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PUA.Win32.SPIGOT.GA

February 06, 2019
 Analysis by: Maureen Reyes
 ALIASES:

Program:Win32/Vigram.A (Microsoft)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

23424432 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

05 Feb 2019

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.

Installation

This Potentially Unwanted Application drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\ns{Random}.tmp\UserInfo.dll
  • %User Temp%\ns{Random}.tmp\System.dll
  • %User Temp%\ns{Random}.tmp\NSISdl.dll
  • %User Temp%\ns{Random}.tmp\getCountry
  • %User Temp%\ns{Random}.tmp\easy.ini
  • %User Temp%\ns{Random}.tmp\video.ini
  • %User Temp%\ns{Random}.tmp\video_hardware.ini
  • %User Temp%\ns{Random}.tmp\audio.ini
  • %User Temp%\ns{Random}.tmp\InstallOptions.dll
  • %System%\C2MP\SetACL.exe

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)

It creates the following folders:

  • %User Temp%\ns{Random}.tmp

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

2.144.52

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

05 Feb 2019

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

2.145.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

06 Feb 2019

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

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

Search and delete these folders

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Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden folders in the search result.  
  • %User Temp%\ns{Random}.tmp

Step 4

Search and delete this file

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There may be some files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.
  • %System%\C2MP\SetACL.exe

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA.Win32.SPIGOT.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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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