Categories: Adware

Should I remove “Adware.Searcher”?

The Adware.Searcher 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.Searcher virus can do?

  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
  • Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

Related domains:

z.whorecord.xyz
a.tomx.xyz

How to determine Adware.Searcher?


File Info:

crc32: 6171524Emd5: a7d020265d2a19bc76ea77c6f00eb2fdname: tmpvi_k0dmksha1: b7c89cb4c9e1f64967db2c01d31e5fa6e613a2cesha256: 640b274b1928f1f38124866a1773672ca66db68f1a019085660130dfe1ceeffasha512: 018a672a1251c67bf85a723cc0d94c0802ae24d26a046fabec0b1c049327f47b7c80113f30ac7eee7baa04ca10e10ec560be3d85d991c4ce3723543bc95d5c76ssdeep: 49152:fLjLwruOvwafWUEBQeN+IOs7qSRBZEVuxtRiILYgrU/a:+uOhwBYInR/uuxtRiILrQ/atype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, InstallShield self-extracting archive

Version Info:

LegalCopyright: (C)ProductName: FileVersion: FileDescription: Producer shdTranslation: 0x0804 0x04e4

Adware.Searcher also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.31747835
FireEye Generic.mg.a7d020265d2a19bc
CAT-QuickHeal W32.Ramnit.A
Qihoo-360 QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
ALYac Trojan.GenericKD.31747835
Cylance Unsafe
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0050b64b1 )
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKD.31747835
K7GW Trojan ( 0050b64b1 )
Cybereason malicious.65d2a1
TrendMicro PE_RAMNIT.H
BitDefenderTheta AI:FileInfector.EAEEA7850C
F-Prot W32/Ramnit.B!Generic
ESET-NOD32 a variant of NSIS/TrojanDropper.Agent.BT
Baidu Multi.Threats.InArchive
APEX Malicious
Paloalto generic.ml
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Ramnit-1847
GData Trojan.GenericKD.31747835
Kaspersky Virus.Win32.Nimnul.a
NANO-Antivirus Virus.Win32.Ramnit.eslalb
Avast Win32:RmnDrp
Tencent Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10b3ee0c
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.31747835
Sophos W32/Patched-I
F-Secure Malware.W32/Ramnit.CD
DrWeb Adware.Searcher.1222
Zillya Trojan.Zbot.Win32.188716
Invincea heuristic
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.vc
Trapmine malicious.high.ml.score
Emsisoft Adware.Dropper (A)
SentinelOne DFI – Malicious PE
Cyren W32/Ramnit.B!Generic
Webroot W32.Malware.Heur
Avira W32/Ramnit.CD
Antiy-AVL GrayWare/Win32.StartPage.gen
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.D1E46EFB
ZoneAlarm Virus.Win32.Nimnul.a
Microsoft Virus:Win32/Ramnit.A
Acronis suspicious
McAfee Artemis!A7D020265D2A
MAX malware (ai score=81)
VBA32 Adware.Searcher
Malwarebytes Trojan.ChinAd
Zoner Trojan.Win32.Ramnit.23698
TrendMicro-HouseCall PE_RAMNIT.H
Rising Virus.Ramnit!1.9AA5 (CLOUD)
Ikarus Virus.Ramnit
AVG Win32:RmnDrp
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
MaxSecure Virus.Nimnul.A

How to remove Adware.Searcher?

  • 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.
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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