PUA_REIMAGEREPAIR
Riskware/ReImageRepair (Fortinet); Win32/ReImageRepair.F potentially unwanted (ESET-NOD32); PUA.Win32.ReImageRepair.ReLi (Baidu)
Windows
Threat Type: Potentially Unwanted Application
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This potentially unwanted application may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It 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 may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.
It 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 drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\sqlite3.exe
- %User Temp%\ReimagePackage.exe
- %User Temp%\cfl.rei
- %User Temp%\downloader log.txt
- %User Temp%\downloader_version.xml
- %User Temp%\repair_version.xml
- %User Temp%\repair setup log.txt
- %User Temp%\InstallationPixel.txt
- %User Temp%\FF.bat
- %User Temp%\FF.txt
- %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\avg-seal.bmp
- %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\Banner.dll
- %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\inetc.dll
- %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\installer-164x314.bmp
- %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\LogEx.dll
- %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\modern-header.bmp
- %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\nsDialogs.dll
- %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\nsExec.dll
- %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\stack.dll
- %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\System.dll
- %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\UserInfo.dll
- %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\WmiInspector.dll
- %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\xml.dll
- %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp\ns{random}.tmp
- %Desktop%\Resume Reimage Repair Installation.lnk
(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.. %Desktop% is the desktop folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Desktop in Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop in 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.)
It creates the following folders:
- %Program Files%\Reimage\Reimage Repair
- %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp
(Note: %Program Files% is the Program Files folder, where it usually is C:\Program Files on all Windows operating system versions; C:\Program Files (x86) for 32-bit applications running on Windows 64-bit operating systems.. %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 System Modifications
This potentially unwanted application adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Reimage
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Reimage
Other Details
This potentially unwanted application connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://www.{BLOCKED}geplus.com/
- http://{BLOCKED}p.reimage.com/
- http://{BLOCKED}p.reimage.com/
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
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_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
- Reimage
- Reimage
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
- Reimage
- Reimage
Step 4
Search and delete these folders
- %Program Files%\Reimage\Reimage Repair
- %User Temp%\ns{random}.tmp
Step 5
Search and delete this file
- %User Temp%\sqlite3.exe
- %User Temp%\ReimagePackage.exe
- %User Temp%\cfl.rei
- %User Temp%\downloader log.txt
- %User Temp%\downloader_version.xml
- %User Temp%\repair_version.xml
- %User Temp%\repair setup log.txt
- %User Temp%\InstallationPixel.txt
- %User Temp%\FF.bat
- %User Temp%\FF.txt
- %Desktop%\Resume Reimage Repair Installation.lnk
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA_REIMAGEREPAIR. 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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