Should I remove “Adware.Keygen”?

The Adware.Keygen 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.Keygen virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Adware.Keygen?


File Info:
name: 843B9E0883CAAED04C2A.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/c8ba2b2152a78b20ae80e0a94e299cf8d396a4a651ecb384524514b477a6ed83
crc32: 9EECDD77
md5: 843b9e0883caaed04c2a45ca3c5c7b74
sha1: 2b50c16b41521c4c02cec374cbe09564034e7b29
sha256: c8ba2b2152a78b20ae80e0a94e299cf8d396a4a651ecb384524514b477a6ed83
sha512: 08a7266cd226859667ad0141f714f7af12b188a03802415666e0122f57423d8900bff03a28e217f3681c49f1967b69da6cc3797d185ac0fcb80a859d98257081
ssdeep: 98304:QiqLsfIrEXnUy+itGvNY1QOIQhQ9CbjKQipxaMOofbOs:QqXUbiIvWh09CbjKQiSgf6s
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T18C263349E2BEBA92D1E62FB004550BFDB7A5BC19E303201E575850BD9D6434CA0CFDAB
sha3_384: 29abfc74e49184edea50bcd2123743e58f8ef3e050151c3f2cad90ab1d93d976c1681cafb98c4c36338373e24d8685e3
ep_bytes: b800c0440068e432410064ff35000000
timestamp: 1992-06-19 22:22:17

Version Info:
CompanyName: e-merge GmbH
FileDescription: WinAce Self-Extractor
FileVersion: 2.5.0.0
InternalName: WinAce SFX
LegalCopyright: 1997-2003 Marcel Lemke & e-merge GmbH
LegalTrademarks: 1997-2003 Marcel Lemke & e-merge GmbH
OriginalFilename: win32sfx.exe
ProductName: WinAce Self-Extractor
ProductVersion: 2.5.0.0
Comments: http://www.winace.com
Translation: 0x0407 0x04e4

Adware.Keygen also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Virus.Win32.Generic.n!c
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Agent.Vvm9
Alibaba	Trojan:Package/phishing.13
Kaspersky	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Avast	Win32:CIH-G@dam
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.rc
Jiangmin	Backdoor.MSIL.diiv
Google	Detected
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.SGeneric
ZoneAlarm	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
McAfee	Artemis!843B9E0883CA
VBA32	Adware.Keygen
Zoner	Probably Heur.ExeHeaderP
Ikarus	Win95.CIH
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.1728101.susgen
Fortinet	W32/PossibleThreat
AVG	Win32:CIH-G@dam
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Adware.Keygen?

Adware.Keygen 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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Paul Valéry

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

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