Analysis by: Joachim Suico
ALIASES:

Generic PUA JP (Sophos); Win32.Trojan.Agent.Tafl (Tencent); Win32.SuspectCrc (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 arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 6,940,160 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 20 May 2015

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.

Other Details

This potentially unwanted application requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.750
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 1.630.52
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 20 May 2015
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 1.631.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 21 May 2015

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as
 PUA_SProtect.component

*Note: 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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