ADW_DEALPLY.GN

November 30, 2018
 Analysis by: Maureen Reyes
 ALIASES:

HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky), Adware/DealFly (Fortinet)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Adware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Adware arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

353,792 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

17 Nov 2018

Arrival Details

This Adware arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

Other Details

This Adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}c.com:443
  • http://{BLOCKED}cgo/
  • http://{BLOCKED}j/
  • http://{BLOCKED}skf/
  • http://ssl.{BLOCKED}c.com:443
  • http://www.{BLOCKED}c.com/generate_204

It does the following:

  • It is a software updater program that runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots.
  • It checks for software updates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.127.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

05 Dec 2018

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Identify and terminate files detected as ADW_DEALPLY.GN

[ Learn More ]
  1. Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
  2. If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
  3. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 3

Close all opened browser windows

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ADW_DEALPLY.GN. 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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