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| Popularity Rank: | 8,510 |
| Threat Level: | 80 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 43 |
| First Seen: | June 26, 2014 |
| Last Seen: | July 27, 2026 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
PayLessWizard Ads are pop-up advertisements that may try to offer various coupon deals or online savings. Many times the PayLessWizard Ads will redirect you to other sites where some of them are unwanted and could offer additional so-called savings and coupon deals. PayLessWizard Ads may be loaded on your system automatically due to installing various freeware programs or bundled software apps. In such an event, PayLessWizard Ads may load at startup of Windows where it will continually display ads while you are surfing the internet. In some cases PayLessWizard Ads could reduce the performance of your web browser preventing normal usage of certain web sites. Removal of the PayLessWizard Ads and its related files may be done manually through finding each component and deleting it. In other cases, PayLessWizard Ads may be automatically removed using an antispyware tool.
Table of Contents
Analysis Report
General information
| Family Name: | Trojan.Dapato.G |
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| Signature status: | No Signature |
Known Samples
Known Samples
This section lists other file samples believed to be associated with this family.|
MD5:
1daaab6a16595a05263cd6fc023f42f6
SHA1:
81c255d769d78e9be4196c2b0b14961bb0951401
SHA256:
67332F3C77AF36896BC36E8252ADFB583F006CD71436104E9D1093B3B2D10EF3
File Size:
2.77 MB, 2765312 bytes
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MD5:
16acfd6be9d0ae39043cd020113259b7
SHA1:
98431ac71078e7bd01309e60f702d03846707751
SHA256:
0F85708D2ED53346C0B9BBE668581082D24AB7998999DBD4257F998F65533717
File Size:
1.42 MB, 1419102 bytes
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Windows Portable Executable Attributes
- File doesn't have "Rich" header
- File doesn't have debug information
- File doesn't have exports table
- File doesn't have relocations information
- File doesn't have security information
- File has TLS information
- File is 32-bit executable
- File is either console or GUI application
- File is GUI application (IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI)
- File is Native application (NOT .NET application)
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- File is not packed
- IMAGE_FILE_DLL is not set inside PE header (Executable)
- IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE is set inside PE header (Executable Image)
File Icons
File Icons
This section displays icon resources found within family samples. Malware often replicates icons commonly associated with legitimate software to mislead users into believing the malware is safe.
Windows PE Version Information
Windows PE Version Information
This section displays values and attributes that have been set in the Windows file version information data structure for samples within this family. To mislead users, malware actors often add fake version information mimicking legitimate software.| Name | Value |
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| Company Name |
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| File Description |
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| File Version |
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| Internal Name | Loudtalks |
| Legal Copyright | Copyright © 2008 Officeverse Inc |
| Product Name |
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| Product Version |
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File Traits
- dll
- VirtualQueryEx
- WriteProcessMemory
- x86
Files Modified
Files Modified
This section lists files that were created, modified, moved and/or deleted by samples in this family. File system activity can provide valuable insight into how malware functions on the operating system.| File | Attributes |
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| \device\namedpipe\gmdasllogger | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
| c:\programdata\synaptics | Synchronize,Write Attributes |
| c:\programdata\synaptics\rcxadee.tmp | Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data |
| c:\programdata\synaptics\synaptics.exe | Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data,Delete,LEFT 262144 |
| c:\programdata\synaptics\synaptics.exe | Synchronize,Write Attributes |
| c:\programdata\synaptics\synaptics.exe | Synchronize,Write Data |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\nsc42bf.tmp\installoptions.dll | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\nsc42bf.tmp\iospecial.ini | Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\nsc42bf.tmp\iospecial.ini | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\nsc42bf.tmp\ltnsis.dll | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
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| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\nsc42bf.tmp\modern-header.bmp | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\nsc42bf.tmp\modern-wizard.bmp | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\nsc42bf.tmp\system.dll | Generic Write,Read Attributes |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\nsn42af.tmp | Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data,Delete |
