PUA_SOFTONIC.GC
August 08, 2018
ALIASES:
Riskware/Softonicdownloader (Fortinet); AdWare.AdInstaller.Softonic (Ikarus)
PLATFORM:
Windows
OVERALL RISK RATING:
DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
REPORTED INFECTION:
INFORMATION EXPOSURE:
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 may be manually installed by a user.
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
File Size: 386,864 bytes
File Type: EXE
Initial Samples Received Date: 07 Aug 2018
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 may be manually installed by a user.
Other Details
This Potentially Unwanted Application connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://lhaz.{BLOCKED}ic.jp/universaldownloader-prefetch
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.