Analysis by: Michael Jay Villanueva
 Modified by: Cris Nowell Pantanilla
 ALIASES:

HEUR:AdWare.Win32.DealPly.gen (Kaspersky); Win32/DealPly.DM (Nod32)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Potentially Unwanted Application

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Canal de infecção: Dropped by other malware

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

It connects to certain websites to send and receive information. It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tipo de compactação: 293,376 bytes
Tipo de arquivo: EXE
Residente na memória: Yes
Data de recebimento das amostras iniciais: 15 Oct 2016
Carga útil: Connects to URLs/IPs

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 arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Installation

This potentially unwanted application injects codes into the following process(es):

  • chrome.exe
  • iexplore.exe
  • firefox.exe

Other Details

This potentially unwanted application connects to the following website to send and receive information:

  • http://q.{BLOCKED}cejs.net/dealdo/event-report?type=quick&topic={data}&partner={data}&channel={data}&version={data}&hid={data}&instgrp={data}&process={data}

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

It does the following:

  • It monitors the user's browsing activities.

  SOLUTION

Mecanismo de varredura mínima: 9.800
SSAPI Pattern File: 1.776.25
SSAPI Pattern Release Date: 15 Oct 2016

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 PUA_DealPly.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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