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Adware.BetterSurf.B5 removal guide

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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)
Attempts to create or modify a Browser Helper Object
Attempts to modify proxy settings
Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering

How to determine Adware.BetterSurf.B5?


File Info:
name: 99DF645E32336559EFAC.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/4613f5de29a642803ea7c90f83873e894bff847a89ea81a529985c36d4456020crc32: FE9D293Emd5: 99df645e32336559efac08587d67723csha1: 5d0794e8bfc48d0e334a62e8a005720351e9dccesha256: 4613f5de29a642803ea7c90f83873e894bff847a89ea81a529985c36d4456020sha512: 42d3b216172dd713d22d3ef3193b3313380f50e5b53e5c6f3ab4f1b61b11f12167d7d8ff161114122bff7d6eaacb997f40a9bada8911af7ae0a1dadd1a1fddf8ssdeep: 12288:Ih4ctwsH4G4GjeZHkwuPikQ7lKH5p5H9x1oeZHkwulinQZlKR5pxxoiR5:I/irG4GjeZEXi37l6Br1oeZE9iQZl2pBtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T11CD423EB1FE15173D5CAB17A4F30EAADE7B2F88880E392874F961D693ED62932550100sha3_384: 7e11d76aa7ebde02f8efba815493b4c4e7d79bcd0234931446610c1614d40012b08d6f2f5c1741fe5c20deb6544fc01eep_bytes: 81ec8001000053555633db57895c2418timestamp: 2009-12-05 22:50:52
Version Info:
CompanyName: Media WatchCompanyWebsite: FileDescription: FileVersion: 1.1LegalCopyright: ProductName: Media Watch home 1167ProductVersion: 1.1Translation: 0x0000 0x04e4

Adware.BetterSurf.B5 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Adware.Win32.BetterSurf.lXcx
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Adware.BetterSurf.15
FireEye	Gen:Variant.Adware.BetterSurf.15
CAT-QuickHeal	Adware.BetterSurf.B5
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.AdwareOutBrowse.jc
McAfee	Artemis!99DF645E3233
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Adware.BetterSurf.15
Sangfor	PUP.Win32.BetterSurf.J
K7AntiVirus	Unwanted-Program ( 0040f7f51 )
Alibaba	AdWare:Win32/Amonetize.1a257e0b
K7GW	Unwanted-Program ( 0040f7f51 )
Symantec	Adware.WebexpEnhanced
ESET-NOD32	multiple detections
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Dropper.LokiBot-9938750-0
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf.b
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Adware.BetterSurf.15
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.BetterSurf.cvthxc
SUPERAntiSpyware	Adware.BetterSurf/Variant
Avast	NSIS:Amonetize-G [PUP]
Rising	PUF.Amonetize!8.C5 (TFE:5:cqV4nwXZiWC)
Emsisoft	Application.InstallMon (A)
F-Secure	Adware.ADWARE/Adware.Gen
DrWeb	Trojan.Amonetize.10
TrendMicro	TROJ_SPNR.0BCU14
Sophos	BetterSurf (PUA)
Ikarus	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf
GData	Win32.Adware.Bettersurf.E
Jiangmin	AdWare.Amonetize.arbm
Webroot	W32.Adware.Gen
Google	Detected
Avira	ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
Varist	W32/Medfos.AE.gen!Eldorado
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Detplock
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.BetterSurf.b
Xcitium	Malware@#nzqp4soxi8mt
Arcabit	Trojan.Adware.BetterSurf.15 [many]
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf.b
Microsoft	Program:Win32/Vigram.A
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Adware/Win32.BetterSurf.C233448
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Adware.BetterSurf.15
TACHYON	Trojan-Clicker/W32.BetterSurf.649734
VBA32	Adware.Amonetize
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/NsisDownloader.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_SPNR.0BCU14
Tencent	Win32.Adware.Bettersurf.Anhl
Yandex	PUA.BetterSurf!Ax+AklnXq18
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Fortinet	W32/Amonetize.F!tr
AVG	NSIS:Amonetize-G [PUP]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (D)