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PUA.Win32.AskToolBar.CRX.component

February 21, 2019
 Analysis by: Arvin Roi Macaraeg
 ALIASES:

Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.P(NOD32)

 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 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 may be manually installed by a user.

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

507,510 bytes

File Type:

Other

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

14 Jun 2018

Arrival Details

This Potentially 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 may be manually installed by a user.

Other Details

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

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.147.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

14 Feb 2019

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.Win32.AskToolBar.CRX.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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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