TSPY_SPCESEND

Posted: March 28, 2013

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Ranking:	10,920
Threat Level:	9/10
Infected PCs:	576

First Seen:	March 28, 2013
Last Seen:	October 11, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

TSPY_SPCESEND is spyware that copies Microsoft Office-based files and uploads the copies to a criminal-accessible server at Sendspace.com – a legitimate cloud storage company. TSPY_SPCESEND often is installed by various Trojans, such as TROJ_DOFOIL.GE, and is in harmony with nearly all versions of Windows (but not other operating systems). Appropriately powerful anti-malware applications should be able to find and delete TSPY_SPCESEND without any trouble, but SpywareRemove.com malware experts, nonetheless, consider TSPY_SPCESEND a high-level threat to your computer's privacy and warn that TSPY_SPCESEND does not include visibly-obvious symptoms of its malicious behavior.

When the 'Cloud' Has More to Do with Digital Theft Than the Local Weather

TSPY_SPCESEND is a specialized PC threat that targets information in the files of two Microsoft Office programs: Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. By scanning your PC for files of the appropriate file types, TSPY_SPCESEND quickly collects potentially-sensitive information, which TSPY_SPCESEND uploads to the Sendspace.com website. Sendspace.com, it should be emphasized, is a legal cloud storage company but, like Google Docs and other cloud storage services, occasionally is compromised for crimes by PC threats like TSPY_SPCESEND.

After uploading the stolen information, TSPY_SPCESEND transmits a link and password to its C&C server, which allows criminals to access your information through Sendspace.com's services. Unlike similar PC threats that exploit cloud storage services, such as BKDR_MAKADOCS.JG and BKDR_VERNOT.A, TSPY_SPCESEND doesn't use its cloud storage site as a C&C server and doesn't have any backdoor capabilities. SpywareRemove.com malware experts have not observed other attacks from TSPY_SPCESEND, but warn that, since TSPY_SPCESEND does not install itself, PC threats that are related to a TSPY_SPCESEND infection are likely to utilize other attacks against your computer.

Keeping Your Precious Texts Out of TSPY_SPCESEND's Hands

If your computer is presenting signs that it may have been compromised by TSPY_SPCESEND, you should take meticulous care in changing any passwords or other personal information that's stored within any Microsoft Office files. This includes files on your standard hard drives, as well as files that are stored on any peripheral devices (CDs or USB flash drives) that are connected to your PC during the course of a TSPY_SPCESEND infection. There aren't any major symptoms to clue victims in to the presence of a TSPY_SPCESEND infection, and anti-malware scans should be considered the easiest means of finding TSPY_SPCESEND – or, even better, blocking TSPY_SPCESEND from being installed at all.

TSPY_SPCESEND attacks different versions of Windows PCs but hasn't shown any propensity for cross-OS attacks. As spyware that strives to hide itself from any observation, TSPY_SPCESEND always should be considered a high-level PC threat, and SpywareRemove.com malware research team urges you to use appropriate software whenever removing TSPY_SPCESEND turns out to be necessary.

Some of the earliest samples of TSPY_SPCESEND were identified in the beginning of 2012. Updating your software shouldn't be necessary for removing TSPY_SPCESEND, but, since outdated anti-malware scanners may be unable to detect recently-developed Trojans linked to TSPY_SPCESEND's presence on your PC, SpywareRemove.com malware experts generally recommend doing so anyway.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

%User Temp%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].zip

File name: %User Temp%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].zip
Mime Type: unknown/zip
Group: Malware file

TSPY_SPCESEND.A