Categories: Adware

Adware.BrowserHijack malicious file

The Adware.BrowserHijack 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.BrowserHijack virus can do?

  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • Authenticode signature is invalid
  • Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
  • Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality

How to determine Adware.BrowserHijack?


File Info:

name: 166FD6024483A1B17EB9.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/6e9e1f428cff84a7977d720e0884639950d1de76e87025204e34c76a58a7a9a9crc32: 2F49AB7Emd5: 166fd6024483a1b17eb928dc0e2ffce2sha1: 2e913d7fc794024bcaa99fea447902d9278b46a5sha256: 6e9e1f428cff84a7977d720e0884639950d1de76e87025204e34c76a58a7a9a9sha512: 03086c6adde521dcd67791750104b724f8f8a604d36c0a956e27dd96fa3223ee861716b0f13744f08f925106a2fbb15fbbd977bf4d2720fc2a8092d99ccb4ecbssdeep: 3072:Y/4u3Yq6fu845a9AZN1a9UcMEFXEiIBKXWpqGZX3jTFyOeE+uCwQxkrnYX:/u3OJR9tmcMm0iIBN8CX3jRyO20rnYXtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1FAF302017292C457D5E787B2AE3B4BB79BFBE925246057032B51BB3E7934261880F7C2sha3_384: d8de595a7f7c40548fb6f6664f1d20ff7ddcc585dac7c7d7864f609a9cb2eb6c127e5269a3ebebb9ae856898ab3c0687ep_bytes: 81ecd40200005356576a205f33db6801timestamp: 2019-12-16 00:54:10

Version Info:

CompanyName: me.foFileDescription: me.foFileVersion: me.foLegalCopyright: © me.foProductName: me.foTranslation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Adware.BrowserHijack also known as:

Elastic malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan Heur.BZC.ONG.Boxter.785.1513E79F
FireEye Generic.mg.166fd6024483a1b1
McAfee Artemis!166FD6024483
Cylance Unsafe
Cybereason malicious.24483a
Arcabit Heur.BZC.ONG.Boxter.785.1513E79F
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Generik.DEZZZTN potentially unwanted
APEX Malicious
BitDefender Heur.BZC.ONG.Boxter.785.1513E79F
Rising Trojan.Generic@AI.82 (RDML:RzfI+TFq01DfvDdb8f+stA)
Emsisoft Heur.BZC.ONG.Boxter.785.1513E79F (B)
VIPRE Heur.BZC.ONG.Boxter.785.1513E79F
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.cc
Sophos Generic ML PUA (PUA)
Jiangmin Trojan.Generic.gwsls
Webroot W32.Trojan.Gen
MAX malware (ai score=89)
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
GData Heur.BZC.ONG.Boxter.785.1513E79F
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac Heur.BZC.ONG.Boxter.785.1513E79F
VBA32 Adware.NSIS.AdPack
Malwarebytes Adware.BrowserHijack
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Adrepack

How to remove Adware.BrowserHijack?

  • 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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