Adware.BrowseFox.1 removal

The Adware.BrowseFox.1 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.BrowseFox.1 virus can do?

SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Adware.BrowseFox.1?


File Info:
name: 278DAF75D31AF215428D.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/6483ee7e157218a74d4f4b718142de71e29d68a02deb90d43bb44b5cadd36c5a
crc32: 7510027D
md5: 278daf75d31af215428dcb02de9e718e
sha1: a31af8add495ac0cb0afe6aabbfb64daccbf42c1
sha256: 6483ee7e157218a74d4f4b718142de71e29d68a02deb90d43bb44b5cadd36c5a
sha512: d6cb51f9e7dbb2dbe83a37be1c9f99990e2fcc2887295f3423932cc74f1d231d9749915a615fa65b5f8a5029f9411e9317d0f979e05ad0130df9eddec1189a2a
ssdeep: 1536:mj6oyUU2I3kQ7oC+qG21TKC47n9M+6qnjkqfhnSBxUMCa5Ie1m:vUUxkB2b47nW+6V/CUIe1m
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T13AC37C2036A2C033D4E22532887497657ABE7672177381CBB7B8573D6F607D0AA3935B
sha3_384: e75831d3b3aab5425e62b5f84b69adcffaddd2abaa57ea2c5e4c2161a09e3916397e4de9f311787614915262aea126dd
ep_bytes: e8ab3c0000e989feffff8bff558bec83
timestamp: 2015-02-19 05:51:01

Version Info:
FileVersion: 1.0.6242.39491
ProductVersion: 1.0.6242.39491
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Adware.BrowseFox.1 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware2
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1
FireEye	Generic.mg.278daf75d31af215
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.MauvaiseRI.S5245445
ALYac	Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.Yontoo
Sangfor	Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.gen
Cybereason	malicious.5d31af
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Adware.BrowseFox.AA
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1
Avast	FileRepMalware
Emsisoft	Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 (B)
Comodo	Application.Win32.BrowseFox.AK@5jdw4g
Sophos	Generic PUA KD (PUA)
Ikarus	PUA.BrowseFox
Avira	ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
GData	Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.BrowseFox.R135422
McAfee	BrowseFox-FVA
MAX	malware (ai score=65)
Cylance	Unsafe
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.80 (RDML:Xd1+LP06IhL2CDajcXYdSA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
AVG	FileRepMalware
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_60% (D)

How to remove Adware.BrowseFox.1?

Adware.BrowseFox.1 removal tool

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.

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Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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