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ADWARE.JAVA.FEELINGDECOMPILER.GA

November 19, 2018
 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Adware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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.

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

87,085 bytes

File Type:

JAR

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

02 Nov 2018

Payload:

Steals information, Connects to URLs/IPs, Downloads files

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.

Download Routine

This Adware downloads an updated copy of itself from the following website(s):

  • http://{BLOCKED}place.{BLOCKED}e.org/marketplace-client-intro?mpc_install=472922

Information Theft

This Adware gathers the following data:

  • Country
  • Country Code
  • Province
  • City
  • User Country
  • OS Name
  • OS Architechture
  • OS Version
  • Java Version
  • Eclipse Product
  • Eclipse Version
  • Decompiler Version
  • Decompile Count
  • Adclick Count
  • Total Adclick Count

Stolen Information

This Adware sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}iler.{BLOCKED}k.com/statistics.php

Other Details

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.117.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

08 Nov 2018

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 ADWARE.JAVA.FEELINGDECOMPILER.GA

[ Learn More ]
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ADWARE.JAVA.FEELINGDECOMPILER.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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