Categories: Adware

About “Adware.SMSHoax.3” infection

The Adware.SMSHoax.3 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.3 virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Injection (inter-process)
Injection (Process Hollowing)
Creates RWX memory
Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
Reads data out of its own binary image
Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Adware.SMSHoax.3?


File Info:
crc32: 53C5837Amd5: c885d225fe3c7a864e5d1fcf03a65c19name: C885D225FE3C7A864E5D1FCF03A65C19.mlwsha1: 13bff19873e0a0ac693d35ad3b7354828ad8e095sha256: dd2c10bcbe2adea1892e8d9b882f11414a135f62779378c31e56868a5f864c80sha512: 7c34e0dcda2826fb8d4f06361f3bd58b9e83b8988896a23257ce3f1430567729d1c4b7f5074c0e2d2f3318f3149597e7b045e9513da08d82e8c05327ed7fd5eassdeep: 49152:ePSRUe4cXqPxBvPSaC/TWVH0/cb1MiREiLh8TGSGry:ePSUe4cXSBvP0/TWVHGcpdRKTGSGrytype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Adware.SMSHoax.3 also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Tool.SMSSend.283
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Adware.SMSHoax.3
FireEye	Generic.mg.c885d225fe3c7a86
McAfee	Artemis!C885D225FE3C
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Sangfor	Malware
BitDefender	Gen:Adware.SMSHoax.3
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_70% (D)
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34804.8rZ@a8ugUaic
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Avast	Win32:SMO-G [PUP]
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Smshoax-455
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.cyayjp
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Ad-Aware	Gen:Adware.SMSHoax.3
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S (PUA)
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.Kryptik.AWUX@4vcnzi
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Fraud.Gen7
Zillya	Trojan.Inject.Win32.58444
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tc
Emsisoft	Gen:Adware.SMSHoax.3 (B)
Avira	TR/Fraud.Gen7
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Inject
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Vigorf.A
Arcabit	Adware.SMSHoax.3
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
GData	Gen:Adware.SMSHoax.3
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Unwanted/Win32.ArchSMS.R57115
Acronis	suspicious
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.SMSSend
MAX	malware (ai score=67)
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Agent
Panda	Trj/CI.A
APEX	Malicious
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Hoax.ArchSMS.AAP
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10bc62c0
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!i+Qio3FHQ+4
Ikarus	Hoax.Win32.ArchSMS
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_100%
Fortinet	W32/Injector.AFAZ!tr
AVG	Win32:SMO-G [PUP]
Cybereason	malicious.5fe3c7
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.a32