Categories: PUA

PUP.Optional.SpecialSearchOffer.Generic information

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What PUP.Optional.SpecialSearchOffer.Generic virus can do?

Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
Creates RWX memory
NtSetInformationThread: attempt to hide thread from debugger
Enumerates the modules from a process (may be used to locate base addresses in process injection)
Reads data out of its own binary image
CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
CAPE detected the EnigmaStub malware family
Harvests cookies for information gathering
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine PUP.Optional.SpecialSearchOffer.Generic?


File Info:
name: 8E1B18E2800D31CF8CE1.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/6d44201efe65f979e3cfb8179eb24cc9afbc8d0485689e77d41d0ae22a185855crc32: F4277B9Cmd5: 8e1b18e2800d31cf8ce15fc011cd3179sha1: 307a470df4401c2a81ace2ee2985c8a0540f4766sha256: 6d44201efe65f979e3cfb8179eb24cc9afbc8d0485689e77d41d0ae22a185855sha512: f114b2f79db352013503e812659f9cc0478a1e28ac0da250163a6ac77108dd748a01662c40de8076b9fcdf0b19d20e3436fcdfea501b8ccb3bb5a1ccdd1fc6c5ssdeep: 24576:WDW3z2Va0Plz+ZAYNnzLc7gVokjDsP7tT/Z284ebLBD5Qnt14U60LFnmSdW3Wom9:oW3KVjwZplzLnkc84ebVGt14cBmSg3G9type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T14E55330625A0F9BBD2E84FFA4113A85C4367438ED638A0EFF6E5CD718C4A44EDD6E164sha3_384: 2f0ecd9ecbd6ba946d35ab153d70f8e57331357a20ca3c9259707641eaca2d2c64d7374382ca72711469dffdd138c4c2ep_bytes: eb0800e405000000000060e800000000timestamp: 2022-02-08 17:49:11
Version Info:
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PUP.Optional.SpecialSearchOffer.Generic also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Graftor.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.MulDrop19.27960
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.737496
FireEye	Generic.mg.8e1b18e2800d31cf
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.737496
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0052a8371 )
Alibaba	Packed:Win32/EnigmaProtector.0909da4b
K7GW	Trojan ( 0052a8371 )
Cybereason	malicious.2800d3
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34212.tHW@aOxMC0gi
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Packed.EnigmaProtector.M suspicious
APEX	Malicious
Paloalto	generic.ml
Kaspersky	Trojan.MSIL.Crypt.hxwg
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.737496
Avast	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Rising	Backdoor.AsyncRAT!8.10CA0 (CLOUD)
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.737496
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.737496 (B)
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tc
Sophos	Generic PUA DA (PUA)
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Enigma
GData	MSIL.Backdoor.ASyncRAT.7VO88H
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1231060
MAX	malware (ai score=75)
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.SGeneric
Gridinsoft	Ransom.Win32.Wacatac.sa
Arcabit	Trojan.Application.Graftor.DB40D8
ZoneAlarm	Trojan.MSIL.Crypt.hxwg
Microsoft	Backdoor:MSIL/AsyncRAT.GG!MTB
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
McAfee	Artemis!8E1B18E2800D
VBA32	Trojan.Wacatac
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.SpecialSearchOffer.Generic
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H06B922
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	Riskware/Application
AVG	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Panda	Trj/CI.A
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_70% (W)