Adware.MSIL.Vigorf.USXVPB
Windows
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Threat Type: Adware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Adware 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
208,384 bytes
EXE
Yes
25 Apr 2020
Arrival Details
This Adware 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 Adware creates the following folders:
- %All Users Profile%\Time Manager
(Note: %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). )
Autostart Technique
This Adware adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Windows Time Manager = "%All Users Profile%\TimeManager.exe"
Other System Modifications
This Adware deletes the following files:
- {malware file path and name}
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
ClientID = "213610531"
Dropping Routine
This Adware drops the following files:
- %All Users Profile%\TimeManager.exe
(Note: %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). )
Other Details
This Adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}e-public-dns-b.{BLOCKED}e.com
- http://{BLOCKED}dsa2.ru
- http://{BLOCKED}jkl0.com
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.850
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
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 3
Delete this registry value
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_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- Windows Time Manager = "%All Users Profile%\TimeManager.exe"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
- ClientID = "213610531"
Step 4
Search and delete this file
- %All Users Profile%\TimeManager.exe
Step 5
Search and delete this folder
- %All Users Profile%\Time Manager
Step 6
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as Adware.MSIL.Vigorf.USXVPB. 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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.
Step 7
Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.
- {malware file path and name}
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