Adware.Generic.1614443_616ac3107f – Adaware

not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.InstallMonster.gen (Kaspersky), Adware.Generic.1614443 (B) (Emsisoft), Adware.Generic.1614443 (AdAware), Trojan.Win32.IEDummy.FD, mzpefinder_pcap_file.YR (Lavasoft MAS)Behaviour: Trojan, Adware

The description has been automatically generated by Lavasoft Malware Analysis System and it may contain incomplete or inaccurate information.

Summary

MD5: 616ac3107f59c7287fde43d952e70621

SHA1: a4a3408c353cb0e36cca05822972a3d07a140f6f

SHA256: 64ecfd2575b5f093b63ebeb30840cd9e41ee28790b3aafdd58df30dd03f0744f

SSDeep: 98304:EPHZmcD7IphWhrmNteZ4rzNJUeH3DE8Tawoil1eO IYc8:6ZmeIph6rmNtH1JUgEcoi7eyYc8

Size: 5333768 bytes

File type: EXE

Platform: WIN32

Entropy: Packed

PEID: BorlandDelphi30, BorlandDelphiv30, MicrosoftWindowsShortcutfile, ACProtect141, UPolyXv05_v6

Company: Software Bundle Company

Created at: 1992-06-20 01:22:17

Analyzed on: WindowsXP SP3 32-bit

Summary: Adware. Delivers advertising content in a manner or context that may be unexpected and unwanted by users. Many adware applications also perform tracking functions. Users may want to remove adware if they object to such tracking, do not wish to see the advertising caused by the program or are frustrated by its effects on system performance.

Dynamic Analysis

Payload

No specific payload has been found.

Process activity

The Adware creates the following process(es):

%original file name%.exe:772

The Adware injects its code into the following process(es):No processes have been created.

Mutexes

The following mutexes were created/opened:No objects were found.

File activity

The process %original file name%.exe:772 makes changes in the file system.

The Adware creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)

Registry activity

The process %original file name%.exe:772 makes changes in the system registry.

The Adware creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKCR\616ac3107f59c7287fde43d952e70621.DynamicNS\Clsid]
"(Default)" = "{C379EAD1-CB34-4B09-AF6B-7E587F8BCD80}"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "5f31090b-d990-4e91-b16d-46121d0255aa"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "8aefce96-4618-42ff-a057-3536aa78233e"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths]
"Directory" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path4]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache4"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "5f31090b-d990-4e91-b16d-46121d0255aa"

[HKCR\CLSID\{C379EAD1-CB34-4B09-AF6B-7E587F8BCD80}\ProgID]
"(Default)" = "616ac3107f59c7287fde43d952e70621.DynamicNS"

[HKCR\CLSID\{C379EAD1-CB34-4B09-AF6B-7E587F8BCD80}]
"(Default)" = "DynamicNS"

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\ESENT]
"TypesSupported" = "7"
"CategoryCount" = "16"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cookies" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw\MostRecentApplication]
"ID" = "708992537"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path2]
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache2"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg]
"Active" = "1"

[HKCR\616ac3107f59c7287fde43d952e70621.DynamicNS]
"(Default)" = "DynamicNS"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil]
"Active" = "1"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cache" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg]
"ControlFlags" = "1"
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"

[HKCR\CLSID\{C379EAD1-CB34-4B09-AF6B-7E587F8BCD80}\LocalServer32]
"(Default)" = "c:\%original file name%.exe"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path1]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"
"ControlFlags" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path2]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy]
"Active" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "E7 EC A5 90 1F 4C F7 DD 2D 63 FD 08 D5 2A EC BC"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ESENT\Process\616ac3107f59c7287fde43d952e70621\DEBUG]
"Trace Level" = ""

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\ESENT]
"CategoryMessageFile" = "%System%\ESENT.dll"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path1]
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path3]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw\MostRecentApplication]
"Name" = "%original file name%.exe"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"History" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\History"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path3]
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache3"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths]
"Paths" = "4"

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\ESENT]
"EventMessageFile" = "%System%\ESENT.dll"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"
"ControlFlags" = "1"

The Adware modifies IE settings for security zones to map all local web-nodes with no dots which do not refer to any zone to the Intranet Zone:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap]
"UNCAsIntranet" = "1"

The Adware modifies IE settings for security zones to map all urls to the Intranet Zone:

"IntranetName" = "1"

The Adware modifies IE settings for security zones to map all web-nodes that bypassing the proxy to the Intranet Zone:

"ProxyBypass" = "1"

The Adware deletes the following value(s) in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ESENT\Process\616ac3107f59c7287fde43d952e70621\DEBUG]
"Trace Level"

Dropped PE files

There are no dropped PE files.

