AdWare.OpenCandy removal

The AdWare.OpenCandy 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.OpenCandy virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Scheduled file move on reboot detected
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• Creates RWX memory
• Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Harvests cookies for information gathering

How to determine AdWare.OpenCandy?

File Info:
name: F7BE5B9288318A51152C.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/b0209dc968c3686a10e2a1aa1ea16756e56d6ef58e0927f189c6f95c7a963a21
crc32: 70A83A73
md5: f7be5b9288318a51152c30c171d4246f
sha1: 44e5b34094809f4141e19b46522141f88d86c9ba
sha256: b0209dc968c3686a10e2a1aa1ea16756e56d6ef58e0927f189c6f95c7a963a21
sha512: 27536abc0b9215b26b99aee43bd259fe944f2a4bc737e8f0dd6bbdc35a5d88f2708cb2c6bb2884b648842e25943b85303013470d80d1c25f5431c31a3dd41ab0
ssdeep: 98304:qdVahY1q/jUQLBfKFLc/vmnP23D4mm/jDeCyNHcj:DhY2oQLV6AnmP23EDGNHcj
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T11BF5333FAA1AC075D4729C71DE6F9D3009B2B5668D3E261C71CD2D2E2AB05CCA5CC34A
sha3_384: 2dc03f655d536acf8fff6c97e7e2d87776ae42e98f5aa6e7e83e3d58d847ade0086d83651da49ad235c4100365922e71
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4c453565733c08945f08945
timestamp: 1992-06-19 22:22:17

Version Info:
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.
CompanyName: Martin Prikryl                                              
FileDescription: Setup for WinSCP 4.3.8 (SFTP, FTP and SCP client)           
FileVersion: 4.3.8               
LegalCopyright: (c) 2000-2012 Martin Prikryl                                                                        
ProductName: WinSCP                                                      
ProductVersion: 4.3.8               
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

AdWare.OpenCandy also known as:

How to remove AdWare.OpenCandy?

• 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.