What is “Adware.BetterSurf.B5”?

The Adware.BetterSurf.B5 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.B5 virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Sample contains Overlay data
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• CAPE detected the shellcode get eip malware family
• Attempts to create or modify a Browser Helper Object
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine Adware.BetterSurf.B5?

File Info:
name: AE51470701C09D78CD90.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/c677116084d7578909c4c96196af84a98ffefec7bdbcf26032e6ef90a4819aa5
crc32: 7B508551
md5: ae51470701c09d78cd9005e52518c84c
sha1: 366d652df7232e744bec0a5a642ffb936122f644
sha256: c677116084d7578909c4c96196af84a98ffefec7bdbcf26032e6ef90a4819aa5
sha512: 0f8719edcacdd0107ad078723702456f178342f94b6f3a9ca262ec9fb2bb3f3731b01210867e7324de04d5f76a10faf15dfafa805550e41f8256554cd91a125e
ssdeep: 12288:JBw1j1KG4GjeZHkwuPikQ7lKH5p5H9x11eZHkwuXiZQblKh5pDxXTd8zbJ:JBSIG4GjeZEXi37l6Br11eZEviObl2rE
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T162D423DB1FA29133E9DA707E0B30FEBDC7B5B85880D7A5975B991EAD3AD62C32450100
sha3_384: 14423f2bd80617eeec76e81ab96b15b6f7a94ddb4a9e6fed8b64cd2843a9dba7d2c3832964f767fa716837ffbde88737
ep_bytes: 81ec8001000053555633db57895c2418
timestamp: 2009-12-05 22:50:52

Version Info:
CompanyName: Media Watch
CompanyWebsite: 
FileDescription: 
FileVersion: 1.1
LegalCopyright: 
ProductName: Media Watch home 2932
ProductVersion: 1.1
Translation: 0x0000 0x04e4

Adware.BetterSurf.B5 also known as:

How to remove Adware.BetterSurf.B5?

• 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.