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Adware.Win32.OpenCandy.GISFH

January 14, 2020
 Analysis by: Jay Bradley Nebre
 ALIASES:

Downloader.Win32.OpenCandy.lc(Kaspersky); PUA.OpenCandy(Norton)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • 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

File Size:

3,495,040 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

24 Apr 2019

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 drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\nsg649.tmp\System.dll
  • %User Temp%\nsg649.tmp\LangDLL.dll
  • %User Temp%\nsg649.tmp\OCSetupHlp.dll
  • %User Temp%\nsg649.tmp\modern-header.bmp
  • %User Temp%\nsg649.tmp\nsDialogs.dll
  • %User Temp%\{Random Characters}\AxCrypt-1.7.3156.0-Win32-en-US.msi

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

It adds the following processes:

  • RunDll32.exe "%User Temp%\nsg649.tmp\OCSetupHlp.dll",_OCPRD778OpenCandy2@16 3648
  • "msiexec" /i "%User Temp%\{Random Characters}\AxCrypt-1.7.3156.0-Win32-en-US.msi" HIDEEULA=1

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

Other Details

This Adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}candy.com

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.136.54

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

09 Jan 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

Search and delete this file

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  • %User Temp%\nsg649.tmp\System.dll
  • %User Temp%\nsg649.tmp\LangDLL.dll
  • %User Temp%\nsg649.tmp\OCSetupHlp.dll
  • %User Temp%\nsg649.tmp\modern-header.bmp
  • %User Temp%\nsg649.tmp\nsDialogs.dll
  • %User Temp%\{Random Characters}\AxCrypt-1.7.3156.0-Win32-en-US.msi

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Adware.Win32.OpenCandy.GISFH. 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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