What is “Adware.ConvertAd.450”?

The Adware.ConvertAd.450 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.450 virus can do?

Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Adware.ConvertAd.450?


File Info:
crc32: B4FB57E2
md5: c2c2809375274a53073e7140408d4379
name: C2C2809375274A53073E7140408D4379.mlw
sha1: 7b3e643a68ee22ba6062bf93cc3e9cae7ca19b83
sha256: 2072f122d7850ec646e89f638c8f0af2c0a3f1d8c03156909da1ca69615141da
sha512: 2404b04821aabc704ab5c97b7ec69055ca90a6c0d055c665d3ea78216922e41c04e13c0545c9199e5ae126213ef8c8deaecef3225068d1a2838190dc35faad29
ssdeep: 3072:NNN7+TwAthWDxDze/bgwgv7S5CoBKYmQEuq+SdRI7sJ623:I7ENDy/a7SsTYauq+Y
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Adware.ConvertAd.450 also known as:

Lionic	Riskware.Win32.ConvertAd.1!c
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.450
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Wacatac.A
Alibaba	AdWare:Win32/ConvertAd.f7352cf6
Cybereason	malicious.375274
Cyren	W32/Trojan.WTKX-9097
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:AdwareX-gen [Adw]
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.450
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.450
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.450
Sophos	Generic PUA HL (PUA)
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34236.gqW@ayBBUYk
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R007C0PGT21
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.ch
FireEye	Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.450
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.450 (B)
Webroot	W32.Adware.Gen
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.347A10E
Microsoft	Program:Win32/Uwamson.A!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.Adware.ConvertAd.450
GData	Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.450
AhnLab-V3	Adware/Win.ConvertAd.R438494
McAfee	RDN/Generic PUP.x
MAX	malware (ai score=60)
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.Click
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R007C0PGT21
Rising	Malware.Heuristic!ET#76% (RDMK:cmRtazoCZ28pIYHVdFjdQ2aMQOp4)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.10018973.susgen
Fortinet	Malicious_Behavior.SB
AVG	Win32:AdwareX-gen [Adw]

How to remove Adware.ConvertAd.450?

Adware.ConvertAd.450 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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