ADW_AirAdsInstall
Windows
Threat Type: Adware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
835,496 bytes
EXE
No
06 May 2015
Arrival Details
This adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Installation
This adware creates the following folders:
- %User Temp%\edi9SDZjG8
(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)
Other Details
This adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://trk.{BLOCKED}taller.com/get/log_level/?bundle=ehj88uys
- http://trk.{BLOCKED}taller.com/get/launch/?{random characters}
- http://trk.{BLOCKED}taller.com/get/log/?{random characters}
- {BLOCKED}8.218.35
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.750
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
Search and delete this folder
- %User Temp%\edi9SDZjG8
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ADW_AirAdsInstall. 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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