ADW_VITTALIA
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
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
4,901,744 bytes
EXE
No
20 May 2014
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:
- %Application Data%\temp
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp
(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.. %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.. %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.. %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)
Other System Modifications
This adware deletes the following files:
- %Application Data%\temp\4fb4header.bmp
- %Application Data%\temp\4fb4fondo.bmp
- %User Temp%\nsqF.tmp
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp
(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.. %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)
Dropping Routine
This adware drops the following files:
- loader.bmp
- icon.ico
- %Application Data%\temp\4fb4Installer.exe
- %Application Data%\temp\4fb4Installer.INI
- %Application Data%\temp\4fb4fondo.bmp.zip
- %System Root%\fondo.bmp
- %Application Data%\temp\4fb4header.bmp.zip
- %System Root%\header.bmp
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp\version.dll
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp\tkDecript.dll
- %User Temp%\license.rtf
- %User Temp%\ajax_loader.gif
- %User Temp%\instloffer.exe
- %User Temp%\snapdo_terms.rtf
- %User Temp%\mysearchdial_chrome_image1.bmp
- %User Temp%\mysearchdial_msie_firefox_image.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_aartemis.bmp
- %User Temp%\passwidget_image3.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_passwidget.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_softwareupdater.bmp
- %User Temp%\mockup_softwareupdater.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_pcspeedup.bmp
- %User Temp%\3dboxes_pcspeedup.bmp
- %User Temp%\logo_pcspeedup.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_boxore.bmp
- %User Temp%\moreinfo_boxore.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_driverscanner.bmp
- %User Temp%\moreinfo_driverscanner.bmp
- %User Temp%\pricepeep_logo.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_pricepeep.bmp
- %User Temp%\richtext1.rtf
- %User Temp%\square_mypcbackup.bmp
- %User Temp%\mypcbackup_image1.bmp
- %User Temp%\mypcbackup_title.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_bubbledock.bmp
- %User Temp%\bubbledock_image1.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_plushd.bmp
- %User Temp%\plushd_image1.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_irobinhood.bmp
- %User Temp%\irobinhood_image1.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_weatherapp.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_tubedimmer.bmp
- %User Temp%\tubedimmer_sample.bmp
- %User Temp%\tubedimmer_logo.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_falcon.bmp
- %User Temp%\falcon_image1.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_freesofttoday.bmp
- %User Temp%\freesofttoday_image1_es.bmp
- %User Temp%\freesofttoday_image1_pt.bmp
- %User Temp%\freesofttoday_image1_fr.bmp
- %User Temp%\freesofttoday_image1_it.bmp
- %User Temp%\freesofttoday_image1_jp.bmp
- %User Temp%\freesofttoday_image1_tr.bmp
- %User Temp%\freesofttoday_image1_pl.bmp
- %User Temp%\freesofttoday_image1_en.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_vbates.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_sharpsavings.bmp
- %User Temp%\sharpsavings_image1.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_lollipop.bmp
- %User Temp%\lollipop_moreinfo.bmp
- %User Temp%\moreinfo_offerbox.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_offerbox.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_pcfaster.bmp
- %User Temp%\pcfaster_logo.bmp
- %User Temp%\systemspeedup_image.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_vuupc.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_webstroller_softpublisher.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_saveclicker.bmp
- %User Temp%\logo-kingbrowse.bmp
- %User Temp%\pricemeter_image.bmp
- %User Temp%\logo-highliteapp.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_boxore_tp.bmp
- %User Temp%\costmin_moreinfo.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_saveclicker_developer.bmp
- %User Temp%\systemoptimizerpro_logo.bmp
- %User Temp%\searchprotect_whitesmoke_text.rtf
- %User Temp%\config.xml
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp\modern-header.bmp
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp\modern-wizard.bmp
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp\ButtonEvent.dll
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp\System.dll
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp\nsURL.dll
