Modified by: Jaime Benigno Reyes
ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Brantall.C (Microsoft); Trojan.Gen.3 (Symantec); Trojan-Downloader.Win32.BrainInst.gb (Kaspersky); InstallBrain (fs) (Sunbelt); Trojan horse Downloader.Generic13.BRCS (AVG)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Adware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This adware may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 737,568 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 24 Oct 2014

Arrival Details

This adware may be manually installed by a user.

Installation

This adware creates the following folders:

  • %User Temp%\ibtmpc810632

(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

Other Details

This adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://www.{BLOCKCED}ogic.com/installer/632/start.cf?cmp=34&sub=4019&rkey={random key}