Categories: Adware

What is “Adware.ConvertAd.1172”?

The Adware.ConvertAd.1172 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.ConvertAd.1172 virus can do?

  • Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Adware.ConvertAd.1172?


File Info:

crc32: 487232CEmd5: c8804da2eae5d2e3b79e91388de4281bname: C8804DA2EAE5D2E3B79E91388DE4281B.mlwsha1: 2684380440206f06b5e4a87f90438b6c772857a8sha256: 2da9fa7258a0152b2abf307e0e12ba15e2a9c64dde9d001b0bacb859c0bf6eedsha512: c7ba897eb5ddaa86ec98bf13c42ddaf58791dc88d47ba9f609c638a66a58a80c6f61e57385a540ac0c37898dde99526f6c41e68e0fd861e0ed75df9dbe0ab29essdeep: 3072:4anjJf1YApAX2Nj0dSYoclUqKjdjz8jDOIFB8cC0VIgWsCWu71JUQpV9:4anjJf1YaVSpMz8H7B7VIgpKtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Adware.ConvertAd.1172 also known as:

Lionic Riskware.Win32.ConvertAd.1!c
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb Adware.ClickMeIn.4122
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.1172
Cylance Unsafe
Zillya Adware.ConvertAD.Win32.67309
Sangfor Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_80% (D)
Alibaba AdWare:Win32/ConvertAd.cdb3b98d
Cybereason malicious.2eae5d
Baidu Win32.Adware.Generic.dc
Cyren W32/ConvertAd.E.gen!Eldorado
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.ACU
APEX Malicious
Avast Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.1172
NANO-Antivirus Riskware.Win32.ClickMeIn.dyuaav
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.1172
Tencent Win32.Risk.Adware.Szky
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.1172
Sophos Generic PUA CG (PUA)
Comodo Application.Win32.ConvertAd.AJK@61xxo6
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZexaE.34170.mqW@aab3Sc
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dh
FireEye Generic.mg.c8804da2eae5d2e3
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.1172 (B)
SentinelOne Static AI – Suspicious PE
Webroot W32.Adware.Gen
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1111552
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_98%
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.1F4BD3C
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.A!rfn
Arcabit Trojan.Adware.ConvertAd.D494
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Midie
GData Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.1172
McAfee Artemis!C8804DA2EAE5
MAX malware (ai score=100)
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R002H0CIU21
Rising Trojan.Generic@ML.100 (RDML:6qrlKu+sqHioVjsBYgDbIQ)
Yandex PUA.ConvertAd!MCEb0E5F/zQ
Ikarus PUA.ConvertAd
Fortinet Riskware/ConvertAd
AVG Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

How to remove Adware.ConvertAd.1172?

  • 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

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

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