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.

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.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/948e128349fe2128399add279b38ff7bd04303d4ef407cab5a0000a15e6fe2dacrc32: 046C7D8Dmd5: 428cfcc12d7fd157852f09616e40f41asha1: ae2ad812e9c734829bb49401991c8d59808fa72bsha256: 948e128349fe2128399add279b38ff7bd04303d4ef407cab5a0000a15e6fe2dasha512: 420e8654bb22035582cf2fff6c2e82426fb1b33286e8242b7818129851b18ac1bf15e772f339bbb7bff7d2465a7d183f0d7ac2e085f2845d72ee6f8b0982bb64ssdeep: 12288:rWDfHuvdKd4G4GQTq4OaQQTYJ8eP4/L5uO7D3f5Bhq4ca7QTgJ8ePN/P5uO7GLvj:rbo4G4GQm4OaHYJ8eP4D5uOHBBE4caivtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T132E423288F764259C3C6A7FAEB49B300C2B6DF26753146861F9C11CE8AFB49059D73E1sha3_384: eb6ddd2702d57bfb49b0447b73585b5f6fb7d58ec6f1c675827dda048dc6e454f606b6573b22480670b91e6121e909ffep_bytes: 60be008043008dbe0090fcff57eb0b90timestamp: 2009-12-05 22:50:52
Version Info:
CompanyName: Rich Media ViewCompanyWebsite: FileDescription: FileVersion: 1.1LegalCopyright: ProductName: Rich Media View release 74ProductVersion: 1.1Translation: 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.