Adware.Win32.RelevantKnowledge.R
Gen:Variant.Application.RelevantKnowledge.9 (BitDefender); AdWare.Win32.Relevant.ac (Kaspersky); Adware.Relevant (VBA32)
Windows
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
5,739,896 bytes
EXE
No
07 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 adds the following processes:
- netsh firewall add allowedprogram program = "{malware file path and name}" name = {malware file name} mode = ENABLE scope = ALL
SOLUTION
9.850
2.278.00
16 Apr 2020
Step 1
Trend Micro Predictive Machine Learning detects and blocks malware at the first sign of its existence, before it executes on your system. When enabled, your Trend Micro product detects this malware under the following machine learning name:
- PUA.Win32.TRX.XXPE50FFF034E0002
Step 2
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 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to clean files detected as Adware.Win32.RelevantKnowledge.R. 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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