PUA.Win32.Softcnapp.ABE
Windows
Threat Type: Potentially Unwanted Application
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Potentially Unwanted Application 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 Potentially Unwanted Application 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 Potentially Unwanted Application creates the following folders:
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME\Config
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME\AllSkin
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME.users\BackMB
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME.users\MB
- %Program Files%\WanNengWBInput\10.0.2.10108
- %Program Files%\WanNengWBInput\10.0.2.10108\Dict
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME\Skin
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME.users
- %Program Files%\WanNengWBInput
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME\UseData
(Note: %AppDataLocal% is the Local Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).. %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000(32-bit), Server 2003(32-bit), XP, Vista(64-bit), 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit) , or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP(64-bit), Vista(64-bit), 7(64-bit), 8(64-bit), 8.1(64-bit), 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
Other System Modifications
This Potentially Unwanted Application deletes the following files:
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME.users\MB\UserData.db-journal
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME.users\MB\UserFreqData.db-journal
(Note: %AppDataLocal% is the Local Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
Dropping Routine
This Potentially Unwanted Application drops the following files:
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME.users\MB\UserFreqData.db
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME.users\MB\UserData.db
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME\Config\Related.ini
(Note: %AppDataLocal% is the Local Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
Ransomware Routine
This Potentially Unwanted Application renames encrypted files using the following names:
- {encrypted file}.db-journal
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
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME.users\MB\UserFreqData.db
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME.users\MB\UserData.db
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME\Config\Related.ini
Step 3
Search and delete these folders
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME\Config
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME\AllSkin
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME.users\BackMB
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME.users\MB
- %Program Files%\WanNengWBInput\10.0.2.10108
- %Program Files%\WanNengWBInput\10.0.2.10108\Dict
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME\Skin
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME.users
- %Program Files%\WanNengWBInput
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME\UseData
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA.Win32.Softcnapp.ABE. 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:
Step 5
Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME.users\MB\UserData.db-journal
- %AppDataLocal%Low\WanNengWBIME.users\MB\UserFreqData.db-journal
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