PUAAdvertising:Win32/XingSof information

The PUAAdvertising:Win32/XingSof is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

What PUAAdvertising:Win32/XingSof virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• A file was accessed within the Public folder.
• Sample contains Overlay data
• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Checks for the presence of known windows from debuggers and forensic tools
• CAPE detected the shellcode patterns malware family
• Checks for the presence of known devices from debuggers and forensic tools
• Checks for the presence of known devices from debuggers and forensic tools
• Checks the version of Bios, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Enumerates physical drives
• Attempted to write directly to a physical drive
• Deletes executed files from disk
• Detected Armadillo packer using a known mutex
• Detected Armadillo packer using a known registry key
• Attempts to interact with an Alternate Data Stream (ADS)
• Created a service that was not started
• Collects information to fingerprint the system
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine PUAAdvertising:Win32/XingSof?

File Info:
name: 2BE20D8B3B4E5901B3C9.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/adba6630f1386518560e97563d2bee01239375832d5b2e9e37ede51a84def0dccrc32: 3E6AAB0Bmd5: 2be20d8b3b4e5901b3c99f6aeaf23411sha1: f0148079872dca33cdedc4e59f1af7e63857a532sha256: adba6630f1386518560e97563d2bee01239375832d5b2e9e37ede51a84def0dcsha512: 97c686dec8a5ccd109acaaa01bad2871ad57c7b55ab69b1eb07453ae3d5095fddb90e9f87b3ce4e6dde8b626324f06bc06391b76e4a29e42124ac8c98a3ce051ssdeep: 393216:kvKU7KaCX1p+ivKU7KaCX1jFcWG2h5V4JVG5RLJPiJHzC7wMhxlIPOUh7FTOrIlG:YmG5xJAObh/IB5gZqtaXCCtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1E8D633BB7108DE63F317283601BAE27442364DEDF9C54207A9C0ADAF74B3B99AD55E10sha3_384: 2ea2078703120ca58097266f7febe1005ba74607e5c34159b923082244cad793f7bad9ecd85d2118d163434dc9121aefep_bytes: 688cb44200e8eeffffff000000000000timestamp: 2013-08-15 13:25:37
Version Info:
Translation: 0x0804 0x04b0Comments: QQSPlayerCompanyName: QQSPlayerFileDescription: QQSPlayerLegalCopyright: QQSPlayerLegalTrademarks: QQSPlayerProductName: QQSupdateFileVersion: 2.08.0728ProductVersion: 2.08.0728InternalName: qqsplayer2.8-zm1OriginalFilename: qqsplayer2.8-zm1.exe

PUAAdvertising:Win32/XingSof also known as:

How to remove PUAAdvertising:Win32/XingSof?

• Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
• Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
• “Move to quarantine” all items.
• Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
• Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
• Restart your computer.