Author: Mohammed Malubay   
 

AdWare.Win32.Aureate.a(KASPERSKY);

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVER ALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL::
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL::
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:
Low
Medium
High
Critical

  • Threat Type:
    Potentially Unwanted Application

  • Destructiveness:
    No

  • Encrypted:
     

  • In the wild::
    Yes

  OVERVIEW

It 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: 1,777,098 bytes
File type: EXE
Memory resident: Yes
INITIAL SAMPLES RECEIVED DATE: 15 lutego 2021

Detalles de entrada

It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Instalación

Agrega las carpetas siguientes:

  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla

(Nota: %Program Files% es la carpeta Archivos de programa predeterminada, que suele estar en C:\Archivos de programa).

)

Infiltra los archivos siguientes:

  • %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Go!Zilla.lnk
  • %Desktop%\Go!Zilla.lnk
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\ad468x60.gzf
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\ad468x60.url
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\advert.dll
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\barimg\lizardbar.bmp
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\barimg\pannini.bmp
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\barimg\picasso.bmp
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\barimg\prog3.bmp
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\barimg\prog4.bmp
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\barimg\prog5.bmp
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\barimg\progbar256.bmp
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\barimg\rind.bmp
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\barimg\vgogh.bmp
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\click.wav
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Down.exe
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Go.cnt
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Go.exe
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Go.hlp
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\goeye.avi
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\GoIEHlp.dll
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\gozEULA.txt
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\growl.wav
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\INSTALL.LOG
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\listbk.bmp
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\netson.gif
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Orderfrm.txt
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\problem.wav
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Readme.txt
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\scream.wav
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\site.dat
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\status.map
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Tips.tip
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\treebk.bmp
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Uninstall Go!Zilla.lnk
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\UNWISE.EXE
  • %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\update.wav
  • %System%\advert.dll
  • %System%\Amcis.dll
  • %System%\DMPObj.ocx
  • %System%\Mscal.ocx
  • %System%\temp.000
  • %Windows%\amc\1\1.ctl

(Nota: %Desktop% es la carpeta Escritorio del usuario activo, que en el caso de Windows 98 y ME suele estar en C:\Windows\Profiles\{nombre de usuario}\Escritorio, en el caso de Windows NT en C:\WINNT\Profiles\{nombre de usuario}\Escritorio, en el caso de Windows 2000(32-bit), XP y Server 2003(32-bit) en C:\Documents and Settings\{nombre de usuario}\Escritorio y en el caso de Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) y 10(64-bit) en C:\Users\{nombre de usuario}\Desktop).

. %Program Files% es la carpeta Archivos de programa predeterminada, que suele estar en C:\Archivos de programa).

. %System% es la carpeta del sistema de Windows, que en el caso de Windows 98 y ME suele estar en C:\Windows\System, en el caso de Windows NT y 2000 en C:\WINNT\System32 y en el caso de Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, Server 2003(32-bit), Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64bit) y 10(64-bit) en C:\Windows\System32).

. %Windows% es la carpeta de Windows, que suele estar en C:\Windows o C:\WINNT).

)

Agrega los procesos siguientes:

  • "%User Temp%\{Random Characters}.tmp" %System%\Mscal.ocx
  • "%User Temp%\{Random Characters}.tmp" %System%\DMPObj.ocx
  • "%User Temp%\{Random Characters}.tmp" %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\GoIEHlp.dll
  • "%User Temp%\{Random Characters}.tmp" %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\advert.dll
  • "%User Temp%\{Random Characters}.tmp" %System%\advert.dll
  • "%User Temp%\{Random Characters}.tmp" %System%\Amcis.dll
  • "%Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Go.exe" /REGISTER
  • "%Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Go.exe"

(Nota: %System% es la carpeta del sistema de Windows, que en el caso de Windows 98 y ME suele estar en C:\Windows\System, en el caso de Windows NT y 2000 en C:\WINNT\System32 y en el caso de Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, Server 2003(32-bit), Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64bit) y 10(64-bit) en C:\Windows\System32).

. %Program Files% es la carpeta Archivos de programa predeterminada, que suele estar en C:\Archivos de programa).