(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.. %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.. %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)
Other Details
This adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://xmlinstcp.{BLOCKED}t.eu/cmd/precompiled.html?q=1&mayor=5&minor=1&spack=2
- http://xmlinstcp.{BLOCKED}t.eu/cmd/geo.php?mk=20140515040802862
- http://xmlinstcp.{BLOCKED}t.eu/cmd/api.php?{random characters}
- http://www.{BLOCKED}t.com/abcde.php
- {BLOCKED}.128.165
- {BLOCKED}.88.204
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.700
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
Search and delete these components
- loader.bmp
- icon.ico
- %Application Data%\temp\4fb4Installer.exe
- %Application Data%\temp\4fb4Installer.INI
- %Application Data%\temp\4fb4fondo.bmp.zip
- %System Root%\fondo.bmp
- %Application Data%\temp\4fb4header.bmp.zip
- %System Root%\header.bmp
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp\version.dll
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp\tkDecript.dll
- %User Temp%\license.rtf
- %User Temp%\ajax_loader.gif
- %User Temp%\instloffer.exe
- %User Temp%\snapdo_terms.rtf
- %User Temp%\mysearchdial_chrome_image1.bmp
- %User Temp%\mysearchdial_msie_firefox_image.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_aartemis.bmp
- %User Temp%\passwidget_image3.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_passwidget.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_softwareupdater.bmp
- %User Temp%\mockup_softwareupdater.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_pcspeedup.bmp
- %User Temp%\3dboxes_pcspeedup.bmp
- %User Temp%\logo_pcspeedup.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_boxore.bmp
- %User Temp%\moreinfo_boxore.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_driverscanner.bmp
- %User Temp%\moreinfo_driverscanner.bmp
- %User Temp%\pricepeep_logo.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_pricepeep.bmp
- %User Temp%\richtext1.rtf
- %User Temp%\square_mypcbackup.bmp
- %User Temp%\mypcbackup_image1.bmp
- %User Temp%\mypcbackup_title.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_bubbledock.bmp
- %User Temp%\bubbledock_image1.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_plushd.bmp
- %User Temp%\plushd_image1.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_irobinhood.bmp
- %User Temp%\irobinhood_image1.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_weatherapp.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_tubedimmer.bmp
- %User Temp%\tubedimmer_sample.bmp
- %User Temp%\tubedimmer_logo.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_falcon.bmp
- %User Temp%\falcon_image1.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_freesofttoday.bmp
- %User Temp%\freesofttoday_image1_es.bmp
- %User Temp%\freesofttoday_image1_pt.bmp
- %User Temp%\freesofttoday_image1_fr.bmp
- %User Temp%\freesofttoday_image1_it.bmp
- %User Temp%\freesofttoday_image1_jp.bmp
- %User Temp%\freesofttoday_image1_tr.bmp
- %User Temp%\freesofttoday_image1_pl.bmp
- %User Temp%\freesofttoday_image1_en.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_vbates.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_sharpsavings.bmp
- %User Temp%\sharpsavings_image1.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_lollipop.bmp
- %User Temp%\lollipop_moreinfo.bmp
- %User Temp%\moreinfo_offerbox.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_offerbox.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_pcfaster.bmp
- %User Temp%\pcfaster_logo.bmp
- %User Temp%\systemspeedup_image.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_vuupc.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_webstroller_softpublisher.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_saveclicker.bmp
- %User Temp%\logo-kingbrowse.bmp
- %User Temp%\pricemeter_image.bmp
- %User Temp%\logo-highliteapp.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_boxore_tp.bmp
- %User Temp%\costmin_moreinfo.bmp
- %User Temp%\square_saveclicker_developer.bmp
- %User Temp%\systemoptimizerpro_logo.bmp
- %User Temp%\searchprotect_whitesmoke_text.rtf
- %User Temp%\config.xml
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp\modern-header.bmp
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp\modern-wizard.bmp
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp\ButtonEvent.dll
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp\System.dll
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp\nsURL.dll
Step 3
Search and delete these folders
- %Application Data%\temp
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ADW_VITTALIA. 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 5
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.
- %Application Data%\temp\4fb4header.bmp
- %Application Data%\temp\4fb4fondo.bmp
- %User Temp%\nsqF.tmp
- %User Temp%\nsg11.tmp
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