PUA.Win32.InstallCore.GC
Windows
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.
It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
723,800 bytes
EXE
10 Jan 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:
- %User Temp%\0005865E.log
- %User Temp%\ish362078\css\ie6_main.css
- %User Temp%\ish362078\css\main.css
- %User Temp%\ish362078\css\sdk-ui\browse.css
- %User Temp%\ish362078\css\sdk-ui\button.css
- %User Temp%\ish362078\css\sdk-ui\checkbox.css
- %User Temp%\ish362078\css\sdk-ui\images\button-bg.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\css\sdk-ui\images\progress-bg-corner.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\css\sdk-ui\images\progress-bg.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\css\sdk-ui\images\progress-bg2.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\css\sdk-ui\progress-bar.css
- %User Temp%\ish362078\csshover3.htc
- %User Temp%\ish362078\form.bmp.Mask
- %User Temp%\ish362078\images\BG.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\images\Close.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\images\Close_Hover.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\images\Color_Button.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\images\Color_Button_Hover.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\images\Grey_Button.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\images\Grey_Button_Hover.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\images\Icon_Generic.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\images\Loader.gif
- %User Temp%\ish362078\images\Pause_Button.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\images\Quick_Specs.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\images\Resume_Button.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\images\sponsored.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\images\text-bg.png
- %User Temp%\ish362078\locale\DE.locale
- %User Temp%\ish362078\locale\EN.locale
- %User Temp%\ish362078\locale\ES.locale
- %User Temp%\ish362078\locale\FR.locale
- %User Temp%\ish362078\locale\IT.locale
- %User Temp%\ish362078\locale\JA.locale
- %User Temp%\ish362078\locale\PT.locale
- %User Temp%\00058E88.log
- %User Temp%\ish362078\bootstrap_21481.html
- %User Temp%\00062673.log
(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, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)
Other Details
This Potentially Unwanted Application connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://rp.{BLOCKED}pew.com/?pcrc=576367272&v=2.0
- http://info.{BLOCKED}pew.com/?v=1.03&c=23010bbf&at=620310607&cntr=0
- http://info.{BLOCKED}pew.com/?v=1.03&c=23010bbf&at=620310607&cntr=1
- http://rp.{BLOCKED}pew.com/?pcrc=1027296427&v=2.0
- http://info.{BLOCKED}pew.com/?v=1.03&c=23010bbf&at=620310607&cntr=2
- http://rp.{BLOCKED}pew.com/?pcrc=349181583&v=2.0
- http://rp.{BLOCKED}pew.com/?pcrc=1863948091&v=2.0
It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.