Categories: Adware

About “Adware.BrowserAssistant” infection

The Adware.BrowserAssistant 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.BrowserAssistant virus can do?

  • Sample contains Overlay data
  • Presents an Authenticode digital signature
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
  • Binary file triggered YARA rule

How to determine Adware.BrowserAssistant?


File Info:

name: E6E6F782FF39FACA8913.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/8f9ea4cc1e33ce1060ba54c112d409371d88b806ccf67f77cee44190d7dd5e01crc32: E9172347md5: e6e6f782ff39faca89136924328284d1sha1: a49b805715ef431b89109cf8350521cc6ef63885sha256: 8f9ea4cc1e33ce1060ba54c112d409371d88b806ccf67f77cee44190d7dd5e01sha512: 23195c699bd6ec215d596165983d2f6b303ea6ab23a785c1b1872fbe188164da219957f00541f8d6a5082e9add809d49fd690e71a25dc4914f59788931b37a5dssdeep: 6144:OBg9Bl74qrDise/lCVL33EyrLuHbZYz/AwwDvvoqfFgYs5:nR5Xtkcz/wTnCN5type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T140649107B9588D29C5B8F736C7676D117363B18D9F43D363A9C8C7E63842282AD0A76Csha3_384: acf5e4fd6d8d752564a5dd112bddf41661d6bab11612e0841d45d08348a5352118412ab58e6ef23f0b80fd1b233591faep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000timestamp: 2022-12-01 03:01:16

Version Info:

Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0Comments: CompanyName: FileDescription: DriverFileVersion: 1.0.0.0InternalName: BrowserAssistant.Driver.dllLegalCopyright: Copyright © 2018LegalTrademarks: OriginalFilename: BrowserAssistant.Driver.dllProductName: DriverProductVersion: 1.0.0.0Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

Adware.BrowserAssistant also known as:

Lionic Adware.Win32.Generic.2!c
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Application.BrowserAssistant.1
FireEye Gen:Variant.Application.BrowserAssistant.1
Skyhigh Artemis!PUP
McAfee Artemis!E6E6F782FF39
Cylance unsafe
Zillya Adware.BrowserAssistant.Win32.858
Symantec PUA.Gen.2
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Adware.BrowserAssistant.G
Avast Win32:AdwareX-gen [Adw]
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Application.BrowserAssistant.1
Tencent Malware.Win32.Gencirc.13bd2305
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Application.BrowserAssistant.1 (B)
VIPRE Gen:Variant.Application.BrowserAssistant.1
Sophos Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
MAX malware (ai score=74)
Google Detected
Varist W32/ABApplication.IQFO-6171
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare]/MSIL.BrowserAssistant
Arcabit Trojan.Application.BrowserAssistant.1
ViRobot Adware.Browserassistant.313744
GData Gen:Variant.Application.BrowserAssistant.1
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win.Generic.C4434882
ALYac Gen:Variant.Application.BrowserAssistant.1
Malwarebytes Adware.BrowserAssistant
Yandex PUA.BrowserAssistant!IYakOS/65jM
Ikarus AdWare.MSIL.Browserassistant
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.111599054.susgen
Fortinet Adware/BrowserAssistant
AVG Win32:AdwareX-gen [Adw]
DeepInstinct MALICIOUS

How to remove Adware.BrowserAssistant?

  • 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.
Paul Valéry

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