What is “AdWare.NSIS.ConvertAd.adpb”?

The AdWare.NSIS.ConvertAd.adpb 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.NSIS.ConvertAd.adpb virus can do?

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine AdWare.NSIS.ConvertAd.adpb?


File Info:
name: EE937EBB7BD0FF87AB5A.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/84efc8561b3394a4739b479bcddee1834468bebabc055f10f78a93aed14c7880
crc32: 141F5517
md5: ee937ebb7bd0ff87ab5aca34b6aab9b9
sha1: ac1fbf28b4d5649d30bd6c98e4a90aaa13e440b9
sha256: 84efc8561b3394a4739b479bcddee1834468bebabc055f10f78a93aed14c7880
sha512: 953d2c84cd9488c8864465683f83a3be7236e23e5fefdfc156e60c452dca51f3c083448fc083799ef45886a6fbe6b28d2aa27690416848b22b0a074023c8cd42
ssdeep: 3072:F/PS5gDRVkvf1abgxHjTwHTFgx/qjw7D:FqiDRVkleKARgxC87
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T102C3BF0275589A15C65C623EC3DBD93113A2ADC71E72D70BBFC96F9B3C1A2A32817319
sha3_384: 6e08f5483d794e33c164515d3c17ad6d870f5ef1e47f25b0c42adf9faeb3c213f0d362c99a0c348cecaec5599f77ed3f
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2019-10-07 06:49:19

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: 
CompanyName: mikrodot.net
FileDescription: Updater
FileVersion: 1.0.0.5
InternalName: updater.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright © mikrodot.net 2019
LegalTrademarks: 
OriginalFilename: updater.exe
ProductName: Updater
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.5
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.5

AdWare.NSIS.ConvertAd.adpb also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware.CS
FireEye	Generic.mg.ee937ebb7bd0ff87
Skyhigh	Artemis!Trojan
McAfee	Artemis!EE937EBB7BD0
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
Alibaba	AdWare:MSIL/ConvertAd.9c64b73c
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Virus.Convertad-8271020-0
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.ConvertAd.adpb
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Tencent	Nsis.AdWare.Convertad.Iajl
F-Secure	Adware.ADWARE/ConvertAd.ladby
Sophos	Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Google	Detected
Avira	ADWARE/ConvertAd.ladby
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare]/NSIS.ConvertAd
Kingsoft	malware.kb.c.984
Microsoft	Program:Win32/Wacapew.C!ml
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.ConvertAd.adpb
Varist	W32/MSIL_Troj.YS.gen!Eldorado
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win32.RL_Generic.R269769
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Rising	Malware.Obfus/MSIL@AI.96 (RDM.MSIL2:ycu4P3euAkw2YWmJrqbl0g)
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Basic
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/GenKryptik.CFUF!tr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36802.hm0@ay7sTYd
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove AdWare.NSIS.ConvertAd.adpb?

AdWare.NSIS.ConvertAd.adpb 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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