Adware.MicroNames removal guide

The Adware.MicroNames 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.MicroNames virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Presents an Authenticode digital signature
Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Korean
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Adware.MicroNames?


File Info:
crc32: 313E6738
md5: 1863a0a65690af269299f26d748a9877
name: dtsguard.exe
sha1: e2b0f15581ebf39378144aeb1665ba398f113367
sha256: 4ba3b01c5ce6bb10b2490a3982b21da1e7c56b41fc14d77d44ced07fd0e32aea
sha512: 4afc863d5fb3b3140096538b0838c836f0ec4737e1b9858c546d34dad1c7778af6b1e4b2f5c93ce49edd0da8ec2c2a34d1cc2025104e7be917ce7e0f4db7fc56
ssdeep: 1536:4sumAlipd0BZkTDsIeX+WcQ9WrjC8NfdrFVirAQyk:4VDip+ZIs1X6jDNmFyk
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0412 0x04b0
InternalName: DtsGuard
FileVersion: 1.02.1251
CompanyName: Micronames Corp.
ProductName: Smart Service
ProductVersion: 1.02.1251
OriginalFilename: DtsGuard.exe

Adware.MicroNames also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectVM.malware2
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.120941
FireEye	Generic.mg.1863a0a65690af26
CAT-QuickHeal	Adware.Hebogo.A3
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM03.0.C613.Malware.Gen
McAfee	PUP-FMT
Cylance	Unsafe
K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 004f50c21 )
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.120941
K7GW	Adware ( 004f50c21 )
Cybereason	malicious.65690a
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0PC920
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0PC920
Paloalto	generic.ml
GData	Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.120941
Kaspersky	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Alibaba	AdWare:Win32/Hebogo.c4b2cbbd
Rising	PUA.MicroNames!8.F666 (CLOUD)
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.120941
Sophos	Generic PUA OC (PUA)
Comodo	ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.Hebogo.STA@4rf3fi
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1022823
DrWeb	Adware.Hebogo.28
Invincea	heuristic
McAfee-GW-Edition	PUP-FMT
SentinelOne	DFI – Suspicious PE
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.120941 (B)
APEX	Malicious
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1022823
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
Arcabit	Trojan.Adware.Graftor.D1D86D
SUPERAntiSpyware	Adware.Hebogo/Variant
ZoneAlarm	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/MicroNames
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.MicroNames.C1588882
VBA32	Adware.Hebogo
MAX	malware (ai score=68)
Malwarebytes	Adware.MicroNames
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Adware.Hebogo.D
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Adware.Dygp
Ikarus	PUA.Hebogo
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_100%
Fortinet	Riskware/Hebogo
AVG	FileRepMetagen [Adw]
Avast	Win32:Evo-gen [Susp]
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (D)

How to remove Adware.MicroNames?

Adware.MicroNames 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.

About the author

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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