Adware.Temonde

Short bio

Adware.Temonde is Malwarebytes’ detection name for a small family ofadwarevariants that use random file and folder names and are installed bybundlers.

Type and source of infection

Adware.Temonde typically drops one executable file in a random named folder under %ProgramFiles% and a Run key to start that executable for persistence. It comes installed bybundlers.

Protection

Malwarebytes protects users from Adware.Temonde by using real-time protection.

Malwarebytes blocks Adware.Temonde

Remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove Adware.Temonde without further user interaction.

1. Pleasedownload Malwarebytesto your desktop.
2. Double-clickMBSetup.exeand follow the prompts to install the program.
3. When yourMalwarebytes for Windowsinstallation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
4. Click on theGet startedbutton.
5. ClickScanto start aThreat Scan.
6. ClickQuarantineto remove the found threats.
7. Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.

Malwarebytes removal log

A Malwarebytes log of removal will look similar to this:

必威平台APP伪www.malwarebytes.com - Sc日志详细信息an Date: 7/24/18 Scan Time: 9:12 AM Log File: e2476320-8f10-11e8-a41a-00ffdcc6fdfc.json Administrator: Yes -Software Information- Version: 3.5.1.2522 Components Version: 1.0.374 Update Package Version: 1.0.6035 License: Premium -System Information- OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x64 File System: NTFS User: {computername}\{username} -Scan Summary- Scan Type: Threat Scan Scan Initiated By: Manual Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 251256 Threats Detected: 2 Threats Quarantined: 2 Time Elapsed: 3 min, 8 sec -Scan Options- Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Enabled Heuristics: Enabled PUP: Detect PUM: Detect -Scan Details- Process: 0 (No malicious items detected) Module: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Key: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Value: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected) Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected) Folder: 0 (No malicious items detected) File: 1 Adware.Temonde, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\KTBKRII8KA\METALROCKBB.EXE, Quarantined, [13756], [542357],1.0.6035 Physical Sector: 0 (No malicious items detected) WMI: 0 (No malicious items detected) (end)

Traces/IOCs

File and foldernames are randomized, but the pattern is simple:

HKCU\...\Run: [T0JDCZCIBNG0WVN] => C:/Program Files/KTBKRII8KA/MetalRockBB.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\KTBKRII8KA\MetalRockBB.exe