PUA_ICLOADER.GA

June 09, 2017
 Analysis by: Byron Jon Gelera
 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

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 may be manually installed by a user.

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible. It deletes itself after execution.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

2,094,072 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

26 May 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.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Other Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.96.132/request/autok?user=youllupuki&ver=9&key={value}
  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.96.132/request/fail?user=youllupuki&ver=9&key={value}

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

It deletes itself after execution.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.843.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

01 Jun 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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA_ICLOADER.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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