ADW_PATHSAV
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
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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
1,552,152 bytes
EXE
No
14 Aug 2013
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:
- %Program Files%\SPDUpdater
(Note: %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), and 7 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), and 7 (64-bit).)
Other System Modifications
This adware deletes the following files:
- %Program Files%\SPDUpdater\_updater.exe
(Note: %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), and 7 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), and 7 (64-bit).)
It adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\spd
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd\
updater
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd\
updater\components
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd\
updater\heal
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd
GUID = "{4A975EB7-34B4-4E46-B7BD-EBA9D113CC54}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd\
updater
id = "1009"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd\
updater
sum = "848f5c64ec418bce23d95ddc78848128"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd\
updater
lang = "en"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd\
updater\heal
8f801eec2b01e04fa009457965f7b5ce = "%Program Files%\SPDUpdater\updater.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd
last_action_low = "0"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd
last_action_hight = "0"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd
last_action_low = "1ebcacd6"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd
last_action_hight = "1ce9762"
Dropping Routine
This adware drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\updater.zip
- %Program Files%\SPDUpdater\updater.exe
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.. %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), and 7 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), and 7 (64-bit).)
Other Details
This adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://a.{BLOCKED}e.com/productSystem/index.php?{random characters}
- http://a.{BLOCKED}e.com/productSystem/index.php?r=api/getData/UpdaterTimeOut
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.300
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
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_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software
- spd
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd
- updater
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd\updater
- components
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd\updater
- heal
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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd
- GUID = "{4A975EB7-34B4-4E46-B7BD-EBA9D113CC54}"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd\updater
- id = "1009"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd\updater
- sum = "848f5c64ec418bce23d95ddc78848128"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd\updater
- lang = "en"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd\updater\heal
- 8f801eec2b01e04fa009457965f7b5ce = "%Program Files%\SPDUpdater\updater.exe"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd
- last_action_low = "0"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd
- last_action_hight = "0"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd
- last_action_low = "1ebcacd6"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\spd
- last_action_hight = "1ce9762"
Step 4
Search and delete these components
- %User Temp%\updater.zip
- %Program Files%\SPDUpdater\updater.exe
Step 5
Search and delete this folder
- %Program Files%\SPDUpdater
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ADW_PATHSAV. 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 7
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.
- %Program Files%\SPDUpdater\_updater.exe
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