PUA.WIN32.SPEEDUPMYPC.GA.COMPONENT

 Analysis by: Augusto II Remillano

 ALIASES:

Hoax.Win32.SpeedUpMyPC.gen (Kaspersky), PUP/SpeedUpMyPC (Panda)

 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:

205,552 bytes

File Type:

DLL

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

09 Nov 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.