PUA_SOFTONIC.GA
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent.bxib (Kaspersky), PUP.Optional.SofTonic (Malwarebytes), a variant of Win32/SoftonicDownloader.E potentially unwanted (ESET-NOD32)
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.
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
401,768 bytes
EXE
No
02 Feb 2016
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 Details
This potentially unwanted application connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}ad-video-editor.softonic.jp/universaldownloader-prefetch
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
SOLUTION
9.800
1.704.08
04 Feb 2016
Step 1
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA_SOFTONIC.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.
Step 2
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
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