PUA.Win32.DriverUpdater.AL
ALIASES:
PUP.Optional.WinZipDriverUpdater(Malwarebytes); Win32.Application.DriverReviver.A(GData)
PLATFORM:
Windows
OVERALL RISK RATING:
DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
REPORTED INFECTION:
INFORMATION EXPOSURE:
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.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
File Size:
17,806,640 bytes
File Type:
EXE
Memory Resident:
No
Initial Samples Received Date:
02 Oct 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.
Installation
This Potentially Unwanted Application drops the following files:
- %System Root%\{random characters}.exe
- %User Temp%\nsv{Random Hex}.tmp\System.dll
- %User Temp%\nsv{Random Hex}.tmp\ga_utility.exe
- %User Temp%\nsv{Random Hex}.tmp\ioSpecial.ini
- %User Temp%\nsv{Random Hex}.tmp\modern-wizard.bmp
- %User Temp%\nsv{Random Hex}.tmp\nsEnvVariables.dll
- %User Temp%\nsv{Random Hex}.tmp\InstallOptions.dll
- %User Temp%\nsv{Random Hex}.tmp\linker.dll
- %User Temp%\nsv{Random Hex}.tmp\nsProcess.dll
- %User Temp%\nsv{Random Hex}.tmp\nsSessionSIDW.dll
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\Language\Brazilian.xml
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\Language\Danish.xml
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\Language\Dutch.xml
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\Language\English.xml
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\Language\Finnish.xml
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\Language\French.xml
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\Language\German.xml
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\Language\Italian.xml
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\Language\Japanese.xml
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\Language\Norwegian.xml
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\Language\Russian.xml
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\Language\Spanish.xml
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\Language\Swedish.xml
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\Language\TradChinese.xml
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\Language\Turkish.xml
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\DriverUpdater.exe
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\DriverUpdaterUpdater.exe
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\DriverUpdater.mab
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\DriverUpdaterUpdater.mab
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\notifier.exe
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\notifier.mab
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\Uninstall.exe
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\tray.exe
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\tray.mab
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\OpenSSL_License.txt
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\da\exitdialog.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\de\exitdialog.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\en\exitdialog.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\es\exitdialog.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\fi\exitdialog.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\DomManager.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\Manager.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\PIE.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\agePoints.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\btn-purchase-hover.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\btn-purchase.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\checkmark.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\common.css
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\exit-2018-0918.css
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\exit-arrow.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\exit.min.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\ie-shim.min.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\list-calendar.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\list-clock.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\list-speed.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\objects.min.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\oclock.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\pubsub.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\queryManager.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\smartConfig.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\top-arrow.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\utils.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\files\xclose2.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\fr\exitdialog.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\it\exitdialog.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\ja\exitdialog.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\nl\exitdialog.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\no\exitdialog.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\pt-br\exitdialog.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\ru\exitdialog.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\sv\exitdialog.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\tr\exitdialog.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\exitdialog\zh-tw\exitdialog.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\learnmore\dpi_125\learnmore.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\learnmore\dpi_175\learnmore.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\learnmore\files\checkmark.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\learnmore\files\common.css
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\learnmore\files\ie-shim.min.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\learnmore\files\j.php
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\learnmore\files\learn-more.css
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\learnmore\files\learn-more.min.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\learnmore\files\learn-more.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\learnmore\files\objects.min.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\learnmore\files\oclock.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\learnmore\files\pubsub.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\learnmore\files\queryManager.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\learnmore\files\top-arrow.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\learnmore\files\utils.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\learnmore\files\xclose2.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\da\registration.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\de\registration.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\en\registration.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\es\registration.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\fi\registration.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\PIE.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\btn-purchase-hover.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\btn-purchase.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\checkmark.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\common.css
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\ie-shim.min.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\list-calendar.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\list-clock.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\list-speed.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\objects.min.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\oclock.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\post-scan-2018-0918.css
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\post-scan.min.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\pubsub.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\queryManager.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\rotate.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\top-arrow.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\utils.js
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\files\xclose2.png
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\fr\registration.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\it\registration.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\ja\registration.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\nl\registration.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\no\registration.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\pt-br\registration.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\ru\registration.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\sv\registration.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\tr\registration.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\offline\registration\zh-tw\registration.html
- %Program Files%\WinZip Smart Monitor\WinZipSmartMonitor.exe
- %Program Files%\WinZip Smart Monitor\WinZipSmartMonitor.mab
- %Program Files%\WinZip Smart Monitor\WinZip Smart Monitor Service.exe
- %Program Files%\WinZip Smart Monitor\WinZip Smart Monitor Service.mab
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\7za.exe
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\DriverUpdater.exe
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\{ranmdom characters}\AppSettings.xml
- %Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\DriverUpdater.exe
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\{ranmdom characters}\app_log.log
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\{ranmdom characters}\AppSettings.xml
- %All Users Profile%\WinZip\WinZip Driver Updater\freeDriver
(Note: %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.. %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).. %All Users Profile% is the common user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\All Users on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\ProgramData 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).)
