AdWare.Asparnet malicious file

The AdWare.Asparnet 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.Asparnet virus can do?

• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• A named pipe was used for inter-process communication
• Expresses interest in specific running processes
• A process created a hidden window
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Tries to suspend Cuckoo threads to prevent logging of malicious activity
• Sniffs keystrokes
• Installs an hook procedure to monitor for mouse events
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Exhibits possible ransomware file modification behavior
• Writes a potential ransom message to disk
• Creates a hidden or system file
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Creates a copy of itself
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

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How to determine AdWare.Asparnet?

File Info:
crc32: 8A50A6A1
md5: 02210e0f956b28bdf16982aa6991d9ac
name: hourguard-1-44-2012-12-06.exe
sha1: 78e8eefa637694f7f8625713f3b34486883b1147
sha256: ad8572b3db0d79e25ec3d8c71672373543e05feb48d1e9f3a5101c25e4566394
sha512: b23719a96671c434ccc2f0a86abdb86845458d89239551da50b8b8a633db4ba98a7210a4da1dd580d4451a09a1cdc66f4053b663e44a52df228d9c5fa7bcffe4
ssdeep: 6144:okdkOhvHGgD6qO72OG2TaupY4LKtOLOXUnPSH0RNeH9xxhEZVTOuLKZB2fMh2fo:TdPhvHxeqraLKtu7yKob/6/LyB2fMm2
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: NCH Software
InternalName: HourGuard
FileVersion: 1.44
CompanyName: NCH Software
ProductName: HourGuard
FileDescription: HourGuard Time Sheet
Translation: 0x0c09 0x04b0

AdWare.Asparnet also known as:

How to remove AdWare.Asparnet?

• 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.