About “AdWare.Win32.Linkury.a” infection

The AdWare.Win32.Linkury.a 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.Win32.Linkury.a virus can do?

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine AdWare.Win32.Linkury.a?


File Info:
name: 3B79BA17A3C8795B01F1.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/0a60f2a3ab809ea4ec02f3af84f8a854853c77578e5890d5b98070ed0285e58e
crc32: 1848164B
md5: 3b79ba17a3c8795b01f160bd808ffe0d
sha1: 0c4321b3998c2f81fefe7051a788f719e95d810e
sha256: 0a60f2a3ab809ea4ec02f3af84f8a854853c77578e5890d5b98070ed0285e58e
sha512: 7f797c5eda7a43f27ea3b23ce5c827444e0f435ac5fff89d86b2b5fbab851b9cf0ecb8e91e153c1f0819db96f22bb2b8b6b0431a19419d3e9c61590b5b2a4976
ssdeep: 1536:G++mIpcQnCyfVIzFGMXRXe8Wvq9wSF/74RmFRKlUK7Bp:GLmMv9YJhOOqSF/8RmFR+UK7Bp
type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1E583410133ED6E1AF5BF6BF9BAB160B25BB278173420D89C4CD815CC25B8704D6267A7
sha3_384: 6916fe984854e39cd382ba48b2c46ca92278aa41a6e57cab7a621d9636596042287917db93a929abed3d8877630bc8d7
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2015-02-15 23:10:35

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
FileDescription:  
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: t1dbhajq.dll
LegalCopyright:  
OriginalFilename: t1dbhajq.dll
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

AdWare.Win32.Linkury.a also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware.CS
MicroWorld-eScan	Adware.Linkury.M
FireEye	Generic.mg.3b79ba17a3c8795b
CAT-QuickHeal	Adware.Linkury.A3
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.mt
McAfee	GenericRXBT-ZK!3B79BA17A3C8
Cylance	unsafe
Zillya	Adware.LinkuryGen.Win32.1
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Unwanted-Program ( 0040fa371 )
Alibaba	AdWare:MSIL/Linkury.da770a47
K7GW	Unwanted-Program ( 0040fa371 )
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (W)
VirIT	Trojan.Win32.KillFiles.WGM
Symantec	PUA.Smartbar
ESET-NOD32	MSIL/Toolbar.Linkury.R potentially unwanted
APEX	Malicious
TrendMicro-HouseCall	ADW_LINKURY.TOMB00000001
ClamAV	Win.Adware.Linkury-16149
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Linkury.a
BitDefender	Adware.Linkury.M
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Zapchast.didxqy
Avast	Win32:Linkury-B [PUP]
Tencent	Adware.Win32.linkury.16000419
Emsisoft	Adware.Linkury.M (B)
Baidu	Win32.Adware.Linkury.a
F-Secure	PotentialRisk.PUA/Linkury.iona
DrWeb	Trojan.KillFiles.15040
VIPRE	Adware.Linkury.M
TrendMicro	ADW_LINKURY.TOMB00000001
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
Sophos	Linkury Toolbar (PUA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	AdWare/Linkury.kles
ALYac	Adware.Linkury.M
Varist	W32/Linkury.A.gen!Eldorado
Avira	PUA/Linkury.iona
Antiy-AVL	RiskWare[WebToolbar]/MSIL.Agent.n
Kingsoft	malware.kb.c.1000
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/Linkury
Xcitium	Application.MSIL.Linkury.I@5gzhfo
Arcabit	Adware.Linkury.M
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Linkury.a
GData	Adware.Linkury.M
AhnLab-V3	Adware/Win32.Linkury.R122430
VBA32	TScope.Trojan.MSIL
Google	Detected
MAX	malware (ai score=62)
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Rising	Adware.Linkury!1.A236 (CLASSIC)
Ikarus	PUA.Linkury
MaxSecure	not-a-virus:Adware.Linkury.a
Fortinet	Adware/Linkury
AVG	Win32:Linkury-B [PUP]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove AdWare.Win32.Linkury.a?

AdWare.Win32.Linkury.a 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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