HOSTS file anomalies

No changes have been detected.

Rootkit activity

No anomalies have been detected.

Propagation

Removals

Remove it with Ad-Aware

Click (here) to download and install Ad-Aware Free Antivirus.
Update the definition files.
Run a full scan of your computer.

Manual removal*

Terminate malicious process(es) (How to End a Process With the Task Manager):
%original file name%.exe:772
Delete the original Adware file.
Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the Adware:
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
Clean the Temporary Internet Files folder, which may contain infected files (How to clean Temporary Internet Files folder).
Reboot the computer.

*Manual removal may cause unexpected system behaviour and should be performed at your own risk.

Static Analysis

VersionInfo

Company Name: Software Bundle Company
Product Name:
Product Version: 1.0.0.0
Legal Copyright:
Legal Trademarks:
Original Filename:
Internal Name:
File Version: 1.0.0.0
File Description: Short desc.
Comments:
Language: English (United States)

Company Name: Software Bundle CompanyProduct Name: Product Version: 1.0.0.0Legal Copyright: Legal Trademarks: Original Filename: Internal Name: File Version: 1.0.0.0File Description: Short desc.Comments: Language: English (United States)

PE Sections

Name	Virtual Address	Virtual Size	Raw Size	Entropy	Section MD5
CODE	4096	1905496	1905664	4.54886	1fee205b6c5f03f8a5d0cfaa4e338c93
DATA	1912832	50116	50176	3.24491	76d4c27863e7db5c23c4965424140399
BSS	1966080	38997	0	0	d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
.idata	2007040	15630	15872	3.51348	d462f9269528fec4cda938a1b5d682fe
.tls	2023424	92	0	0	d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
.rdata	2027520	24	512	0.146134	08d897d9dba56bad80a34b85a44aa4c6
.reloc	2031616	138312	138752	4.65714	da8818a6bee1bebfe082d0d43bdb45ca
.rsrc	2170880	1821189	1821696	5.28671	7097e3763bf90db0fe8c4e7b8541512b

Dropped from:

Downloaded by:

Similar by SSDeep:

Similar by Lavasoft Polymorphic Checker:

Total found: 2
86c8b32735a208fd558714edd05c0c26
95698dbb37388949ab206cc5c9381f7a

Network Activity

URLs

URL	IP
hxxp://cds.n6i9g8v7.hwcdn.net/s7zip/7z1514.exe
hxxp://www.cortisols2dilaudid2.online/s7zip/7z1514.exe	205.185.216.42

IDS verdicts (Suricata alerts: Emerging Threats ET ruleset)

Traffic

GET /s7zip/7z1514.exe HTTP/1.1

Accept: */*

Accept-Language: en-us

Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate

User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.648; .NET CLR 3.5.21022; .NET4.0C)

Host: VVV.cortisols2dilaudid2.online

Connection: Keep-Alive

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 04:53:04 GMT

Keep-Alive: timeout=5, max=100

Connection: Keep-Alive

Accept-Ranges: bytes

ETag: "1455546258"

Cache-Control: max-age=13968

Content-Length: 1098961

Content-Type: application/octet-stream

X-HW: 1466052784.dop001.fr7.t,1466052784.cds055.fr7.c

Last-Modified: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:24:18 GMT

Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="7z1514.exe"

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Map

The Adware connects to the servers at the folowing location(s):

Strings from Dumps

iexplore.exe_1512:

%?9-*09,*19}*09

.text

`.data

.rsrc

msvcrt.dll

KERNEL32.dll

NTDLL.DLL

USER32.dll

SHLWAPI.dll

SHDOCVW.dll

Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BrowseNewProcess

IE-X-X

rsabase.dll

System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows

dw15 -x -s %u

watson.microsoft.com

IEWatsonURL

%s -h %u

iedw.exe

Iexplore.XPExceptionFilter

jscript.DLL

mshtml.dll

mlang.dll

urlmon.dll

wininet.dll

shdocvw.DLL

browseui.DLL

comctl32.DLL

IEXPLORE.EXE

iexplore.pdb

ADVAPI32.dll

MsgWaitForMultipleObjects

IExplorer.EXE

IIIIIB(II<.fg>

7?_____ZZSSH%

)z.UUUUUUUU

,....Qym

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{.QLQIIIKGKGKGKGKGKG

;33;33;0

8888880

8887080

browseui.dll

shdocvw.dll

6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105)

Windows

Operating System

6.00.2900.5512