Should I remove "Adware.Generic.1939979"?

The Adware.Generic.1939979 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.Generic.1939979 virus can do?

A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
Reads data out of its own binary image
Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

Related domains:

z.whorecord.xyz

a.tomx.xyz

How to determine Adware.Generic.1939979?


File Info:
crc32: 44ACECDA
md5: 3cd8c3e5c68a97ffbdd89d1ca31124e9
name: 3CD8C3E5C68A97FFBDD89D1CA31124E9.mlw
sha1: 7ff7a99588f3d568fd095c6922ec9ca4a907cba3
sha256: 1dfbdc01895e5398ede510b7af1d9e6c274016d4dde27fc557e9a21d78ca2706
sha512: f7914b532fa77be25857ec3a28ff3959b7609025c074bb1f7e119e167d51c0e06b3208819bc56f8e2e52a1fd20d955cdaf7b1deca4cf00bb3d4bbb92c0d3301c
ssdeep: 1536:CpgpHzb9dZVX9fHMvG0D3XJSoxKNmb4Mdyf29:AgXdZt9P6D3XJSo9b4MdyO9
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright 2017
FileVersion: 1.0.0.1
ProductName: touchstone
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.1
FileDescription: touchstone touchstone touchstone
OriginalFilename: touchstone.exe
Translation: 0x0000 0x04e4

Adware.Generic.1939979 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware2
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Agent.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
ALYac	Adware.Generic.1939979
Cylance	Unsafe
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (D)
Alibaba	AdWare:Win32/Dotdo.0c187142
Cybereason	malicious.5c68a9
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
ESET-NOD32	a variant of NSIS/Adware.Runner.B
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Evo-gen [Susp]
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Agent.gen
BitDefender	Adware.Generic.1939979
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Nsis.Dotdo.eyvfyx
MicroWorld-eScan	Adware.Generic.1939979
Ad-Aware	Adware.Generic.1939979
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.AdwareDotDo.lm
FireEye	Adware.Generic.1939979
Emsisoft	Adware.Generic.1939979 (B)
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1127444
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.A!ml
Arcabit	Adware.Generic.D1D9A0B
GData	Adware.Generic.1939979
MAX	malware (ai score=99)
Rising	Adware.Dotdo/NSIS!1.B0DB (CLASSIC)
Fortinet	NSIS/Agent.GU!tr
AVG	Win32:Evo-gen [Susp]
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Adware.Generic.1939979?

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.

Should I remove “Adware.Generic.1939979”?