About “Adware.BetterSurf” infection

The Adware.BetterSurf 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 virus can do?

• Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Steals private information from local Internet browsers

How to determine Adware.BetterSurf?

File Info:
name: A282E4EA65C2E86024E5.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/2560428e1be00b73e7c1a72db11fcbdea6e6e27190b06deb72ad4fc97fc3008b
crc32: D16C8235
md5: a282e4ea65c2e86024e5cdef960b31d4
sha1: 044ae5f2010c758f70e0aa238f46eaf5d5e08c0c
sha256: 2560428e1be00b73e7c1a72db11fcbdea6e6e27190b06deb72ad4fc97fc3008b
sha512: 9dc8533f4a1d2e87454cae9a27087032045bfcb746db486558b8654d833a6df25877ffce060393b3941375bf878cc38c015d661139a3ddc4a009a31732d2c810
ssdeep: 6144:Ee34oYpeZH+zpyuuz6GZkDOJ/7OafSH5KmrWym09x1A:FkeZHkwuPikQ7lKH5p5H9x1A
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T15154129F2FD155B3D9CB713A0630FBADDBF2E49940D356874F5A1EAA3EE128B6600140
sha3_384: f3a7f3db0a4f50a2e67f7ee5d35637873afc8f4496b319e99ec3a3154dc2e258cfa35c90634fb29dc5601561a9d65b6b
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 17
ProductVersion: 1.1
Translation: 0x0000 0x04e4

Adware.BetterSurf also known as:

How to remove Adware.BetterSurf?

• 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.