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PUA.Win32.MyWebSearch.IJ.component

April 22, 2019
 Analysis by: Arvin Roi Macaraeg
 ALIASES:

WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch.lq(KASPERSKY); PUA:Win32/MyWebSearch(Microsoft); ; Win32:UnwantedSig [PUP](Avast)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Potentially Unwanted Application

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, 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 requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

266,864 bytes

File Type:

DLL

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

29 Sep 2016

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.

Other Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

It does the following:

  • It is a component file of the malware: PUA.Win32.MyWebSearch.IJ

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.169.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

25 Apr 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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA.Win32.MyWebSearch.IJ.component. 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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