ADW_INSTALLMONSTR.GA
Windows
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Threat Type: Adware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet
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. It may be manually installed by a user.
It does not have any propagation routine.
It does not have any backdoor routine.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
3,903,728 bytes
EXE
No
04 Jul 2016
Connects to URLs/IPs
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.
It may be manually installed by a user.
Installation
This adware adds the following processes:
- iexplore.exe
Propagation
This adware does not have any propagation routine.
Backdoor Routine
This adware does not have any backdoor routine.
Adware Routine
This adware connects to the following URL(s) to display ads on the affected system:
- http://{BLOCKED}a.space/pages/inmon/im-typ.html
NOTES:
This adware terminates after connecting to the URLs listed above.
It connects to the following URLs to download unwanted files:
- http://aclick.{BLOCKED}1.net/3dj8E2dOMf0djmNW0mjn2m?tt=2
- https://{BLOCKED}z.org/?aid=A424671952-1055013556-759180181&lp=file2&lp_ver=green&sid=tOGdc6sDHZoQ_2pXQYoc6JmN300
SOLUTION
9.800
1.747.00
07 Jul 2016
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
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
Close all opened browser windows
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ADW_INSTALLMONSTR.GA. 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.
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