ADW_LEAPY
Riskware/BrowseFox (Fortinet) ,a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.G application (Eset) ,Yontoo (fs) (Sunbelt)
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
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Threat Type: Adware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This adware arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages. It may be manually installed by a user.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This adware arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.
It may be manually installed by a user.
Other System Modifications
This adware adds the following registry keys as part of its installation routine:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1AA60054-57D9-4F99-9A55-D0FBFBE7ECD3}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Tracing\BAP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Tracing\PPP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Tracing\RASBACP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Tracing\RASCCP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Tracing\RASEAP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Tracing\RASIPCP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Tracing\RASIPHLP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Tracing\RASMAN
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Tracing\RASPAP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Tracing\RASQEC
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Tracing\RASSPAP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Tracing\RASTAPI
Other Details
This adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- api.{BLOCKED}eap.net
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
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product and note files detected as ADW_LEAPY
Step 3
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. Before you could do this, you must restart in Safe Mode. For instructions on how to do this, you may refer to this page If the preceding step requires you to restart in safe mode, you may proceed to edit the system registry.
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {1AA60054-57D9-4F99-9A55-D0FBFBE7ECD3}
- {1AA60054-57D9-4F99-9A55-D0FBFBE7ECD3}
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing
- BAP
- BAP
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing
- PPP
- PPP
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing
- RASBACP
- RASBACP
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing
- RASCCP
- RASCCP
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing
- RASEAP
- RASEAP
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing
- RASIPCP
- RASIPCP
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing
- RASIPHLP
- RASIPHLP
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing
- RASMAN
- RASMAN
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing
- RASPAP
- RASPAP
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing
- RASQEC
- RASQEC
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing
- RASSPAP
- RASSPAP
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing
- RASTAPI
- RASTAPI
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ADW_LEAPY. 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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