Autostart Technique
This Potentially Unwanted Application adds the following lines or registry entries as part of its routine:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
DisplayName = "WinZip Driver Updater" - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
InstallPath = "%Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater" - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
UninstallString = "%Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\Uninstall.exe" - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
DisplayIcon = "%Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\DriverUpdater.exe" - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
DisplayVersion = "5.29.2.2" - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
Publisher = "Corel Corporation" - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
URLInfoAbout = "https://{BLOCKED}rt.{BLOCKED}systemtools.com/driver-updater/" - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
InstallLocation = "%Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater" - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
BID = "50" - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
TID = "" - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
OSOURCE = "wzdu50" - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
VersionMajor = "5" - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
VersionMinor = "29" - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
MajorVersion = "5" - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
MinorVersion = "29"
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
Other Details
This Potentially Unwanted Application connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- https://{BLOCKED}i.{BLOCKED}p.com/license
- https://{BLOCKED}i.{BLOCKED}p.com/pulse/settings
- https://{BLOCKED}i.{BLOCKED}p.com/pulse/update
- https://{BLOCKED}o.{BLOCKED}p.com/action/?product=DU&LinkType=Install&Language=en&BuildID=50&OSource=wzdu50&t=&UID=3412fc72-5a04582f-f72c8bca-2e17a2ba&version=5.29.2.2&license=&r=0&dsi=0
SOLUTION
Minimum Scan Engine:
9.850
SSAPI PATTERN File:
2.219.00
SSAPI PATTERN Date:
03 Oct 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
Remove PUA.Win32.DriverUpdater.AL by using its own Uninstall option
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To uninstall the grayware processStep 4
Delete this registry value
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Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
- DisplayName = "WinZip Driver Updater"
- DisplayName = "WinZip Driver Updater"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
- InstallPath = "%Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater"
- InstallPath = "%Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
- UninstallString = "%Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\Uninstall.exe"
- UninstallString = "%Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\Uninstall.exe"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
- DisplayIcon = "%Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\DriverUpdater.exe"
- DisplayIcon = "%Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater\DriverUpdater.exe"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
- DisplayVersion = "5.29.2.2"
- DisplayVersion = "5.29.2.2"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
- Publisher = "Corel Corporation"
- Publisher = "Corel Corporation"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
- URLInfoAbout = "https://{BLOCKED}rt.{BLOCKED}systemtools.com/driver-updater/"
- URLInfoAbout = "https://{BLOCKED}rt.{BLOCKED}systemtools.com/driver-updater/"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
- InstallLocation = "%Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater"
- InstallLocation = "%Program Files%\WinZip Driver Updater"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
- BID = "50"
- BID = "50"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
- TID = ""
- TID = ""
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
- OSOURCE = "wzdu50"
- OSOURCE = "wzdu50"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
- VersionMajor = "5"
- VersionMajor = "5"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
- VersionMinor = "29"
- VersionMinor = "29"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
- MajorVersion = "5"
- MajorVersion = "5"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinZip Driver Updater
- MinorVersion = "29"
- MinorVersion = "29"
Step 5
Search and delete this file
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There may be some files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result. Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA.Win32.DriverUpdater.AL. 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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