ADW_PCMEGA
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
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Threat Type: Adware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This adware 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
Arrival Details
This adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Installation
This adware creates the following folders:
- %System Root%\Documents and Settings\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\Application Data\GetRightToGo
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.. %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)
Other System Modifications
This adware adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\
GetRightToGo
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\
GetRightToGo\SharedConfig
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\
GetRightToGo\CustomizedApps
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\
GetRightToGo\NoRange-0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\
GetRightToGo\NoRange-X
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\
GetRightToGo\SharedConfig
BusyPause = "f"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\
GetRightToGo\SharedConfig
FileCache = "0"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\
GetRightToGo\SharedConfig
FileCacheKB = "64"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\
GetRightToGo\SharedConfig
Rollback = "0"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\
GetRightToGo\SharedConfig
DotGetRight = "0"
Dropping Routine
This adware drops the following files:
- %User Profile%\GetRightToGo\.data0
(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
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
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.
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
- Headlight
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight
- GetRightToGo
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\GetRightToGo
- SharedConfig
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\GetRightToGo
- CustomizedApps
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\GetRightToGo
- NoRange-0
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\GetRightToGo
- NoRange-X
Step 3
Delete this registry value
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.
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\GetRightToGo\SharedConfig
- BusyPause = "f"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\GetRightToGo\SharedConfig
- FileCache = "0"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\GetRightToGo\SharedConfig
- FileCacheKB = "64"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\GetRightToGo\SharedConfig
- Rollback = "0"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\GetRightToGo\SharedConfig
- DotGetRight = "0"
Step 4
Search and delete this file
- %User Profile%\GetRightToGo\.data0
Step 5
Search and delete these folders
- %System Root%\Documents and Settings\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\Application Data\GetRightToGo
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1
- %System Root%\DOCUME~1\Wilbert
- %User Profile%\LOCALS~1
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ADW_PCMEGA. 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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