PUA.Win32.TigerTrade.AA

 Analysis by: Arvin Roi Macaraeg

 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 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:

25,260,414 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

23 Apr 2019

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 drops the following files:

  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\ru\TigerTrade.Chart.resources.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\ru\TigerTrade.Core.resources.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\ru\TigerTrade.Dx.resources.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\ru\TigerTrade.resources.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\ru\TigerTrade.Tc.resources.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\SharpDX.Direct2D1.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\SharpDX.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\SharpDX.DXGI.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\App\Connected.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\App\Disconnected.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\App\OrderCanceled.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\App\OrderCancelRejected.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\App\OrderFilled.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\App\OrderModified.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\App\OrderModifyRejected.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\App\OrderPlaced.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\App\OrderRejected.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\User\Sound_01.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\User\Sound_02.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\User\Sound_03.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\User\Sound_04.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\User\Sound_05.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\User\Sound_06.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\User\Sound_07.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\User\Sound_08.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\User\Sound_09.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Sounds\User\Sound_10.wav
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\TA-Lib-Core.dll
  • %User Temp%\$inst\{malware name}.tmp
  • %User Temp%\$inst\temp_0.tmp
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\ActiproSoftware.DataGrid.Contrib.Wpf.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\ActiproSoftware.Docking.Wpf.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\ActiproSoftware.Editors.Wpf.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\ActiproSoftware.Grids.Wpf.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\ActiproSoftware.Shared.Wpf.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\ActiproSoftware.SyntaxEditor.Wpf.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\ActiproSoftware.Text.Wpf.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Asts\bzip2.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Asts\MOEX.ASTS.Client.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Asts\mtesrl.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Asts\mtesrl64.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Common\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Common\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Common\protobuf-net.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Common\WebSocket4Net.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Mt5\TigerTrade.Data.ex5
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Mt5\TigerTrade.Expert.ex5
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Mt5\TigerTrade.Mt5.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Oec\API.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Oec\CommLib.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Oec\ProtoSharp.Core.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Plaza2\cgate64.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Plaza2\cgate_net64.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Plaza2\msvcp110.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Plaza2\msvcr110.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Plaza2\P2DB64.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Plaza2\P2MQRouter64.exe
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Plaza2\P2ReplClient64.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Plaza2\P2Sys64.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Plaza2\P2SysExt64.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Plaza2\P2Tbl64.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Quik\TigerTrade.Quik.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Quik\TigerTrade.Quik.lua
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Rithmic\rapiplus.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\SmartCom\SmartCOM3Lib.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Transaq\txcn64.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors\Transaq\txmlconnector64.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors32\Mt5\TigerTrade.Data.ex5
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors32\Mt5\TigerTrade.Expert.ex5
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors32\Mt5\TigerTrade.Mt5.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors32\Plaza2\cgate.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors32\Plaza2\cgate_net64.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors32\Plaza2\msvcp110.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors32\Plaza2\msvcr110.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors32\Plaza2\P2DB.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors32\Plaza2\P2MQRouter.exe
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors32\Plaza2\P2ReplClient.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors32\Plaza2\P2Sys.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors32\Plaza2\P2SysExt.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors32\Plaza2\P2Tbl.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors32\SmartCom\SmartCOM3Lib.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors32\Transaq\txcn.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Connectors32\Transaq\txmlconnector.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\TigerTrade.Chart.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\TigerTrade.Core.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\TigerTrade.Dx.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\TigerTrade.exe
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\TigerTrade.Tc.dll
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Uninstall.exe
  • %Desktop%\TigerTrade.lnk
  • %Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Uninstall.ini

(Note: %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), 7 (32-bit), and 8 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), 7 (64-bit), and 8 (64-bit).. %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.. %Desktop% is the current user's desktop, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{User Name}\Desktop on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)

Other Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application adds the following lines or registry entries as part of its routine:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TigerTrade Setup 4.3.1
    DisplayName = "TigerTrade Setup 4.3.1"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TigerTrade Setup 4.3.1
    DisplayVersion = "4.3.1"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TigerTrade Setup 4.3.1
    VersionMajor = "4"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TigerTrade Setup 4.3.1
    VersionMinor = "3"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TigerTrade Setup 4.3.1
    Publisher = "TigerTrade"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TigerTrade Setup 4.3.1
    DisplayIcon = "%Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Uninstall.exe"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TigerTrade Setup 4.3.1
    UninstallString = "%Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\Uninstall.exe"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TigerTrade Setup 4.3.1
    URLInfoAbout = "https://adfiles.co"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TigerTrade Setup 4.3.1
    InstallLocation = "%Program Files%\TigerTrade\TigerTrade Setup\"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TigerTrade Setup 4.3.1
    InstallSource = "{malware path}"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TigerTrade Setup 4.3.1
    InstallDate = "20190424"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TigerTrade Setup 4.3.1
    Language = "1049"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TigerTrade Setup 4.3.1
    EstimatedSize = "78675"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TigerTrade Setup 4.3.1
    NoModify = "1"
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TigerTrade Setup 4.3.1
    NoRepair = "1"

(Note: %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), 7 (32-bit), and 8 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), 7 (64-bit), and 8 (64-bit).)

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.167.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

18 Apr 2019

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Remove PUA.Win32.TigerTrade.AA by using its own Uninstall option

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To uninstall the grayware process

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA.Win32.TigerTrade.AA. 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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