How to remove “Adware.SMSHoax.100”?

The Adware.SMSHoax.100 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.SMSHoax.100 virus can do?

Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Adware.SMSHoax.100?


File Info:
name: 8DB4458E4D5CA0EA9B9D.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/1467cbe497511d61768a27efb636b2bdf7208e51c4da312f1c810efd51a7ba1a
crc32: 511A057A
md5: 8db4458e4d5ca0ea9b9d93e51a865c9f
sha1: 2e569e151ea51d1ec8916808501abbf2c6da7e5e
sha256: 1467cbe497511d61768a27efb636b2bdf7208e51c4da312f1c810efd51a7ba1a
sha512: f17c31f8864a998aea1e32ddc90b7a4675ba3ddb7ce9935176e8c8940bc1ec767172c6797a4d0220467ac0dc092a87d244c25ee7b1560649c02bb64c2fb8d669
ssdeep: 49152:j/OyWid6/oHBYlX5aDYBz7hBbEwkSgx4M:j/bTd/HBYlUYBBBQw9pM
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T15AC56D32F182C423D4676938CD1BE6E49425FE711D28986B7BE43F4C9E76782792D283
sha3_384: 508d9a849e350afa75290ed2cce42f37d9ee5ca35e74de111cb77d414570bfe3d9ee82c5fb1a25c53447290e2ec78ffa
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4f053b868f05c00e87377e3
timestamp: 1992-06-19 22:22:17

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Adware.SMSHoax.100 also known as:

Lionic	Adware.Win32.Generic.2!c
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Adware.SMSHoax.100
FireEye	Gen:Variant.Adware.SMSHoax.100
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Adware.SMSHoax.100
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Adware.SMSHoax.100 (B)
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Adware.SMSHoax.100
Google	Detected
MAX	malware (ai score=64)
Arcabit	Trojan.Adware.SMSHoax.100
GData	Gen:Variant.Adware.SMSHoax.100
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Adware.SMSHoax.100
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H09IF23
Ikarus	Trojan.Delf.FareIt
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.9187117.susgen
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Adware.SMSHoax.100?

Adware.SMSHoax.100 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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