Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl

Posted: September 6, 2012

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Threat Level:	8/10
Infected PCs:	482

First Seen:	September 6, 2012
Last Seen:	April 30, 2020
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl is a banking Trojan that's designed to steal confidential information related to your bank account; Brazil-based accounts appear to be particularly-favored targets of Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl's attacks. Along with a standard assortment of spyware-based functions, Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl also includes fake file information and a (now-revoked) digital certificate to enhance its appearance of authenticity. While this isn't the first time SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have seen malware using fraudulent certificates, Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl's usage of this tactic may be indicative of banking Trojan embracing this strategy, which can lead victims into trusting files that actually are malicious. As such, anti-malware programs should be used to identify and delete Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl as is appropriate.

Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl: Possibly the Next Phase in the Evolution of Banking Trojans

Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl's most newsworthy trait is its inclusion of a faked digital certificate – a 'virtual signature' that's often used to verify that the file or program in question has been confirmed as reputable by independent organizations. However, the information that Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl used to acquire its certificate includes junk data, such as a free Yahoo address for the e-mail contact, and Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl's credentials are just a method of making Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl seem less harmful than Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl really happens to be.

SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have seen similar tactics with other PC threats, most importantly including Flame, with other examples of fake certificate-using malware including PWS-Duqu and Trojan droppers for BackDoor.DaVinci.1. However, this trick has yet to be widely-embraced by the banking Trojan 'industry,' and Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl's usage may foretell of fake certificates becoming more common than previously for spyware-based PC threats.

While certificates are an easy way of distinguishing fraudulent programs from genuine ones, SpywareRemove.com malware research team also encourages you to use other methods of identifying potential threats to your PC. As long as you scan the EXE prior to executing it, most anti-malware scanners should be able to detect an installer for Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl.

Why Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl is a Danger to Reckon With

Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl, like all banking Trojans, is designed to steal financial data, and like most of them, also focuses on attacking South American (specifically, Brazilian) bank sites. Major problems that SpywareRemove.com malware analysts have found to correspond with such infections encompass:

Recording of keyboard input (keylogging).
Recording of website form data (password fields, buttons, etc.).
Insertion of malicious phishing content into the web pages of normal bank sites.

Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl isn't likely to display many symptoms of its attacks, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you treat Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl as automatically active if you suspect that Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl is on your computer at all. Anti-malware software should have no problems deleting Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl, which has been identified since early 2012 by most PC security companies.

Aliases that Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.atfl may be detected as include TROJ_GEN.R47B1GM, Artemis!11BA5CBEF5F2, Troj/Bancos-BOI, Win32/Spy.Banker.YJS, Trojan.Win32.A.Banbra.16472624 and Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra!IK.

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Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:

file.exe

File name: file.exe
Size: 809.47 KB (809472 bytes)
MD5: e15fd888602927f4d0508bdca2e404a9
Detection count: 35
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 29, 2017

%LOCALAPPDATA%\processexplorerpe.exe

File name: processexplorerpe.exe
Size: 10.7 MB (10709504 bytes)
MD5: 7efc0144a0220b47450473be5854d19c
Detection count: 19
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 25, 2017

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\upload.exe

File name: upload.exe
Size: 2.7 MB (2709805 bytes)
MD5: 006fc25a884f03b5f699836723c5a273
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 23, 2018

%WINDIR%\upd.exe

File name: upd.exe
Size: 340.94 KB (340947 bytes)
MD5: 0d47d2a7a894e6d92bad09cdfdbc376e
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 18, 2017

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Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

Regexp file mask%APPDATA%\explinance.exe%APPDATA%\rppxml.exe%HOMEDRIVE%\10a0699fa37928d39c\spfirewall.exe