Adware.MyWebSearch malicious file

The Adware.MyWebSearch 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.MyWebSearch virus can do?

The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Adware.MyWebSearch?


File Info:
name: BE8C4810AFBC2743D6A0.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/b3766f767fe90c248fd4c33e990655dd459f177b26378efb5469964788df7ade
crc32: DD6AD30C
md5: be8c4810afbc2743d6a099ebd8cd096e
sha1: d1b41a8a804019b01b994045d4e993f5733c9869
sha256: b3766f767fe90c248fd4c33e990655dd459f177b26378efb5469964788df7ade
sha512: 868a2f5d2ac11bbae58423468f37b7f2c732666d0dfbc896626f7fad1e47673b5f05661d5b1dd93370576dacc2a6e10d018cb0736cda57c888c5437e31c1cb29
ssdeep: 24576:73bv6wNLUxnpr2DtZ9junT5bBGgYF2Y1A71eF3TVhCUUcWJgUeDhj6w+aCKInvU3:750p2crJt566
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T19E55D7A1FD3E84EEFEB494B46524574784C2F9ECC3104A876B89C89F7C87E910D18A9D
sha3_384: fcc39ed6a97570b1063828b2984c999134158d80edea6c698084c1cb8ff5366f0c99b985307eecf0522c409026b266e3
ep_bytes: e9ee340100e9f65f0100e914280100e9
timestamp: 2011-06-12 16:41:45

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
FileDescription:  
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: svchost1.exe
LegalCopyright:  
OriginalFilename: svchost1.exe
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0

Adware.MyWebSearch also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Hesv.tryb
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
FireEye	Generic.mg.be8c4810afbc2743
McAfee	GenericRXLR-DK!BE8C4810AFBC
Malwarebytes	Backdoor.Bladabindi
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Fuery.C
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0056d8cc1 )
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Kryptik.bf8c80c5
K7GW	Trojan ( 0056d8cc1 )
Cybereason	malicious.a80401
Cyren	W32/Kryptik.BTW.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Malware.Razy-9764273-0
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Kelvir.hsfrvu
Avast	Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/Patched.Ren
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tt
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
Sophos	Mal/Behav-035
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Backdoor.Generic.bfth
Google	Detected
Avira	HEUR/Patched.Ren
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[PSW]/Win32.Lolyda
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win32.RL_Generic.R349994
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.36196.ur0@aCegaKp
VBA32	Adware.MyWebSearch
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Zoner	Probably Heur.ExeHeaderL
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.100 (RDML:e+OsSKLe9O55z4oT7eNC7Q)
Ikarus	Trojan.Patched
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Kryptik.UY!tr
AVG	Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Adware.MyWebSearch?

Adware.MyWebSearch 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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