ADW_YEABESTS

August 28, 2018

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 Analysis by: John Donnie Celestre

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 ALIASES:

Adware.Agent.TTN (BITDEFENDER), Adware-YBeast. (NAI)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:

 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:

 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:

 REPORTED INFECTION:

 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

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  Threat Type: Adware
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  Destructiveness: No
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  Encrypted:
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  In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

682 bytes

File Type:

JS

Initial Samples Received Date:

22 Aug 2018

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.

Adware Routine

This Adware connects to the following URLs to download and display ads:

• http://{BLOCKED}r.pw/ads/gad1.js
• http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}q.com/a.php?626ref1=25&626Name=test&626ref2=9172b&626ref3=ref3&tebugip=&teid=fastconnect1&tuid=tuid

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

1.993.00

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

23 Aug 2018

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

1.994.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

24 Aug 2018

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