PUA.Win32.Tomos.GC
PUA:Win32/Somoto (Microsoft); PUA.BetterInstaller (Symantec)
Windows
Threat Type: Potentially Unwanted Application
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
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.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
201,808 bytes
EXE
06 Nov 2018
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 System Modifications
This Potentially Unwanted Application adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Somoto\
SDP
muid = "{Random Characters}"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Somoto\
SDP
uid = "{Random Characters}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
sdp
(Default) = URL:SDP Protocol
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
sdp
URL Protocol =
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
sdp\shell\open\
command
(Default) = "{Malware Filename\Malware File Path}" /protocol %1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\ProtocolExecute\sdp
WarnOnOpen = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Somoto\
SDP
nc = {Hex Values}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Somoto\
SDP
flags = 4