Adware.Strictor.40958 removal guide

The Adware.Strictor.40958 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.Strictor.40958 virus can do?

Creates RWX memory
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
The executable is compressed using UPX
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Adware.Strictor.40958?


File Info:
crc32: D7E96B02
md5: 11d9911504db3e2c915e56e257f2bf50
name: 11D9911504DB3E2C915E56E257F2BF50.mlw
sha1: 39417ca9cecde629a15a459d6e94e9880d3f55e0
sha256: 35016b4cc95e3d8ee94ffbc3fe2d46762f164a987bf3505330e9996b91ff43ad
sha512: f214fde81dcc9f3df6d13dbe194ef5ae99463d303f25151f2f230a83cd0b2e3d8f22657becdcecc9a47b6b446626d0518ed1e8dad8e2327b234246a0dd13535a
ssdeep: 49152:AtGmmxX8/T/buI9PlD3UVwstfyq5gH9vVaX:AtGBmb5PJEXywg0
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Translation: 0x0409 0x04e4

Adware.Strictor.40958 also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.InstallMonster.13
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.40958
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.312119
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (D)
Cybereason	malicious.504db3
Cyren	W32/S-27d08000!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/InstallMonstr.Q potentially unwanted
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:InstallMonstr-AQ [PUP]
ClamAV	Win.Adware.Agent-1265889
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.InstallMonster.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.40958
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.InstallMonster.dbipfy
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.40958
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.40958
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZelphiF.34266.KnNfaWBSunpi
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tc
FireEye	Generic.mg.11d9911504db3e2c
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	ADWARE/Adware.Gen
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.InstallMonster.gen
GData	Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.40958
McAfee	Artemis!11D9911504DB
MAX	malware (ai score=65)
VBA32	TScope.Trojan.Delf
Yandex	Riskware.Agent!MG5MEj4/oew
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.StartPage
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
AVG	Win32:InstallMonstr-AQ [PUP]

How to remove Adware.Strictor.40958?

Adware.Strictor.40958 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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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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