About “AdWare.Win32.DropWare.k” infection

The AdWare.Win32.DropWare.k 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.Win32.DropWare.k virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (1 unique times)
• Creates RWX memory
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
• Performs some HTTP requests
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config

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How to determine AdWare.Win32.DropWare.k?

File Info:
crc32: AD2C577Fmd5: 2d08eaa5c2f6cb58b6372030e2a131a6name: 2D08EAA5C2F6CB58B6372030E2A131A6.mlwsha1: 2c6e29190bb45648c1412dd4d5fc8a261140c78csha256: 21153edc087c386e068f64e9e1b6e5770d8d82eccd6e436335cde79291beba8csha512: 0a9ef11339882abf69a9d3023e8dde9eeae02dba19a32359a133d7e849b1b5bdf4e9de8ee749f111fde61e72a7a7bc1639490fe57297e2182aae108f1eb2d456ssdeep: 12288:uaHc64b888888888888W88888888888fxuQqL33rD+zG/oBidFaJJTS4clO30b5U:F86igezG/aYFkJR30F6rp8mtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
LegalCopyright:                                                                                                     FileVersion: 1.2                 CompanyName:                                                             Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.ProductName:                                                             ProductVersion: 1.2                                               FileDescription:                                                             Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

AdWare.Win32.DropWare.k also known as:

How to remove AdWare.Win32.DropWare.k?

• 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.