How to remove “Adware.Generic (A)”?

The Adware.Generic (A) 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.

What Adware.Generic (A) virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Injection (inter-process)
• Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (1 unique times)
• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• Creates RWX memory
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• Mimics the system’s user agent string for its own requests
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• A named pipe was used for inter-process communication
• Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
• A process created a hidden window
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Performs some HTTP requests
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• A system process is generating network traffic likely as a result of process injection
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Creates a copy of itself
• Collects information to fingerprint the system
• Anomalous binary characteristics

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How to determine Adware.Generic (A)?

File Info:
crc32: E2079DA1md5: 79f9d9348e61fc1a686f084efe3502c9name: upload_filesha1: 755cf5c30970b20b7a31ba90c31d4c5d7332637dsha256: 73b70c5017913dd4a55f122612dde2ccb0f4224fbaaa49e647c2926542e3ddcesha512: b9adee5f440e281a8c6f06ed26650e456bbbad858ba078950a6f183d2f4a770d18572702434fd4597233ac5d08f997dcf24032ee5efa7e8b9346485796ba6dd8ssdeep: 6144:X5GtlTjRFYH83s+mTabn88i4FAuYZsyTouRYUEy+23Pq/OaIU+BHoa8mSpPah8i8:J+BFNcjGXnyuG2M/6OID9SMRFDacO2type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2011-2012 CrystalIDEA SoftwareInternalName: x64helperFileVersion: 3, 1, 0, 0CompanyName: CrystalIDEA SoftwareComments: Unikstall Tool Helper for x64 systemsProductName: Unikstall ToolProductVersion: 3, 1, 0, 0FileDescription: Unikstall Tool Helper for x64 systemsOriginalFilename: x64helper.exeTranslation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Adware.Generic (A) also known as:

How to remove Adware.Generic (A)?

• 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.