ALIASES:

Adware:Win32/Hotbar (Microsoft); Adware-HotBar.d. (McAfee); SMG.Heur!gen, Adware.Clkpotato!gen3, Adware.Maltrec.TS!g5 (Symantec); AdWare.Win32.ScreenSaver.e (Kaspersky); Pinball Corporation. (v) (Sunbelt)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
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 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Trojan Spy

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan Spy 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: 332,976 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 25 Mar 2020

Arrival Details

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

Dropping Routine

This Trojan Spy drops the following files:

  • %Program Files%\SAItest.txt

(Note: %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000(32-bit), Server 2003(32-bit), XP, Vista(64-bit), 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit) , or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP(64-bit), Vista(64-bit), 7(64-bit), 8(64-bit), 8.1(64-bit), 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

Other Details

This Trojan Spy connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://b.{BLOCKED}ames.com/vic.aspx?ver=3.0.107.0&rnd=32858007

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Search and delete this file

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  • %Program Files%\SAItest.txt

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_SCREENSAVER_BL132AF9.TOMC. 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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