01}, organization = {KrebsOnSecurity}, url = {https://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/04/spyeye-vs-zeus-rivalry/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-11-28} } SpyEye vs. ZeuS Rivalry
SpyEye
2010-02-19MalwareIntelligenceJorge Mieres
@online{mieres:20100219:spyeye:244807f, author = {Jorge Mieres}, title = {{SpyEye Bot (Part two). Conversations with the creator of crimeware}}, date = {2010-02-19}, organization = {MalwareIntelligence}, url = {http://malwareint.blogspot.com/2010/02/spyeye-bot-part-two-conversations-with.html}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-13} } SpyEye Bot (Part two). Conversations with the creator of crimeware
SpyEye
2010-02-04SymantecPeter Coogan
@online{coogan:20100204:spyeye:5c54efe, author = {Peter Coogan}, title = {{SpyEye Bot versus Zeus Bot}}, date = {2010-02-04}, organization = {Symantec}, url = {https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/spyeye-bot-versus-zeus-bot}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-06} } SpyEye Bot versus Zeus Bot
SpyEye
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_spyeye_auto (20230407 | Detects win.spyeye.)
rule win_spyeye_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2023-03-28"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.spyeye."
        info = "autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator"
        tool = "yara-signator v0.6.0"
        signator_config = "callsandjumps;datarefs;binvalue"
        malpedia_reference = "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.spyeye"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20230328"
        malpedia_hash = "9d2d75cef573c1c2d861f5197df8f563b05a305d"
        malpedia_version = "20230407"
        malpedia_license = "CC BY-SA 4.0"
        malpedia_sharing = "TLP:WHITE"

    /* DISCLAIMER
     * The strings used in this rule have been automatically selected from the
     * disassembly of memory dumps and unpacked files, using YARA-Signator.
     * The code and documentation is published here:
     * https://github.com/fxb-cocacoding/yara-signator
     * As Malpedia is used as data source, please note that for a given
     * number of families, only single samples are documented.
     * This likely impacts the degree of generalization these rules will offer.
     * Take the described generation method also into consideration when you
     * apply the rules in your use cases and assign them confidence levels.
     */


    strings:
        $sequence_0 = { ffd0 8b65fc c9 c21c00 55 }
            // n = 5, score = 700
            //   ffd0                 | call                eax
            //   8b65fc               | mov                 esp, dword ptr [ebp - 4]
            //   c9                   | leave               
            //   c21c00               | ret                 0x1c
            //   55                   | push                ebp

        $sequence_1 = { 8b5d14 33f6 3bde 7f12 81fbffffff7f }
            // n = 5, score = 700
            //   8b5d14               | mov                 ebx, dword ptr [ebp + 0x14]
            //   33f6                 | xor                 esi, esi
            //   3bde                 | cmp                 ebx, esi
            //   7f12                 | jg                  0x14
            //   81fbffffff7f         | cmp                 ebx, 0x7fffffff

        $sequence_2 = { 56 6880000000 6a04 56 6a07 6800000040 }
            // n = 6, score = 700
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   6880000000           | push                0x80
            //   6a04                 | push                4
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   6a07                 | push                7
            //   6800000040           | push                0x40000000

        $sequence_3 = { 3bdf 740b 83fbff 7406 53 e8???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 700
            //   3bdf                 | cmp                 ebx, edi
            //   740b                 | je                  0xd
            //   83fbff               | cmp                 ebx, -1
            //   7406                 | je                  8
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_4 = { c20800 55 8bec 51 683ae048ef }
            // n = 5, score = 700
            //   c20800               | ret                 8
            //   55                   | push                ebp
            //   8bec                 | mov                 ebp, esp
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   683ae048ef           | push                0xef48e03a

        $sequence_5 = { 57 e8???????? 83f8ff 740a 83e0fe 50 }
            // n = 6, score = 700
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83f8ff               | cmp                 eax, -1
            //   740a                 | je                  0xc
            //   83e0fe               | and                 eax, 0xfffffffe
            //   50                   | push                eax

        $sequence_6 = { 83f8ff 740a 83e0fe 50 57 }
            // n = 5, score = 700
            //   83f8ff               | cmp                 eax, -1
            //   740a                 | je                  0xc
            //   83e0fe               | and                 eax, 0xfffffffe
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   57                   | push                edi

        $sequence_7 = { 3bdf 740b 83fbff 7406 53 e8???????? 8b45f8 }
            // n = 7, score = 700
            //   3bdf                 | cmp                 ebx, edi
            //   740b                 | je                  0xd
            //   83fbff               | cmp                 ebx, -1
            //   7406                 | je                  8
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8b45f8               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 8]

        $sequence_8 = { 57 6a01 be00000040 56 ff750c e8???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 700
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   6a01                 | push                1
            //   be00000040           | mov                 esi, 0x40000000
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   ff750c               | push                dword ptr [ebp + 0xc]
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_9 = { 751b 57 6800000002 6a03 57 6a01 }
            // n = 6, score = 700
            //   751b                 | jne                 0x1d
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   6800000002           | push                0x2000000
            //   6a03                 | push                3
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   6a01                 | push                1

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 741376
}
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