How to remove “Adware.AdvertLoad”?

The Adware.AdvertLoad is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What Adware.AdvertLoad virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
Reads data out of its own binary image
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Adware.AdvertLoad?


File Info:
name: 48A1D7B24693406922B2.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/72bb0e389624144c3478db07f68a7556bf96b81179b31ebebe6e7b031f4682c8
crc32: B0815058
md5: 48a1d7b24693406922b27fe2831373ba
sha1: 25fe7a376d79b9599ee5c0f1986467b4cf481c05
sha256: 72bb0e389624144c3478db07f68a7556bf96b81179b31ebebe6e7b031f4682c8
sha512: 6326528a47c35461a54928f8f6812c046f5aa312332f72e6ca644f1917e3f2442023f3e33d99f75b4965b7b2497ae7860c72363ce73f8535f1efc32794e782d4
ssdeep: 98304:OCGmFF7jp1LLvTRKQCVRm5thoX1xBlGRr8eSU7tkkMIdvCuS3KPn9:OChFHFK5zSSlURo8tDbqtW
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1383633689C87C7D1E19B2933F174EEA08641BCBBD0A8550F26F64C492D5A1CF7786E34
sha3_384: c42df846d8edb4b9d49692577855ed85cd58ec1766ede3910eef3e5a40c5f3fab864bdf7af20e6b36acdc214b2a7a5d2
ep_bytes: 81ecd4020000535556576a2033ed5e89
timestamp: 2014-08-25 03:14:53

Version Info:
Comments: WiFi共享大师
CompanyName: 上海游安网络
FileDescription: WiFi共享大师
FileVersion: 3.0.1.0
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 上海游安网络
ProductName: WiFi共享大师
ProductVersion: 3,0,1,0
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Adware.AdvertLoad also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.KuaiZip.rc
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_90% (D)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.AdvertLoad.gen
DrWeb	Trojan.DownLoader34.52419
Zillya	Adware.AdvertLoad.Win32.3
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.AdvertLoad
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.AdvertLoad.gen
VBA32	Adware.AdvertLoad
Rising	Adware.AdvertLoad!8.183B1 (CLOUD)
Fortinet	W32/PossibleThreat

How to remove Adware.AdvertLoad?

Adware.AdvertLoad removal tool

Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
“Move to quarantine” all items.
Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
Restart your computer.

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Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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