PUA_ELEX.GC
Adware/ELEX (Fortinet); Trojan:Win32/Xadupi (Microsoft); PUP/Winzipper (Panda)
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. It arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.
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.
It arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.
Installation
This potentially unwanted application drops the following files:
- {Malware path}\log\winzipersvc.log
Other Details
This potentially unwanted application requires the following additional components to properly run:
- curlpp.dll
- libcurl.dll
- libeay32.dll
- msvcp110.dll
- msvcr110.dll
- ssleay32.dll
- zlib1.dll
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
Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.
Step 3
Search and delete this file
- {Malware path}\log\winzipersvc.log
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA_ELEX.GC. 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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