PUA_COMPROMISEDCERT
Program:Win32/CompromisedCert.C (Micosoft), Dell Foundation Agent eDell (PUA) (Sophos), HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Blacert.a (Kaspersky), RiskWare.CompromisedCert (Malwarebytes)
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.
It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
100,040 bytes
DLL
Yes
27 Nov 2015
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 requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.
SOLUTION
9.800
1.689.00
24 Dec 2015
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
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA_COMPROMISEDCERT. 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.
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