Analysis by: Rhena Inocencio
 ALIASES:

W32/DownWare.E!tr (Fortinet)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Adware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This adware arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages. It may be manually installed by a user.

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tipo de compactação: 94,208 bytes
Tipo de arquivo: EXE
Residente na memória: No
Data de recebimento das amostras iniciais: 25 Jun 2013

Arrival Details

This adware arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Other Details

This adware requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

NOTES:

This adware accepts the following parameters:

  • Install
  • Uninstall
  • Run
  • Help

  SOLUTION

Mecanismo de varredura mínima: 9.300
SSAPI Pattern File: 1.413.00
SSAPI Pattern Release Date: 25 Jun 2013

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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ADW_DOWNWRE.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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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