ADW_RATSTOM
SoftPulse (Sophos); SoftPulse (McAfee); Win32:SoftPulse-BE [PUP] (Avast)
Windows
Threat Type: Adware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This adware 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
1,145,736 bytes
EXE
No
15 Dec 2014
Arrival Details
This adware 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 adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}i5zfgk6tafpr.i9bkgi2347.com/__dmp__/
- http://{BLOCKED}i5zfgk6tafpr.i9bkgi2347.com/{random}
- http://{BLOCKED}i5zfgk6tafpr.i9bkgi2347.com/maxpower-static/templates/{data}/css/style.css
- http://{BLOCKED}i5zfgk6tafpr.i9bkgi2347.com/__maxpower__/render_template/{data}?language_code=en
- http://{BLOCKED}i5zfgk6tafpr.i9bkgi2347.com/maxpower-static/apps/{data}/css/style.css
- http://{BLOCKED}i5zfgk6tafpr.i9bkgi2347.com/__maxpower__/render_screen/{data}/screen_variation=videoUpdater
- http://{BLOCKED}i5zfgk6tafpr.i9bkgi2347.com/maxpower-static/templates/{data}/css/images/bullet-short.gif
- http://{BLOCKED}i5zfgk6tafpr.i9bkgi2347.com/maxpower-static/templates/{data}/css/images/i-download.png
SOLUTION
9.700
1.575.00
Step 1
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ADW_RATSTOM. 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.
Step 2
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
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