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Other hooks disable logging and hide the GUI of the application to make it stealthy and avoid detection.

The most important thing that SpyAgent does is obtain the client's unique ID, which is required to connect to a computer using TeamViewer.

SpyAgent’s main capabilities are leveraged to enhance the usage of TeamViewer by hooking some of the functions used by legitimate applications.

The report contains unique URI patterns that the malware uses to communicate with the C&C server.

In a report from 2016, a malware named “Spy-Agent” used DLL search order hijacking to abuse TeamViewer 6.0 for malicious activities.

The report also shows a relationship between “Sheldor” and “TeamSpy.”

In a report from 2013, a malware named “TeamSpy” used DLL search order hijacking to abuse TeamViewer 6.0 for malicious activities.

In a report from 2011, a malware named “Sheldor” used DLL search order hijacking to abuse TeamViewer 5.0 for malicious activities.

This is a problem for the industry as most security solutions that were developed with an “assume breach” mindset will miss these stealthy attacks until is it far too late to stop the damage.

The recent changes observed by our team allow the malware to stay stealthy while bypassing and evading many security products.Īttackers evading existing security controls is a trend we see increasing. SpyAgent is a malware that abuses legitimate, well-known remote access tools (RAT). TeamSpy/TVRat/TeamBot/Sheldor), a malware that likely originated over a decade ago based on the historical timeline below. Deep Instinct Threat Lab researchers have observed changes in the distribution scheme of SpyAgent (A.K.A.