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PWS:Win32/QQPass.GP

First posted on 26 May 2015.
Source: Microsoft

Aliases :

There are no other names known for PWS:Win32/QQPass.GP.

Explanation :

Threat behavior

Installation
This threat can create files on your PC, including:

• %CurrentFolder%\syscaemnuhdu.exe
• %CurrentFolder%\sysceamnuhdu.exe

The malware uses code injection to make it harder to detect and remove. It can inject code into running processes.



Payload


Steals your sensitive information

This threat can steal your sensitive information, such as your user names and passwords for:

• Email or social media websites
• Banking websites
• Online games

Additional information

Creates a mutex

This threat can create a mutex on your PC. For example:

• {C20CD437-BA6D-4ebb-B190-70B43DE3B0F3}

It might use this mutex as an infection marker to prevent more than one copy of the threat running on your PC.



This malware description was published using automated analysis of file SHA1 3f535cff88a38b6ed8c3f7e28475d882361e6ce7.

Symptoms

The following can indicate that you have this threat on your PC:

• You see a file similar to:
  • %CurrentFolder%\syscaemnuhdu.exe
  • %CurrentFolder%\sysceamnuhdu.exe

• You see registry modifications such as:
  
  • In subkey: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\RdyBoost\Parameters
    Sets value: "ReadyBootVolumeUniqueId"
    With data: "k."
    
    

• You see the following mutex:
  • {C20CD437-BA6D-4ebb-B190-70B43DE3B0F3}

Last update 26 May 2015

 

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