PUA.Win32.InstallCore.GB

 Analysis by: John Anthony Banes

 ALIASES:

Win32/InstallCore.Gen.A (NOD32); AdWare.Win32.DealPly.eczbt (Kaspersky)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • 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. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

2,346,003 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Initial Samples Received Date:

15 Nov 2018

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.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Installation

This Potentially Unwanted Application adds the following folders:

  • %User Temp%\in{random}
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\sdk-ui
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\sdk-ui\images
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\libs
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\libs\localAssests
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\libs\localAssests\icc
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\libs\localAssests\icut
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\locale

(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, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)

It drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\{random}.log
  • %User Temp%\in{random}\{random}.tmp
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\bootstrap_581.html
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\_functions.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\_helpers.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\_variables.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers\_align.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers\_backgrounds.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers\_border.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers\_border-radius.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers\_clearfix.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers\_colors.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers\_display.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers\_float.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers\_lists.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers\_margin.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers\_padding.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers\_positions.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers\_typography.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers\_visibility.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers\_width-height.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\helpers\_z-index.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\ie6_main.css
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\ie6_main.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\main.css
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\main.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\sdk-ui\_browse.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\sdk-ui\_button.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\sdk-ui\_checkbox.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\sdk-ui\_progress-bar.scss
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\sdk-ui\images\button-bg.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\sdk-ui\images\progress-bg.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\sdk-ui\images\progress-bg2.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\css\sdk-ui\images\progress-bg-corner.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\csshover3.htc
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\form.bmp.Mask
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\ACCEPT_HOVER_updatestartest.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\ACCEPT_updatestartest.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\BG.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\Close.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\Close_Hover.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\Color_Button.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\Color_Button_Hover.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\DECLINE_HOVER_updatestartest.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\DECLINE_updatestartest.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\FINISH_HOVER_updatestartest.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\FINISH_updatestartest.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\GENERAL_BG_updatestarframe.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\Grey_Button.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\Grey_Button_Hover.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\Icon_Generic.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\INSTALL_HOVER_updatestartest.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\INSTALL_updatestartest.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\Loader.gif
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\NEXT_HOVER_updatestartest.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\NEXT_updatestartest.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\Pause_Button.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\Progress.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\ProgressBar.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\Quick_Specs.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\Resume_Button.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\images\sponsored.png
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\libs\localAssests\icc\icc_v5_8.cis
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\libs\localAssests\icut\icut_v2_2.cis
  • %User Temp%\inH{random}\locale\EN.locale

(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, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)

Other Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://app.{BLOCKED}onefi.com/