Categories: Malware

AdWare.InstallMonster removal instruction

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What AdWare.InstallMonster virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
Reads data out of its own binary image
Authenticode signature is invalid
Attempts to modify proxy settings

How to determine AdWare.InstallMonster?


File Info:
name: 531720F8C5E1FCBBFCC4.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/cdc552f19d75ad7f3e64ad448cd50037c8013b0ef675a3d680dd2312cb758d27crc32: 46FF74E5md5: 531720f8c5e1fcbbfcc4f1dc4b421c4esha1: 615d36f013b5ba17bfedfa792d5b29cb24721f6csha256: cdc552f19d75ad7f3e64ad448cd50037c8013b0ef675a3d680dd2312cb758d27sha512: c8ca6aaa1f7fe487778c1c2846b7c40221c887744b43ae7d7d8078d744175c21b157a140d55fa266a6ba8e2054d838cb8e9bd7139ad8ef3e85b1dc7449e9d42assdeep: 393216:XYAZ/jLveLEXRl4vLvBAsfARfxnLkkKHyiCcTTS1NI:X3lXWwBiDvaIIxFXI+NItype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T138E63305386CC992D0237BF091ADA5744A765CAAF9CA80B693713F401DBC25FFE6386Dsha3_384: 6075d1833268d47b6d2846be5972993405b5b7f92444701594b34b4b8825d167a7c3fe83a6cc1b0fda0840debfb87b9bep_bytes: 81ec8001000053555633db57895c2418timestamp: 2009-12-05 22:50:52
Version Info:
Comments: ScreenSaverGift.comCompanyName: ScreenSaverGift.comFileDescription: Avatar ScreensaverFileVersion: 1.0.0.0InternalName: Avatar Screensaver.exeLegalCopyright: Copyright (c) 2014 ScreenSaverGift.comLegalTrademarks: Copyright (c) 2014 ScreenSaverGift.comOriginalFilename: Avatar Screensaver.exeProductName: Avatar ScreensaverProductVersion: 1.0.0.0Translation: 0x0000 0x04e4

AdWare.InstallMonster also known as:

Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.tc
McAfee	Artemis!531720F8C5E1
Cylance	unsafe
Zillya	Adware.InstallMonster.Win32.1446
Sangfor	PUP.Win32.Agent.Votp
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
Elastic	malicious (moderate confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
F-Secure	PotentialRisk.PUA/Downloader.Gen
Sophos	Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
Ikarus	Trojan-Downloader.NSIS.Adload
Avira	PUA/Downloader.Gen
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Downloader]/Win32.AdLoad.gen
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/Presenoker
Google	Detected
VBA32	AdWare.InstallMonster
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS