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	"plain_text": "TSPY_TRICKLOAD.N - Threat Encyclopedia | Trend Micro (US)\r\nBy Analysis by: Francis Xavier Antazo\r\nArchived: 2026-04-06 01:07:14 UTC\r\nThis spyware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by\r\nusers when visiting malicious sites. It may be dropped by other malware.\r\nIt uses the Windows Task Scheduler to add a scheduled task that executes the copies it drops.\r\nIt connects to certain websites to send and receive information. It deletes the initially executed copy of itself.\r\nArrival Details\r\nThis spyware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by\r\nusers when visiting malicious sites.\r\nIt may be dropped by the following malware:\r\nTROJ_UPATRE.YYSTV\r\nInstallation\r\nThis spyware drops the following copies of itself into the affected system and executes them:\r\n%Application Data%\\{malware file name}.exe\r\n(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\\Documents and Settings\\{user\r\nname}\\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\\Users\\\r\n{user name}\\AppData\\Roaming on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32-\r\nand 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)\r\nIt drops the following files:\r\n%Application Data%\\client_id\r\n%Application Data%\\group_tag\r\n(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\\Documents and Settings\\{user\r\nname}\\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\\Users\\\r\n{user name}\\AppData\\Roaming on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32-\r\nand 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)\r\nIt uses the Windows Task Scheduler to add a scheduled task that executes the copies it drops.\r\nIt adds the following processes:\r\nhttps://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/malware/tspy_trickload.n\r\nPage 1 of 5\n\nsvchost.exe\r\nIt creates the following folders:\r\n%Application Data%\\Modules\\\r\n%Application Data%\\Modules\\injectDll32_configs\r\n(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\\Documents and Settings\\{user\r\nname}\\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\\Users\\\r\n{user name}\\AppData\\Roaming on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32-\r\nand 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)\r\nIt adds the following mutexes to ensure that only one of its copies runs at any one time:\r\nGlobal\\TrickBot\r\nIt injects codes into the following process(es):\r\nadded svchost.exe\r\nAutostart Technique\r\nThe scheduled task executes the malware every:\r\nminute\r\nDownload Routine\r\nThis spyware saves the files it downloads using the following names:\r\n%Application Data%\\Modules\\injectDll32\r\n%Application Data%\\Modules\\systeminfo32\r\n%Application Data%\\Modules\\config.conf (updated config file)\r\n%Application Data%\\Modules\\injectDll32_configs\\dinj\r\n%Application Data%\\Modules\\injectDll32_configs\\dpost\r\n%Application Data%\\Modules\\injectDll32_configs\\sinj\r\n(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\\Documents and Settings\\{user\r\nname}\\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\\Users\\\r\n{user name}\\AppData\\Roaming on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32-\r\nand 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)\r\nInformation Theft\r\nThis spyware s configuration file contains the following information:\r\nCnC\r\nModules\r\ntargeted banks (downloaded config file)\r\nhttps://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/malware/tspy_trickload.n\r\nPage 2 of 5\n\nOther Details\r\nThis spyware connects to the following URL(s) to get the affected system's IP address:\r\n{BLOCKED}rnalip.com\r\nIt connects to the following website to send and receive information:\r\n{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.138.194:443\r\n{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.44.28:443\r\n{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.23.98:443\r\n{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.28.24:443\r\n{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.176.6:443\r\n{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.209.51:443\r\n{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.52.75:443\r\n{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.211.34:443\r\n{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.28.0:443\r\n{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.234.69:443\r\n{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.251.0:443\r\n{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.28.103/response.php\r\n{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.28.77:443\r\nhttp://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.1.53:8082\r\nIt does the following:\r\nIt monitors bank related site accesses in browsers using the following strings:\r\n*/onlineserv/CM*\r\n*ibanking.stgeorge.com.au/ibank/loginPage.action*\r\n*ib.nab.com.au/nabib/index.jsp*\r\n*banking.westpac.com.au/wbc/banking/handler*\r\n*anz.com/IBAU/BANKAWAYTRAN*\r\n*anz.com/INETBANK/login.asp*\r\n*cibconline.cibc.com/olbtxn/authentication/*.cibc*\r\nIt deletes the initially executed copy of itself\r\nStep 2\r\nNote that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this\r\nmalware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system\r\nconditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.\r\nStep 3\r\nRemove the malware/grayware file that dropped/downloaded TSPY_TRICKLOAD.N. (Note: Please skip this step\r\nif the threat(s) listed below have already been removed.)\r\nhttps://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/malware/tspy_trickload.n\r\nPage 3 of 5\n\nTROJ_UPATRE.YYSTV\r\nStep 4\r\nRestart in Safe Mode\r\n[ Learn More ]\r\nStep 5\r\nDelete the Scheduled Tasks added by this malware/grayware\r\n[ Learn More ]\r\nTo delete the added Scheduled Task file:\r\nFor Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003:\r\n1. Open the Windows Scheduled Tasks. To do this, click Start\u003ePrograms\u003eAccessories\u003eSystem\r\nTools\u003eScheduled Tasks.\r\n2. Double-click on a .JOB file.\r\n3. Check if the malware path and file name exists in the .JOB file. To do this, check the value in the Run field.\r\n4. If found, select the .JOB file then press SHIFT+DELETE to permanently delete the file.\r\n5. Repeat the steps above for the remaining .JOB files.\r\nFor Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012:\r\n1. Open the Windows Task Scheduler. To do this:\r\n• On Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008, click Start, type taskschd.msc in the Search\r\ninput field, then press Enter.\r\n• On Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012, right-click on the lower left corner of the screen,\r\nclick Run, type taskschd.msc, then press Enter.\r\n2. In the left panel of the Task Scheduler Window, click Task Scheduler Library.\r\n3. In the upper-middle panel, click a Task.\r\n4. In the lower middle panel, click the Actions tab\r\n5. Check if the malware path and file name exists in the task. To do this, check the value in the Details\r\ncolumn under the Actions tab.\r\n6. If found, select the task and press DELETE and click Yes to delete the task.\r\n7. Repeat the steps above for the remaining tasks.\r\nStep 6\r\nSearch and delete these folders\r\n[ Learn More ]\r\nhttps://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/malware/tspy_trickload.n\r\nPage 4 of 5\n\nPlease make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option\r\nto include all hidden folders in the search result.\r\n%Application Data%\\Modules\\\r\n%Application Data%\\Modules\\injectDll32_configs\r\nStep 7\r\nSearch and delete these files\r\n[ Learn More ]\r\nThere may be some files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders\r\ncheckbox in the \"More advanced options\" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.\r\n%Application Data%\\client_id\r\n%Application Data%\\group_tag\r\nStep 8\r\nRestart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as\r\nTSPY_TRICKLOAD.N. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend\r\nMicro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this\r\nKnowledge Base pageopen on a new tab for more information.\r\nStep 9\r\nScan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_TRICKLOAD.N. If the\r\ndetected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is\r\nrequired. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base pageopen on a\r\nnew tab for more information.\r\nDid this description help? Tell us how we did.open on a new tab\r\nSource: https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/malware/tspy_trickload.n\r\nhttps://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/malware/tspy_trickload.n\r\nPage 5 of 5",
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