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PUA_INTERNETSPEEDTRACKER.COMPONENT

April 22, 2017
 Analysis by: Byron Jon Gelera
 ALIASES:

Riskware/MyWebSearch (Fortinet); PUP.Optional.MindSpark (Malwarebytes)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Potenitally Unwanted Application

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Potenitally Unwanted Application may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

173,928 bytes

File Type:

DLL

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

10 Apr 2017

Arrival Details

This Potenitally Unwanted Application may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Other Details

This Potenitally Unwanted Application requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.829.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

20 Apr 2017

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA_INTERNETSPEEDTRACKER.COMPONENT. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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