Adware.Win32.2345Soft.A
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.
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:
- %Application Data%\2345SoftMgr\update\download\0
- %Application Data%\2345SoftMgr
- %Application Data%\2345SoftMgr\update
- %Application Data%\SoftMgr_2345
- %Application Data%\2345SoftMgr\config
- %Application Data%\2345SoftMgr\update\download
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
Dropping Routine
This Adware drops the following files:
- %Application Data%\2345SoftMgr\update\download\0\2345SoftMgr.NewVersion.data
- %Application Data%\2345SoftMgr\config\commonData
- %Application Data%\2345SoftMgr\update\2345SoftMgr.CheckVersion.data
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
Other Details
This Adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://update.{BLOCKED}an.2345.com/check_new_version_next.php
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Search and delete these components
- %Application Data%\2345SoftMgr\update\download\0\2345SoftMgr.NewVersion.data
- %Application Data%\2345SoftMgr\config\commonData
- %Application Data%\2345SoftMgr\update\2345SoftMgr.CheckVersion.data
Step 3
Search and delete these folders
- %Application Data%\2345SoftMgr\update\download\0
- %Application Data%\2345SoftMgr
- %Application Data%\2345SoftMgr\update
- %Application Data%\SoftMgr_2345
- %Application Data%\2345SoftMgr\config
- %Application Data%\2345SoftMgr\update\download
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Adware.Win32.2345Soft.A. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
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