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PUA_DNSUNLOCKER.COMPONENT

April 29, 2016
 Modified by: Pearl Charlaine Espejo
 ALIASES:

Adware/Win32.DNSUnlocker (AhnLab-V3)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Potentially Unwanted Application

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This potentially unwanted application may be dropped by other malware.

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

208,896 bytes

File Type:

DLL

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

18 Mar 2016

Arrival Details

This potentially unwanted application may be dropped by the following malware:

  • PUA_DNSUnlocker.GA

Other Details

This potentially unwanted application requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.725.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

20 Apr 2016

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

Remove the malware/grayware file dropped/downloaded by PUA_DNSUNLOCKER.COMPONENT. (Note: Please skip this step if the threat(s) listed below have already been removed.)

     
    • PUA_DNSUnlocker.GA

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA_DNSUNLOCKER.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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