Categories: Malware

About “Win32/Amonetize.PK potentially unwanted” infection

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What Win32/Amonetize.PK potentially unwanted virus can do?

Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
Sample contains Overlay data
Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Executable file is packed/obfuscated with MPRESS
Authenticode signature is invalid
Attempts to interact with an Alternate Data Stream (ADS)
Collects information to fingerprint the system
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/Amonetize.PK potentially unwanted?


File Info:
name: 81220887A4256421BEEF.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/9cb3e5d72f62aebce6e0d1d4d098cbcfd24c2a2cd5bd15d6805a42b68150cfb5crc32: 56D607E1md5: 81220887a4256421beef0708507a85e4sha1: dee5f9c2549e325d48e2ed75a1dca607ac32b568sha256: 9cb3e5d72f62aebce6e0d1d4d098cbcfd24c2a2cd5bd15d6805a42b68150cfb5sha512: 6d08a15462fdba14fd743aba708b2577601b647467a2bda2636ede87e104ec2af9628093f871381c8d87ba5bbdc8b027bd005fda46504a5b99533205eff299e7ssdeep: 24576:1/8TzyugocAf9SOny8VdxhCztIzZ7zuX2KWkwJM8l0Wkp:Z8TzyugoL1nlK54QG0ftype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T15C2523AAD0A08E30C4224C35D4064DFD51EA3E32FE88025737543EA6BDB69DB2B59F5Dsha3_384: 414151dba1b0512c3b52affbbb53cc51070d5d9fb4759381dfb6d56d67ebe3c1911ea21920fbcc808e02d4e95dde4a12ep_bytes: 60e80000000058055a0b00008b3003f0timestamp: 2016-01-31 17:13:45
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Amonetize.PK potentially unwanted also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
tehtris	Generic.Malware
DrWeb	Adware.Downware.16047
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Application.Imonetize.2
FireEye	Generic.mg.81220887a4256421
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Generic.100183
ALYac	Gen:Application.Imonetize.2
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Adware.Amonetize.Win32.21657
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 004db3121 )
K7GW	Adware ( 004db3121 )
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (W)
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34646.anraaSzwJcni
Cyren	W32/S-97390682!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Amonetize.PK potentially unwanted
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Application.Imonetize.2
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.Amonetize.jscemo
Avast	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
Ad-Aware	Gen:Application.Imonetize.2
Emsisoft	Gen:Application.Imonetize.2 (B)
Comodo	Application.Win32.Amonetize.PY@6az3nc
Baidu	Win32.Trojan.Kryptik.aax
VIPRE	Gen:Application.Imonetize.2
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.PWSZbot.tc
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
Sophos	Generic PUA NO (PUA)
Ikarus	PUA.Amonetize
GData	Gen:Application.Imonetize.2
Jiangmin	AdWare.Amonetize.gdj
Webroot	Pua.Amonetize
Google	Detected
Avira	ADWARE/Amonetize.Gen7
MAX	malware (ai score=79)
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.39E8
Arcabit	Application.Imonetize.2
Microsoft	Program:Win32/Wacapew.C!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.Amonetize.C4228253
McAfee	GenericRXMS-EU!81220887A425
VBA32	BScope.Downloader.AdLoad
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.3418682966
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10b616e4
Yandex	PUA.Amonetize!pR5wWffIuFw
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	Riskware/Amonetize
AVG	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
Cybereason	malicious.7a4256
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen