Adware.BrowserAssistant malicious file

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
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Adware.BrowserAssistant?


File Info:
name: 8A419E5AD6CD36885C95.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/731d2be7b2329fa2328bcd4ad009c5b5e0e4f7abf1d46a9d87e9e4e8db4660a6
crc32: 8AD1124E
md5: 8a419e5ad6cd36885c95c9671f34345a
sha1: d538b57fe8fb39b4e041ae5cfb6ea99411e6b7e1
sha256: 731d2be7b2329fa2328bcd4ad009c5b5e0e4f7abf1d46a9d87e9e4e8db4660a6
sha512: 89d44741c907d7fd17dd8fc0c1acd309ae0c582e15a911fe8eb2be0c3e15c4d4b48dceb05e12c7a499cc6daf45005e4c2e44496dd3087450cc62b8b3cda8df55
ssdeep: 3072:+KLMqunz+OgXbtBaKEhtEWOLrGJu+EZawclV2wyNJwlcfOhiEIfB:SM6tEWOLrGnqoX4wafOhi7
type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T190F3B7077A948D24C8B8F33797576E12B363B05C2F43D3A7A9CCD7923946542AE0A76C
sha3_384: dc857bc194eb9531c1f02700691b15eead68729d4a1643c6732332241051075b5fca19fb4a0c11436eb4b651cd75e893
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2022-02-08 13:36:02

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: 
CompanyName: 
FileDescription: Driver
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: SK.Driver.dll
LegalCopyright: Copyright ©  2018
LegalTrademarks: 
OriginalFilename: SK.Driver.dll
ProductName: Driver
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

Adware.BrowserAssistant also known as:

Bkav	W32.Common.843508D0
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cylance	unsafe
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_90% (D)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Adware.BrowserAssistant_AGen.B
Sophos	Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
Ikarus	AdWare.MSIL.Browserassistant
Google	Detected
Varist	W32/BrowserAssist.D.gen!Eldorado
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.Generic.C4977620
Malwarebytes	Adware.BrowserAssistant
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.140733066.susgen
Fortinet	Adware/BrowserAssistant_AGen
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Adware.BrowserAssistant?

Adware.BrowserAssistant 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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