PUA.Win32.Qjwmonkey.GB
PUA:Win32/Qjwmonkey(Microsoft); Artemis!3D62AF485479(McAfee); A Variant Of Win32/Adware.Qjwmonkey.H(ESET-NOD32)
Windows
Threat Type: Potentially Unwanted Application
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Potentially Unwanted Application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
1,354,160 bytes
EXE
No
26 Mar 2019
Arrival Details
This Potentially Unwanted Application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Installation
This Potentially Unwanted Application drops the following files:
- %Application Data%\GlobalMgr.db
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)
Other System Modifications
This Potentially Unwanted Application adds the following registry entries as part of its installation routine:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Direct3D\MostRecentApplication
Name = "{malware filename}.exe"
Other Details
This Potentially Unwanted Application connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- x.{BLOCKED}e.com
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.