About “Adware.BetterSurf.2” infection

The Adware.BetterSurf.2 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.BetterSurf.2 virus can do?

• Sample contains Overlay data
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine Adware.BetterSurf.2?

File Info:
name: 428CFCC12D7FD157852F.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/948e128349fe2128399add279b38ff7bd04303d4ef407cab5a0000a15e6fe2da
crc32: 046C7D8D
md5: 428cfcc12d7fd157852f09616e40f41a
sha1: ae2ad812e9c734829bb49401991c8d59808fa72b
sha256: 948e128349fe2128399add279b38ff7bd04303d4ef407cab5a0000a15e6fe2da
sha512: 420e8654bb22035582cf2fff6c2e82426fb1b33286e8242b7818129851b18ac1bf15e772f339bbb7bff7d2465a7d183f0d7ac2e085f2845d72ee6f8b0982bb64
ssdeep: 12288:rWDfHuvdKd4G4GQTq4OaQQTYJ8eP4/L5uO7D3f5Bhq4ca7QTgJ8ePN/P5uO7GLvj:rbo4G4GQm4OaHYJ8eP4D5uOHBBE4caiv
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T132E423288F764259C3C6A7FAEB49B300C2B6DF26753146861F9C11CE8AFB49059D73E1
sha3_384: eb6ddd2702d57bfb49b0447b73585b5f6fb7d58ec6f1c675827dda048dc6e454f606b6573b22480670b91e6121e909ff
ep_bytes: 60be008043008dbe0090fcff57eb0b90
timestamp: 2009-12-05 22:50:52

Version Info:
CompanyName: Rich Media View
CompanyWebsite: 
FileDescription: 
FileVersion: 1.1
LegalCopyright: 
ProductName: Rich Media View release 74
ProductVersion: 1.1
Translation: 0x0000 0x04e4

Adware.BetterSurf.2 also known as:

How to remove Adware.BetterSurf.2?

• 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.