PUA_INSTALLCORE.GN
PUA/InstallCore.yrty (Avira); Win32/InstallCore.AFV (ESET-NOD32)
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.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
1,071,264 bytes
EXE
No
02 Mar 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.
Installation
This Potentially Unwanted Application drops the following files:
- %Desktop%\Continue WinZip Installation.lnk
- %Desktop%\wnzpw.txt
- %Program Files%\{random filename}.log
- %User Temp%\ICReinstall_{malware filename}.exe
- %User Temp%\in{random}\bootstrap_6600.html
- %User Temp%\in{random}\css\ie6_main.css
- %User Temp%\in{random}\css\main.css
- %User Temp%\in{random}\css\sdk-ui\browse.css
- %User Temp%\in{random}\css\sdk-ui\button.css
- %User Temp%\in{random}\css\sdk-ui\checkbox.css
- %User Temp%\in{random}\css\sdk-ui\images\button-bg.png
- %User Temp%\in{random}\css\sdk-ui\images\progress-bg-corner.png
- %User Temp%\in{random}\css\sdk-ui\images\progress-bg.png
- %User Temp%\in{random}\css\sdk-ui\images\progress-bg2.png
- %User Temp%\in{random}\css\sdk-ui\progress-bar.css
- %User Temp%\in{random}\csshover3.htc
- %User Temp%\in{random}\form.bmp.Mask
- %User Temp%\in{random}\images\BG.png
- %User Temp%\in{random}\images\Close.png
- %User Temp%\in{random}\images\Close_Hover.png
- %User Temp%\in{random}\images\Color_Button.png
- %User Temp%\in{random}\images\Color_Button_Hover.png
- %User Temp%\in{random}\images\Grey_Button.png
- %User Temp%\in{random}\images\Grey_Button_Hover.png
- %User Temp%\in{random}\images\Loader.gif
- %User Temp%\in{random}\images\Progress.png
- %User Temp%\in{random}\images\ProgressBar.png
- %User Temp%\in{random}\images\Welcome_BG.jpg
- %User Temp%\in{random}\images\arrow.png
- %User Temp%\in{random}\locale\CS.locale
- %User Temp%\in{random}\locale\DE.locale
- %User Temp%\in{random}\locale\EN.locale
- %User Temp%\in{random}\locale\ES.locale
- %User Temp%\in{random}\locale\FR.locale
- %User Temp%\in{random}\locale\IT.locale
- %User Temp%\in{random}\locale\JA.locale
- %User Temp%\in{random}\locale\KO.locale
- %User Temp%\in{random}\locale\NL.locale
- %User Temp%\in{random}\locale\PT.locale
- %User Temp%\in{random}\locale\RU.locale
- %User Temp%\in{random}\locale\TW.locale
- %User Temp%\in{random}\locale\ZH.locale
- %User Temp%\in{random}\wnzpw.dll
- %User Temp%\in{random}\{random filename}.tmp
- %User Temp%\in{random}\{random}_stp.CIS.part
- %User Temp%\in{random}\{random}_stp.MSI.part
- %User Temp%\in{random}\{random}_stp\asgnd.json
- %User Temp%\{random filename}.dat
- %User Temp%\{random filename}.log
(Note: %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.. %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.)
It creates the following folders:
- %User Temp%\in{random}
- %User Temp%\in{random}\css
- %User Temp%\in{random}\css\sdk-ui
- %User Temp%\in{random}\images
- %User Temp%\in{random}\locale
(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.)
Other Details
This Potentially Unwanted Application connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}u.{BLOCKED}ip.com/ofr/Solululadul/asgnd.cis
- http://{BLOCKED}v.{BLOCKED}websiteoptimizer.com/2.0/va-f432f5cdd68dfadc9b27843f30b04b7c.js
- http://{BLOCKED}v.{BLOCKED}websiteoptimizer.com/j.php?a={value}&u={value}&r={value}
- http://{BLOCKED}v.{BLOCKED}lwebsiteoptimizer.com/v.gif?a={value}&d={value}&u={value}&h={value}&t={value}&r={value}
- http://{BLOCKED}load.{BLOCKED}ip.com/gad/20/winzip_en_32.msi
- http://{BLOCKED}o.{BLOCKED}ip.com/?v={value}&c={value}&at={value}&cntr={value}
- http://{BLOCKED}s.{BLOCKED}p.com/WinZip/?v={value}&c={value}&t={value}
- http://{BLOCKED}p.{BLOCKED}p.com/?pcrc={value}&v={value}
SOLUTION
9.850
1.817.00
09 Mar 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
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
Identify and terminate files detected as PUA_INSTALLCORE.GN
- 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 4
Search and delete these folders
- %User Temp%\in{random}
Step 5
Search and delete this file
- %Desktop%\Continue WinZip Installation.lnk
- %Desktop%\wnzpw.txt
- %Program Files%\{random filename}.log
- %User Temp%\ICReinstall_{malware filename}.exe
- %User Temp%\{random filename}.dat
- %User Temp%\{random filename}.log
Step 6
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA_INSTALLCORE.GN. 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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