PUA_WINTHRUSTER.COMPONENT
PUA.RegCleanPro (Symantec); a variant of Win32/Systweak potentially unwanted (ESET-NOD32)
Windows
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 arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.
It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine. This is the Trend Micro detection for files that exhibit certain behaviors.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
7,123,376 bytes
EXE
No
02 Jun 2014
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.
Other Details
This potentially unwanted application requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.
This is the Trend Micro detection for:
- component files of PUA_WINTHRUSTER
SOLUTION
9.80
1.671.00
29 Oct 2015
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_WINTHRUSTER.COMPONENT. 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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