ADW_INSTALLQ
Win32/InstallIQ.A application (ESET), InstallIQ Installer (Sunbelt), Riskware/Agent (Fortinet)
Windows
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Threat Type: Adware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This adware may be manually installed by a user.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This adware may be manually installed by a user.
Installation
This adware drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\qs_{random}
- %User Temp%\qs_{random}\{grayware filename}.log
- %User Temp%\SymCCIS.dll
- %User Temp%\SymCCISDll.txt
(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:
- {BLOCKED}taller.com/api/trackofferinstalldetails
- {BLOCKED}taller.com/api/productsession
- {BLOCKED}taller.com/api/installerror
- {BLOCKED}ct.{BLOCKED}ck.co/api/values/count
SOLUTION
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
Search and delete this file
- %User Temp%\qs_{random}
- %User Temp%\qs_{random}\{grayware filename}.log
- %User Temp%\SymCCIS.dll
- %User Temp%\SymCCISDll.txt
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ADW_INSTALLQ 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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