Trojan-PSW.Win32.SlyDude

Technical Details

This Trojan is designed to steal user passwords. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 10,240 bytes in size. It is not packed in any way. It is written in Visual C++.

Installation

Once launched, the Trojan copies itself to the Windows system directory as “winsys.dll”. The Trojan also creates the following system registry key:
:

[HKLMSoftwareSlySoftSly]

The Trojan also adds the following parameter to the system registry:

This ensures that the Trojan will be launched each time Windows is booted on the victim machine.

The Trojan also creates a unique identifier, “slyishere”, to flag its presence in the system:

slyishere

Payload

This Trojan tracks the user’s actions on the victim machine. It tracks keys pressed by the user.

It connects to a mail server to send the data collected from the victim machine to the following address:

****@intertainment.co.za

Removal instructions

If your computer does not have an up-to-date antivirus, or does not have an antivirus solution at all, follow the instructions below to delete the malicious program:

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the Trojan process.
2. Delete the following file:

   %System%/winsys.dll

3. Delete the key and value created by the Trojan in the system registry:

   [HKLMSoftwareSlySoft]

   [HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun]
   “winsys”

4. Update your antivirus databases and perform a full scan of the computer (download a trial version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus).