AdWare.ELEX removal

The AdWare.ELEX 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.ELEX virus can do?

• Executed a command line with /C or /R argument to terminate command shell on completion which can be used to hide execution
• Sample contains Overlay data
• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Deletes executed files from disk
• Powershell arguments were seen on a command line but powershell.exe was not called. Likely indictive of renamed/obfuscated powershell.exe or defining arguments in variables for later use
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE

How to determine AdWare.ELEX?

File Info:
name: DC9027D47211B83B1787.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/4117cc81bdfb889eced1f10592db9052c12f8614c4f1741cbe941e7839606009
crc32: 49C9F021
md5: dc9027d47211b83b1787b98fe4a45c46
sha1: 5b98cee1b11972b670c37e4af10537a42d1f21d4
sha256: 4117cc81bdfb889eced1f10592db9052c12f8614c4f1741cbe941e7839606009
sha512: eae29de5dc03a5300427f5645170a9a5562a969b680c7fff9ef54f6cc9013a0e1ce77bd59777bd9f54dec509dcc07e2e7e2c899327eb9a8e9807efb11339a07c
ssdeep: 393216:rGFc361rHN+uGVz63DIy1YLNSPp9vwtCjinyA:iGutfQ+5+Ujvwg0F
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T11AF62361BA93C03BD1B61572093CEA5E91757E614F3248BFA7A43FAD1A70C825631F23
sha3_384: e6589ad70af218dfcc348f64e4ab8fdb65ea806114b154f93c540e9559346064887adcc326037a0f4ccb7fb85bb6f058
ep_bytes: e80e060000e98efeffffff2598225100
timestamp: 2016-10-13 07:30:53

Version Info:
CompanyName: OLyOyVCS
FileDescription: This installer database contains the logic and data required to install SWUFEBTUN17.
FileVersion: 3.1.4
InternalName: swu_setup_tun3
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2017 OLyOyVCS
OriginalFileName: swu_setup_tun3.exe
ProductName: SWUFEBTUN17
ProductVersion: 3.1.4
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

AdWare.ELEX also known as:

How to remove AdWare.ELEX?

• 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.