ADW_SANCTIONEDMEDIA.GA
MSIL/Adware.SanctionedMedia.A application (ESET); AdWare.MSIL.Sancmed.p (Kaspersky);
Windows
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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. It arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.
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.
It arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.
Installation
This adware drops and executes the following files:
- %User Temp%\smUninstall.exe
(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.{BLOCKED}onedmedia.com/version2.XML
- http://www.{BLOCKED}onedmedia.com/smfeed2.php
- http://www.{BLOCKED}onedmedia.com/smlog.php