| c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\pwqmmt1.ini | Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data |
| c:\users\user\appdata\roaming\winsl | Synchronize,Write Attributes |
| c:\users\user\appdata\roaming\winsl\l2\26\2026 | Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data |
| c:\users\user\downloads\._cache_81c255d769d78e9be4196c2b0b14961bb0951401_0002765312 | Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data |
| c:\users\user\downloads\._cache_81c255d769d78e9be4196c2b0b14961bb0951401_0002765312 | Synchronize,Write Attributes |
Registry Modifications
Registry Modifications
This section lists registry keys and values that were created, modified and/or deleted by samples in this family. Windows Registry activity can provide valuable insight into malware functionality. Additionally, malware often creates registry values to allow itself to automatically start and indefinitely persist after an initial infection has compromised the system.| Key::Value | Data | API Name |
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| HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer::slowcontextmenuentries | `$�!�:i�� +00�� � Gs]XM��� "�2� � FX D�' :D��exA-� �LG=�A��J� �C� | RegNtPreCreateKey |
| HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer::slowcontextmenuentries | `$�!�:i�� +00�� � Gs]XM��� "�2� � FX D�' :D��exA-� �LG=�A��J� �C� | RegNtPreCreateKey |
| HKLM\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\notifications\data::418a073aa3bc1c75 | (k � 8��8tX��B �� �6 �v 5� �Z xy �� T��� B� ������ � ���� �5����ee��Bx �< �!wz "Wc#�#��$kF$�� %"�%:� %�&� &�x(�(X�)�`*J*9*�"*�^*�h+�[,��/9� /��0P%1`1�1HO 1�D5�05�G | RegNtPreCreateKey |
| HKLM\software\wow6432node\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run::synaptics pointing device driver | C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe | RegNtPreCreateKey |
| HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::proxybypass | RegNtPreCreateKey | |
| HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::intranetname | RegNtPreCreateKey | |
| HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::uncasintranet | RegNtPreCreateKey | |
| HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::autodetect | RegNtPreCreateKey | |
| HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::proxybypass | RegNtPreCreateKey | |
| HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::intranetname | RegNtPreCreateKey |
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| HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::uncasintranet | RegNtPreCreateKey | |
| HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::autodetect | RegNtPreCreateKey | |
| HKLM\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\notifications\data::418a073aa3bc1c75 | )k � 8��8tX��B �� �6 �v 5� �Z xy �� T��� B� ������ � ���� �5����ee��Bx �< �!wz "Wc#�#��$kF$�� %"�%:� %�&� &�x(�(X�)�`*J*9*�"*�^*�h+�[,��/9� /��0P%1`1�1HO 1�D5�05�G | RegNtPreCreateKey |
| HKLM\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\notifications\data::418a073aa3bc3475 | ~� % xy * � /�� Y� d� kP~ � � �ރ �p ��^ �o � ��z ee, Vs} kP~ ��1 � �� 7 � �� ﺃ e e�� ��1 �� f e�� h �n | RegNtPreCreateKey |
| HKLM\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\notifications\data::418a073aa3bc1c75 | *k � 8��8tX��B �� �6 �v 5� �Z xy �� �� T��� B� ������ � ���� �5����ee��Bx �< �!wz "Wc#�#��$kF$�� %"�%:� %�&� &�x(�(X�)�`*J*9*�"*�^*�h+�[,��/9� /��0P%1`1�1HO 1�D5�0 | RegNtPreCreateKey |
| HKLM\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\notifications\data::418a073aa3bc1c75 | +k 8��8tX��B �� �6 �v 5� �Z xy �� �� T��� B� ������ � ���� �5����ee��Bx �< �!wz "Wc#�#��$kF$�� %"�%:� %�&� &�x(�(X�)�`*J*9*�"*�^*�h+�[,��/9� /��0P%1`1�1HO 1�D5�0 | RegNtPreCreateKey |
Windows API Usage
Windows API Usage
This section lists Windows API calls that are used by the samples in this family. Windows API usage analysis is a valuable tool that can help identify malicious activity, such as keylogging, security privilege escalation, data encryption, data exfiltration, interference with antivirus software, and network request manipulation.| Category | API |
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| Service Control |
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| Process Shell Execute |
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| Process Manipulation Evasion |
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| Network Winsock2 |
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| User Data Access |
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| Network Winhttp |
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| Network Wininet |
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| Network Winsock |
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Shell Command Execution
Shell Command Execution
This section lists Windows shell commands that are run by the samples in this family. Windows Shell commands are often leveraged by malware for nefarious purposes and can be used to elevate security privileges, download and launch other malware, exploit vulnerabilities, collect and exfiltrate data, and hide malicious activity.
runas c:\users\user\downloads\._cache_81c255d769d78e9be4196c2b0b14961bb0951401_0002765312
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runas C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe InjUpdate
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