Categories: Adware

Adware.HotDownloads removal tips

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What Adware.HotDownloads virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
Presents an Authenticode digital signature
Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Attempts to modify proxy settings

How to determine Adware.HotDownloads?


File Info:
name: 16E3D071405583E319C5.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/5c69b34f8c3767f1b3d0478c8417ec118f3477084f19ac08455595240343c9fbcrc32: C983106Amd5: 16e3d071405583e319c5d0910c70527csha1: 563db66ed21c0276dcada7c53d039ec81e6d0b17sha256: 5c69b34f8c3767f1b3d0478c8417ec118f3477084f19ac08455595240343c9fbsha512: 4a17248c0b0f05d3a80977d748058728a0755b6138f283c77088755613ec30e65ccd5009c02bc9cd661c0c6284ee3731fd9c7bf8257a91fc24c3f9668dc550cessdeep: 196608:lcUiMqrcoG/CYVydD9fVGMWQitEmCnaqAwKkuknbSo71dU:Y8z/CYVyt9IMiCnaqtbL5dUtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T121A62321BF119139E8A314B64E7EC6385238AD50175524C7B3CC7E7E6B71BE2393622Bsha3_384: 5ffa32803813e9998d795436c1abc485d6daca2a7f3e5afcec5f189448deeea87c548272c80ff7755be015bbadfbde2eep_bytes: e8f8b00000e979feffffcccccccccccctimestamp: 2012-01-10 15:09:24
Version Info:
FileDescription: SoftContainer ModuleFileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 111InternalName: SoftContainerLegalCopyright: Copyright 2010OriginalFilename: SoftContainer.exeProductName: SoftContainer ModuleProductVersion: 1, 0, 0, 111Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Adware.HotDownloads also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Agent.tnAN
tehtris	Generic.Malware
FireEye	Generic.mg.16e3d071405583e3
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.MauvaiseRI.S5256798
Skyhigh	Artemis!PUP
Cylance	unsafe
Sangfor	Downloader.Win32.Hotdownloads.V9wu
K7AntiVirus	Unwanted-Program ( 00586c651 )
Alibaba	Downloader:Win32/SoftContainer.74572d89
K7GW	Unwanted-Program ( 00586c651 )
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (W)
VirIT	Adware.Win32.Downware.FJ
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/HotDownloads potentially unwanted
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.LMN.gen
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.LMN.etvbet
Avast	FileRepMalware [Misc]
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.11b5dcbd
Sophos	Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
F-Secure	Program.APPL/SoftContainer.Gen5
DrWeb	Adware.Downware.139
GData	Win32.Application.HotDownloads.A
Jiangmin	Downloader.LMN.c
Varist	W32/ABApplication.OYRT-8775
Avira	APPL/SoftContainer.Gen5
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare/Win32.HotDownloads
Xcitium	Malware@#3tvht18a16fpo
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.LMN.gen
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
McAfee	Artemis!16E3D0714055
VBA32	Adware.HotDownloads.gen
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H07AU24
Rising	PUF.MailRu!1.6574 (CLASSIC)
Yandex	Riskware.HotDownloads!JlZ4M0arzLo
Ikarus	PUA.Gen
MaxSecure	Hoax.W32.ArchSMS.gen_281259
Fortinet	Riskware/HotDownloads.AB
AVG	FileRepMalware [Misc]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS