PUA.Win32.Installcore.MANHOCEY
Win32/InstallCore.Gen.A (NOD32)
Windows
Threat Type: Potentially Unwanted Application
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Dropped by other malware
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 connects to certain websites to send and receive information.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
968,264 bytes
EXE
No
05 Apr 2023
Drops files, Connects to URLs/IPs
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.
Installation
This Potentially Unwanted Application drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\{Random}.log
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\ie6_main.css
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\main.css
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\sdk-ui\browse.css
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\sdk-ui\button.css
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\sdk-ui\checkbox.css
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\sdk-ui\images\button-bg.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\sdk-ui\images\progress-bg-corner.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\sdk-ui\images\progress-bg.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\sdk-ui\images\progress-bg2.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\sdk-ui\progress-bar.css
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\csshover3.htc
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\form.bmp.Mask
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\BG.jpg
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\Close.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\Close_Hover.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\Color_Button.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\Color_Button_Hover.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\Grey_Button.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\Grey_Button_Hover.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\Loader.gif
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\Progress.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\ProgressBar.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\sponsored.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\DE.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\EN.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\ES.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\FR.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\IT.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\JA.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\KO.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\NL.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\PL.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\PT.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\RU.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\TR.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\bootstrap_{Random}.html
- %Program Files%\is{Random}.log
- %User Temp%\ICReinstall_a.exe
- %Desktop%\Continue download provider Installation.lnk
(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).. %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000(32-bit), Server 2003(32-bit), XP, Vista(64-bit), 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit) , or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP(64-bit), Vista(64-bit), 7(64-bit), 8(64-bit), 8.1(64-bit), 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).. %Desktop% is the current user's desktop, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{User Name}\Desktop on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
It adds the following processes:
- "{Malware Path}\{Malware File Name}" /_ShowProgress /PrTxt:{Base64 Encoded String}
It creates the following folders:
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale
(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 Potentially Unwanted Application connects to the following website to send and receive information:
- http://{BLOCKED}acrawlercdn.com/?pcrc={Random}&v=2.0
- http://{BLOCKED}diacrawlercdn.com/?v=1.02&c={Random}&at=1487979408&cntr=0
- http://{BLOCKED}iacrawlercdn.com/Media-Crawler/?v=5.0&c={Random}
It does the following:
- It displays the following during installation:
- It displays the following message boxes:
SOLUTION
9.800
2.613.00
13 Apr 2023
Step 1
Trend Micro Predictive Machine Learning detects and blocks malware at the first sign of its existence, before it executes on your system. When enabled, your Trend Micro product detects this malware under the following machine learning name:
- TROJ.Win32.TRX.XXPE50FSX033
Step 2
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 3
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 4
Search and delete this file
- %User Temp%\{Random}.log
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\ie6_main.css
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\main.css
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\sdk-ui\browse.css
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\sdk-ui\button.css
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\sdk-ui\checkbox.css
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\sdk-ui\images\button-bg.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\sdk-ui\images\progress-bg-corner.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\sdk-ui\images\progress-bg.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\sdk-ui\images\progress-bg2.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css\sdk-ui\progress-bar.css
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\csshover3.htc
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\form.bmp.Mask
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\BG.jpg
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\Close.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\Close_Hover.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\Color_Button.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\Color_Button_Hover.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\Grey_Button.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\Grey_Button_Hover.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\Loader.gif
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\Progress.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\ProgressBar.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images\sponsored.png
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\DE.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\EN.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\ES.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\FR.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\IT.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\JA.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\KO.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\NL.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\PL.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\PT.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\RU.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale\TR.locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\bootstrap_{Random}.html
- %Program Files%\is{Random}.log
- %User Temp%\ICReinstall_a.exe
- %Desktop%\Continue download provider Installation.lnk
Step 5
Search and delete these folders
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\css
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\images
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}\locale
- %User Temp%\ish{Random}
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA.Win32.Installcore.MANHOCEY. 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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