Adware.HPDefender.NSIS malicious file

The Adware.HPDefender.NSIS 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.HPDefender.NSIS virus can do?

Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
Reads data out of its own binary image
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Adware.HPDefender.NSIS?


File Info:
name: 491513C326E01EEA9183.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/6f22728f0e1586eb4a70ffd1d54740a4717be8b74c4ccae13664aedc9b017ece
crc32: EAC45D5A
md5: 491513c326e01eea9183631b04e154eb
sha1: 2dc5b76fb9647f950906727857fd94a8480f0662
sha256: 6f22728f0e1586eb4a70ffd1d54740a4717be8b74c4ccae13664aedc9b017ece
sha512: fa5af832e11d22264b29b9efe2c8f47e5c52267e61ada1ec5051567eb68abbcae60d8be8b7255ef063d8a4806c36446ffa28ddcc61a9ae6861523b3de6e92644
ssdeep: 1536:9GarUa6LowvuhdNYh2Gf9rg6hzGPnvs1WWL:D5BuYAVrgUCPnvpWL
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T10B334B467EE98476F6E20EB12E71A7574ABBF8211C34D61FA7408ECE3930941CD24767
sha3_384: bfdbe670f2f285470b8b2d1b1c3aa24e48aa394e80b551e8efe5b5b5b53237661f876e839535f7afe055319f36cfd4d3
ep_bytes: 81ecd4020000535556576a2033ed5e89
timestamp: 2012-02-24 19:20:04

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Adware.HPDefender.NSIS also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.47499515
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKD.47499515
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.47499515
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/StartPage.7733a4a2
Cyren	W32/S-57550c4b!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Adware.HPDefender.JG
Kaspersky	Trojan.NSIS.StartPage.gc
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.47499515
Avast	NSIS:Adware-ABD [Adw]
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.47499515
Sophos	Generic PUA CN (PUA)
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.qh
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.47499515 (B)
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.47499515
Avira	ADWARE/HPDefender.kcikb
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
McAfee	Artemis!491513C326E0
Malwarebytes	Adware.HPDefender.NSIS
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0CKP21
Tencent	Trojan.Win32.BitCoinMiner.la
Yandex	Trojan.StartPage!gVpkWZFzGqA
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Fortinet	Riskware/HPDefender
AVG	NSIS:Adware-ABD [Adw]

How to remove Adware.HPDefender.NSIS?

Adware.HPDefender.NSIS removal tool

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.

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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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