Analysis by: Pearl Charlaine Espejo
ALIASES:

BitCocktail (PUA) (Sophos); Adware.Shopper.919 (DrWeb); PUA.Toolbar.BitCocktail (Ikarus); Riskware.Win32.Shopper.edfsfg (NANO-Antivirus)

 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 arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 707,928 bytes
File Type: DLL
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 15 Nov 2016

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.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
SSAPI PATTERN File: 1.787.00
SSAPI PATTERN Date: 24 Nov 2016

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_VBATES.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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