PUA.Win32.WinZip.AB

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.

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:

• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\{Malware filename}
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\installer_log_{Installation date}.txt
• %ProgramData%\UniqueId\data
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\Agreement.html
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\Complete.html
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\css\jquery-ui.css
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\css\style.css
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\Eula.html
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\images\arrow.png
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\images\button-hover.png
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\images\button-normal.png
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\images\centerImg.png
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\images\close-hover.png
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\images\close-normal.png
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\images\footerImg.png
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\images\headerImg.png
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\images\header_logo.png
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\Installing.html
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\js\contents.js
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\js\external-dev.js
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\js\external.js
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\js\installparams.js
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\js\jquery-1.11.2.min.js
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\js\jquery-ui.min.js
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\js\stubparams.js
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\Load.html
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\Welcome.html
• %Desktop%\Continue WinZip Installation.lnk
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\winzip_en_32.msi
• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\winzip112.msi.log

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).. %ProgramData% is a version of the Program Files folder where any user on a multi-user computer can make changes to programs. This contains application data for all users. This is usually C:\ProgramData on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit), or C:\Documents and Settings\All Users on Windows Server 2003(32-bit), 2000(32-bit) and XP.. %Desktop% is the current user's desktop, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{User Name}\Desktop on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

It adds the following processes:

• %User Temp%\{Random characters}\{Malware filename} run=1 shortcut="{Malware file path and name}"

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

Other Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application displays the following images:

It does the following:

• It attempts to get its EULA from the following URL:
  • http://dl.i{BLOCKED}portal.com/license/WNZP/en/Eula.html
• It sends logs via POST to the following URL:
  • http://i.{BLOCKED}lportal.com/v1/logAnalytics

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.