Categories: Adware

About “Adware.Downloader.CN” infection

The Adware.Downloader.CN 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.Downloader.CN virus can do?

  • Presents an Authenticode digital signature
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • Drops a binary and executes it
  • Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
  • Network activity contains more than one unique useragent.
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

Related domains:

yz.app.sogou.com
ping.t.sogou.com
yze.t.sogou.com

How to determine Adware.Downloader.CN?


File Info:

crc32: 54B4324Cmd5: 3729d3aacc42df7debc6e03980fed0bfname: sogougkg.esha1: d2810efa993eb75bd19819afe3d79039eee19da9sha256: 171a15147d099b7434af75171babf5a36b2a860bd4821ac2e2a12b474fad3cfasha512: 282d447b0392c142da7d89dd618d1749eb9624bc8e3c5956f650548c2777a7b3fb35b715a33138d72cc6f177d71d4beae486b59f319f6adeeb2c1cc0ebd0030assdeep: 12288:GUHzKufgk0IpzpXxsPsM+80/9OCOaVLR7g1xGkgBaFSkYu8DU0OYhLu0O49gY4B:lHVfSIpzpBsGACO0LRs1kk6i6uKVOu4Btype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

LegalCopyright: xa9 2014 Sogou.com Inc. All rights reserved.InternalName: MiniDownLoad.exeFileVersion: 2.0.8.1CompanyName: Sogou.com Inc.ProductName: x641cx72d7x9ad8x901fx4e0bx8f7dx52a9x624bProductVersion: 2.0.8.1FileDescription: x641cx72d7x9ad8x901fx4e0bx8f7dx52a9x624bx5b89x88c5x5305OriginalFilename: MiniDownLoad.exeTranslation: 0x0804 0x04b0

Adware.Downloader.CN also known as:

Bkav W32.HfsAdware.170E
FireEye Generic.mg.3729d3aacc42df7d
CAT-QuickHeal PUA.SogouRI.S7432151
McAfee Downloader
Cylance Unsafe
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004cca081 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004cca081 )
Cybereason malicious.a993eb
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R057C0OCT20
Cyren W32/Sogou.H.gen!Eldorado
APEX Malicious
Avast Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
Kaspersky not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.SogouLoad.gen
Alibaba AdWare:Win32/Sogou.5505ef80
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Sogou.engykk
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
Emsisoft Application.Chindo (A)
F-Secure Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1014661
DrWeb BackDoor.Gbot.2817
Zillya Downloader.SogouCRTD.Win32.237
Invincea heuristic
McAfee-GW-Edition Downloader
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.8823740.susgen
SentinelOne DFI – Malicious PE
F-Prot W32/Sogou.H.gen!Eldorado
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1014661
Antiy-AVL RiskWare[Downloader]/Win32.Sogou
Microsoft PUA:Win32/Sogou
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.Sogou/Variant
ZoneAlarm not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.SogouLoad.gen
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.Sogou.C1514212
VBA32 Downloader.Sogou
Malwarebytes Adware.Downloader.CN
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Downloader.Sogou.AA potentially unwanted
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R057C0OCT20
Yandex PUA.Downloader!
eGambit not-a-virus:Generic.Downloader
AVG FileRepMalware
Paloalto generic.ml
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)

How to remove Adware.Downloader.CN?

  • 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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