Categories: PUA

PUP.Optional.WinnerSolutions removal guide

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What PUP.Optional.WinnerSolutions virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
Presents an Authenticode digital signature
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
Anomalous binary characteristics
Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE

How to determine PUP.Optional.WinnerSolutions?


File Info:
name: 557067ED18E710A16813.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/12e0da2b75fbad2ad0700397edae12e899cbe6406dd866d028cc706fc959ad41crc32: 63061C8Dmd5: 557067ed18e710a1681311fc751e0044sha1: de6aab4634fbbca5462b216a79959aa631e45b44sha256: 12e0da2b75fbad2ad0700397edae12e899cbe6406dd866d028cc706fc959ad41sha512: 0fe5496396b4467f20e459ab3e56e28a171c50ba6ece2497c56459910512c540bcce14c9a89f4c322594ea31741021961b4495ad58c3a79614145a3e2438c1b2ssdeep: 3072:35BuYAVrgUCPnNlXwixBBJUtgHgWQiNxP600F+219V7g3:350gUCfw4BUWpXPRG+a9VEtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T16BF3E0463A988477E5A11EB26EB0DA6749BAFD201C74C71F9710BECD3971A03CD2435Bsha3_384: 01ab7a343a7ae2ab695688fda4c84655b1363bf6ab43d481d5658a636ad226ea80c29e2e6fec60b53689f135d4be415bep_bytes: 81ecd4020000535556576a2033ed5e89timestamp: 2012-02-24 19:20:04
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

PUP.Optional.WinnerSolutions also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
CAT-QuickHeal	PUA.Winnersolu.Gen
K7AntiVirus	Unwanted-Program ( 00586bd41 )
K7GW	Unwanted-Program ( 00586bd41 )
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZedlaF.36680.bmOfa06JAtm
VirIT	PUP.Win32.WinnerSol.A
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	Win32/bmMedia.D potentially unwanted
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Widoman.a
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dqadiu
Avast	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
Emsisoft	Application.Downloader (A)
F-Secure	PotentialRisk.PUA/bmMedia.Gen
DrWeb	Adware.Downware.10683
Ikarus	not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
Webroot	Pua.Winner
Avira	PUA/bmMedia.Gen
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare/Win32.bmMedia.d
Kingsoft	malware.kb.a.809
Microsoft	PUADlManager:Win32/DownloadAdmin
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Widoman.a
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.Downloader.C3578452
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.WinnerSolutions
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
MaxSecure	not-a-virus:Downloader.Widoman.a
AVG	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (D)