PUA_REGISTRYBOOSTER.GA
PUP.Optional.Uniblue.A (MalwareBytes)
Windows
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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.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
6,965,840 bytes
EXE
No
06 Dec 2017
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.
Installation
This Potentially Unwanted Application drops the following files:
- %Application Data%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Uniblue RegistryBooster.lnk
- %Desktop%\Uniblue RegistryBooster.lnk
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\cwebpage.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\InstallerExtensions.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\intermediate_views.dat
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Launcher.exe
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\library.dat
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\br\br.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\br\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\de\de.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\de\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\dk\dk.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\dk\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\en\en.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\en\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\es\es.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\es\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\fi\fi.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\fi\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\fr\fr.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\fr\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\gr\gr.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\gr\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\it\it.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\it\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\jp\jp.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\jp\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\nl\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\nl\nl.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\no\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\no\no.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\pl\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\pl\pl.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\pt\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\pt\pt.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\ru\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\ru\ru.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\se\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\se\se.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\tr\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\tr\tr.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\xs\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\xs\xs.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\xt\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\xt\xt.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\msvcp90.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\msvcr90.dll
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\rb_move_serial.exe
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\rb_ubm.exe
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\rbmonitor.exe
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\rbnotifier.exe
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\registrybooster.exe
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\repair_transform.xsl
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\settings.ini
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Third Party Terms\comtypes.txt
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Third Party Terms\cwebpage.dll.html
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Third Party Terms\decorator.py.txt
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Third Party Terms\ordereddict.py.txt
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Third Party Terms\py2exe.txt
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Third Party Terms\python.txt
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Third Party Terms\python-changes.txt
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Third Party Terms\simplejson.txt
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Third Party Terms\wmi.txt
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\views.dat
- %ProgramData%\{GUID}\{GUID}.native.bitness.log
- %ProgramData%\{GUID}\{GUID}.native.data.log
- %ProgramData%\{GUID}\{GUID}.native.elements.log
- %ProgramData%\{GUID}\{GUID}.native.weight.log
- %ProgramData%\{GUID}\bm_installer.dat
- %ProgramData%\{GUID}\bm_installer.exe
- %ProgramData%\{GUID}\bm_installer.lan
- %ProgramData%\{GUID}\bm_installer.lnk
- %ProgramData%\{GUID}\bm_installer.par
- %ProgramData%\{GUID}\bm_installer.res
- %ProgramData%\{GUID}\instance.dat
- %ProgramData%\{GUID}\mia.lib
- %Start Menu%\Programs\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\をアンインストールRegistryBooster.lnk
- %Start Menu%\Programs\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\RegistryBooster.lnk
(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming 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.. %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.. %ProgramData% is the Program Data folder, where it usually is C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\ProgramData 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.. %Start Menu% is the Start Menu folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Start Menu on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu 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.)
It creates the following folders:
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\de
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\dk
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\en
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\es
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\fi
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\fr
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\gr
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\it
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\jp
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\nl
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\no
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\pl
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\pt
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\ru
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\se
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\tr
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\xs
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\locale\xt
- %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Third Party Terms
- %ProgramData%\{GUID}
- %ProgramData%\{GUID}\{GUID}
- %Start Menu%\Programs\Uniblue\
- %Start Menu%\Programs\Uniblue\RegistryBooster
(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.. %ProgramData% is the Program Data folder, where it usually is C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\ProgramData 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.. %Start Menu% is the Start Menu folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Start Menu on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu 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\Classes\
Applications\{initial filename}.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Applications\bm_installer.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Uniblue
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Uniblue\
Registry Booster2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MimarSinan
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MimarSinan\
InstallAware
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MimarSinan\
InstallAware\Ident.Cache
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MimarSinan\
InstallAware\Ident.Cache\{GUID}
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Applications\bm_installer.exe
IsHostApp = ""
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Uniblue\
Registry Booster2
LANG = Japanese
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MimarSinan\
InstallAware\Ident.Cache\{GUID}
VersionMajor = 6
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MimarSinan\
InstallAware\Ident.Cache\{GUID}
VersionMinor = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MimarSinan\
InstallAware\Ident.Cache\{GUID}
(Default) = C:\ProgramData\{GUID}\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Uniblue\
Registry Booster2
LANG = Japanese
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Uniblue\
Registry Booster2
set_scan = TRUE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Uniblue\
Registry Booster2
InstalledLocation = %Program Files%\Uniblue\RegistryBooster\Launcher.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Uniblue\
Registry Booster2
LatestDownloadUrl = http://{BLOCKED}ad.{BLOCKED}e.com/ven/rb/insaneent/web/registrybooster.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Uniblue\
Registry Booster2
CampaignDownloadUrl = http://{BLOCKED}ad.{BLOCKED}ue.com/ven/rb/insaneent/web/registrybooster.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Uniblue\
Registry Booster2
PurchaseUrl = http://www.{BLOCKED}ities.com/products/campaigns/rbtrial/venorder/insaneentweb/
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Uniblue\
Registry Booster2
SuppressPurchaseParams = 0
Other Details
This Potentially Unwanted Application connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}b.{BLOCKED}e.com.s3.amazonaws.com/latest_updates/application.txt
- http://{BLOCKED}d.{BLOCKED}e.com/ubm/lhb?uuid={value}&p=RegistryBooster&v=6.0.7.2&a=scan
SOLUTION
9.850
1.905.00
28 Dec 2017
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
Identify and terminate files detected as PUA_REGISTRYBOOSTER.GA
- Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
- If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
- If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.
Step 3
Remove PUA_REGISTRYBOOSTER.GA by using its own Uninstall option
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA_REGISTRYBOOSTER.GA. 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:
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