What is “Adware.MHost”?

The Adware.MHost 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.MHost virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Creates RWX memory
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Adware.MHost?

File Info:
crc32: C74CAB9A
md5: fce84bc928a7e09e21c06df3b54672b0
name: mhost32-ws-auth.exe
sha1: 273f155e27f9fb026297aabd8ccc69fc60572259
sha256: a3da07fac6bedfbc32adb6bf84b53b2c52172f1c8b7fcd7e6ed2cfcf78f03d92
sha512: aa4f12f0e844892d1fef0ece8465ebc77330a0733d209ee124f9360cd6b3136dff8d552022d7015adc945115bbbb8ed6c7e68987b275fb44285bf2001bba885f
ssdeep: 49152:0UE+1mSvo/BvgeSND+PBZIJlVXsxyMaiWzz:11m+MJM2xyMaBzz
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright:                                                                                                     
FileVersion:                     
CompanyName: x41ex430x437x438x441                                                       
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.
ProductName: mhost                                                       
ProductVersion: 1.0                                               
FileDescription: mhost Setup                                                 
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Adware.MHost also known as:

How to remove Adware.MHost?

• 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.