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PUA_LIGHTSEE.GA

September 27, 2018
 Analysis by: Kiyoshi Obuchi
 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • 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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

1,370,632 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Initial Samples Received Date:

27 May 2018

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}.{BLOCKED}v.cn/api/infoc/dr?d=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
  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}v.cn/api/infoc/dr?d=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
  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}rspace.org/awcp/bin/20180605/shell.exe.md5
  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}erspace.org/awcp/bin/goal

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.107.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

04 Oct 2018

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

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Identify and terminate files detected as PUA_LIGHTSEE.GA

[ Learn More ]
  1. Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
  2. If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
  3. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA_LIGHTSEE.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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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