Adware.Win32.KuaiZip.AE
HEUR:AdWare.Win32.KuaiZip.gen (Kaspersky)
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
1,675,672 bytes
EXE
Yes
25 Oct 2019
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.
Other System Modifications
This Adware adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PopRetainInfo
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\KuaiZip\
temp
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PopRetainInfo
flowpop = "KuaiZip_flowpop_1561615478"
It deletes the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\KuaiZip\
temp\flowpop_lastruntime
Other Details
This Adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://report.{BLOCKED}z.7654.com/{BLOCKED}z/stamp_trace?{random characters}
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
Delete this registry key
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
- PopRetainInfo
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\KuaiZip
- temp
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\PopRetainInfo
- flowpop = "KuaiZip_flowpop_1561615478"
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Adware.Win32.KuaiZip.AE. 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:
Step 5
Restore these deleted registry keys/values from backup
*Note: Only Microsoft-related keys/values will be restored. If the malware/grayware also deleted registry keys/values related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on your computer.
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\KuaiZip\temp
- flowpop_lastruntime
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