)

Otras modificaciones del sistema

Agrega las siguientes entradas de registro:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Go!Zilla
DisplayName = Go!Zilla

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Go!Zilla
UninstallString = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\UNWISE.EXE %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\INSTALL.LOG

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs
%System%\advert.dll = 1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs
%System%\Amcis.dll = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
Version
netson = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla
(Default) =

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Adding File\
.current
(Default) = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\growl.wav

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Adding File\
.current
(Default) = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\scream.wav

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Download Failed\
.current
(Default) = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\problem.wav

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\New Updates\
.current
(Default) = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\update.wav

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Click\
.current
(Default) = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\click.wav

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Partial Download\DefaultIcon
(Default) = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\GO.EXE,2

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
Version
work_dir = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
.DMP
Content Type = application/x-dmp

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
.CCF
Content Type = application/x-ccf-content

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
.PART
(Default) = Partial Download

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Partial Download
(Default) = Partial Go!Zilla Download

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Partial Download\shell\open\
command
(Default) = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Go.exe "%1"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
.DMP
(Default) = DMPFile

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
DMPFile
(Default) = Download Management Protocol

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
DMPFile\shell\open\
command
(Default) = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Go.exe "%1"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CCFFile\shell\open\
command
(Default) = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Go.exe "%1"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
Automation
integration = 1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CLSID\{Generated ID}\LocalServer32
(Default) = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Go.exe

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
Connection
global max = 4294967295

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
Version
Module Name = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Go.exe

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
Window Style
downpos = 0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Go.Document
(Default) = Go!Zilla FileList

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Go.Document\DefaultIcon
(Default) = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Go.exe,1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Go.Document\shell\open\
command
(Default) = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Go.exe "%1"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Go.Document\shell\print\
command
(Default) = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Go.exe /p "%1"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Go.Document\shell\printto\
command
(Default) = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Go.exe /pt "%1" "%2" "%3" "%4"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
.gzl
(Default) = Go.Document

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
.gzl\ShellNew
NullFile =

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CLSID\{Generated ID}
(Default) = Go!Zilla FileList

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Go.Document\CLSID
(Default) = {Generated ID}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CLSID\{Generated ID}\ProgID
(Default) = Go.Document

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CLSID\{Generated ID}\InprocHandler32
(Default) = ole32.d

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CLSID\{Generated ID}\LocalServer32
(Default) = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\Go.exe

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
Window
Title = Go!Zilla - All Categories

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
SOFTWARE\Aureate\Advertising\
Path
0 = %Program Files%\Go!Zilla\advert.dll

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Aureate\
Advertising\Demographics
Countdown13 = 2

Otros detalles

Agrega las siguientes entradas de registro como parte de la rutina de instalación:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
Go!Zilla

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
Version

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Adding File

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Adding File\
.current

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Download Success

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Download Success\
.current

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Download Failed

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Download Failed\
.current

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\StartUp

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\StartUp\
.current

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\ShutDown

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\ShutDown\
.current

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Connecting to Internet

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Connecting to Internet\
.current

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Connected to Internet

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Connected to Internet\
.current

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Disconnecting from Internet

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Disconnecting from Internet\
.current

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\System Shutdown

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\System Shutdown\
.current

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Leeching Done

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Leeching Done\
.current

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\New Updates

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\New Updates\
.current

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Click

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Click\
.current

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Download Starting

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\Download Starting\
.current

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\New Channel Content

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\
Apps\GoZilla\New Channel Content\
.current

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Partial Download

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Partial Download\DefaultIcon

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
.PART

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Partial Download\shell

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Partial Download\shell\open

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Partial Download\shell\open\
command

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
DMPFile

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
DMPFile\shell

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
DMPFile\shell\open

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
DMPFile\shell\open\
command

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CCFFile

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CCFFile\shell

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CCFFile\shell\open

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CCFFile\shell\open\
command

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
GoZilla.Netscape.Protocol

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
GoZilla.Netscape.Protocol\CLSID

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
Connection

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
Window Style

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
Window

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
Recent File List

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
Settings

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Go.Document

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Go.Document\DefaultIcon

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Go.Document\shell

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Go.Document\shell\open

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Go.Document\shell\open\
command

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Go.Document\shell\print

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Go.Document\shell\print\
command

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Go.Document\shell\printto

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Go.Document\shell\printto\
command

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
.gzl

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
.gzl\ShellNew

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CLSID\{Generated ID}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
Go.Document\CLSID

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
Graph

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
Files

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
FTPSearch

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Go!Zilla\
AutoDUN

  SOLUTION

Minimum scan engine: 9.800
SSAPI Pattern-Datei: 2.379.00
SSAPI Pattern veröffentlicht am: 18 February 2021

Step 1

Los usuarios de Windows ME y XP, antes de llevar a cabo cualquier exploración, deben comprobar que tienen desactivada la opción Restaurar sistema para permitir la exploración completa del equipo.

Step 2

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Quitar PUA.Win32.GoZilla.A por medio de su propia opción de desinstalación

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Para desinstalar el proceso de grayware

Step 4

Explorar el equipo con su producto de Trend Micro para eliminar los archivos detectados como PUA.Win32.GoZilla.A En caso de que el producto de Trend Micro ya haya limpiado, eliminado o puesto en cuarentena los archivos detectados, no serán necesarios más pasos. Puede optar simplemente por eliminar los archivos en cuarentena. Consulte esta página de Base de conocimientos para obtener más información.


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