What is “AdWare.Win32.MegaSearch.am”?

The AdWare.Win32.MegaSearch.am 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.MegaSearch.am virus can do?

• A file was accessed within the Public folder.
• Sample contains Overlay data
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Attempts to create or modify a Browser Helper Object
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine AdWare.Win32.MegaSearch.am?

File Info:
name: C3067E69190C9AEA37FF.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/012982e04c68580c5b1877528d8799c96e0c9294f452dcae84a9e18675fa7985
crc32: BDC463FC
md5: c3067e69190c9aea37ffc893b308cd6e
sha1: 3df4bc287c4e89dccc69d954990dc43f35099ed9
sha256: 012982e04c68580c5b1877528d8799c96e0c9294f452dcae84a9e18675fa7985
sha512: c2e1b237c28141efb57e5b8f96c85a5903503e9af9331f9876995d4091218130a8053a58d59cfc909996a894abba02c84a6b008143bd482415dc73d598223128
ssdeep: 6144:h1OgDPdkBAFZWjadD4s5aKBkdN/SKV94EIDj/bCqit7d:h1OgLdaOackdhV94jXb4
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1E544D1213AE1C8FAD2920432CE647FD5E2F9D6540F31887733D94A1D2F7D985C22AB5A
sha3_384: 403970f5d845a5edac1b4e01ab872b4cec43658028d9e20fc4a00aa784b76fc32749476f1f4ddc8835118e1a6e290dca
ep_bytes: 558bec6aff68e0b94100682c4a410064
timestamp: 2010-11-18 16:27:35

Version Info:
CompanyName: Igor Pavlov
FileDescription: 7z Setup SFX
FileVersion: 9.20
InternalName: 7zS.sfx
LegalCopyright: Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov
OriginalFilename: 7zS.sfx.exe
ProductName: 7-Zip
ProductVersion: 9.20
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

AdWare.Win32.MegaSearch.am also known as:

How to remove AdWare.Win32.MegaSearch.am?

• 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.