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ADW_YONTOO.GB

October 22, 2015
 Analysis by: Pearl Charlaine Espejo
 ALIASES:

AdWare.Yotoon (VBA32); Browse Fox - PUA (Sophos); Riskware.Win32.Yotoon.dfewso (NANO-Antivirus); not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.Agent.absn (Kaspersky)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Adware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


This adware 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 requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

39,064 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

25 Dec 2014

Arrival Details

This adware 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.

Other Details

This adware requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.750

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.667.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

10 Oct 2015

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 ADW_YONTOO.GB. 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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