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.

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.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/b0209dc968c3686a10e2a1aa1ea16756e56d6ef58e0927f189c6f95c7a963a21crc32: 70A83A73md5: f7be5b9288318a51152c30c171d4246fsha1: 44e5b34094809f4141e19b46522141f88d86c9basha256: b0209dc968c3686a10e2a1aa1ea16756e56d6ef58e0927f189c6f95c7a963a21sha512: 27536abc0b9215b26b99aee43bd259fe944f2a4bc737e8f0dd6bbdc35a5d88f2708cb2c6bb2884b648842e25943b85303013470d80d1c25f5431c31a3dd41ab0ssdeep: 98304:qdVahY1q/jUQLBfKFLc/vmnP23D4mm/jDeCyNHcj:DhY2oQLV6AnmP23EDGNHcjtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T11BF5333FAA1AC075D4729C71DE6F9D3009B2B5668D3E261C71CD2D2E2AB05CCA5CC34Asha3_384: 2dc03f655d536acf8fff6c97e7e2d87776ae42e98f5aa6e7e83e3d58d847ade0086d83651da49ad235c4100365922e71ep_bytes: 558bec83c4c453565733c08945f08945timestamp: 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.