Apophis Spy

· Overview ·
· Origins ·
· Operation ·
· Risks ·
· Detection and Removal ·
· Research ·

Overview

Summary:

 Remote Keylogger

Alias:

 Trojan.Spy.Apophis.10

Category:

Key Logger: (Keystroke Logger). A program that runs in the background, recording all the keystrokes. Once keystrokes are logged, they are hidden in the machine for later retrieval, or shipped raw to the attacker. The attacker then peruses them carefully in the hopes of either finding passwords, or possibly other useful information that could be used to compromise the system or be used in a social engineering attack. For example, a key logger will reveal the contents of all e-mail composed by the user. Keylog programs are commonly included in rootkits and RATs (remote administration trojans).

Variants:
  • Apophis Spy 1.0
  • Apophis Spy 1.0.0
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    Similar Pests:

    		 Key Logger

    Origins

    Author:

    		 Kaiser,

    By This Author:

    		 Apophis Spy 1.0 · Apophis Spy 1.0.0 · Backdoor.Delf.gr · Kaos WebDownloader 1.0 · Kpsule · Kpsule Downloader 1.0 · Kpsule KeyLogger 1.0 · PSPV K-Stealth III

    Group:

    		 Apophis Software

    By This Group:

    		 Apophis Spy 1.0 · Manthis

    Group:

    		 Apophis Software

    By This Group:

    		 Apophis Spy 1.0 ·

    Programming Language:

    		 Visual Basic

    Date of Origin:

    		 Variants from December, 2001 to January, 2002

    Place of Origin:

    		 France

    Operation

    Storage Required:
  • Apophis Spy 1.0: at least 337 KB
  • Apophis Spy 1.0.0: at least 213 KB
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    Restart:

    		 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices "RegKeyName"
    Autostarting Pests

    ScreenShot:


    Aphophis Spy 1.0.0


    Apophis Spy 1.0

    Risks

    Detection Issues:

    		 Difficult to detect by design. May hide from process list. May install with variable names in variable locations.

    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 Follow these steps to remove Apophis Spy from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.
    Stop Running Processes:

    Kill these running processes with Task Manager:

    Remove AutoRun Reference:

    Go To the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
    If you find the value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\runservices\regkeyname, delete it and reboot the machine immediately.



    Unregister DLLs:

    Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot:

    Clean Registry:

    Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:

    Remove Files:

    Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:

    Research

    File Analyses:

    More Info:
  • AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo!
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    Research By:
  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
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    Last Revised:

    		 October 13, 2004