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AdWare.Win32.MegaSearch.am removal instruction

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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: DEA6B6010632229F7B9F.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/081076f85e83f4c9f24dfe575372141fa3d36ab77eda0ac04aa601bf2c261aa9crc32: 1A46725Amd5: dea6b6010632229f7b9f59f9d4bc8900sha1: aa57dd715276f9e804a0ad01b14fe324ef0be159sha256: 081076f85e83f4c9f24dfe575372141fa3d36ab77eda0ac04aa601bf2c261aa9sha512: 4106a4ca5ddd1c9ba8eb9f99720ddd65dc5f9684b4586336b8da625198ddfdcc48df3437ccb0b34ded8db0811a8da846f71286e028e15597625a7a79053caacdssdeep: 6144:h1OgDPdkBAFZWjadD4s5pf9aEAVP9p/Kp06bp:h1OgLdaOV4EkP9piS69type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1EF44D0213AE1C8FAD2920432CE646FE5E1FAD7540F31887737994A2D2E3D585C23776Asha3_384: a0438d1ad23c5d26803d778592679a5166f377ed551a7ca3fe3e26a9c459a753ddd1e6b01a599c856a2320b00a23772eep_bytes: 558bec6aff68e0b94100682c4a410064timestamp: 2010-11-18 16:27:35
Version Info:
CompanyName: Igor PavlovFileDescription: 7z Setup SFXFileVersion: 9.20InternalName: 7zS.sfxLegalCopyright: Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor PavlovOriginalFilename: 7zS.sfx.exeProductName: 7-ZipProductVersion: 9.20Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

AdWare.Win32.MegaSearch.am also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Adware.Win32.MegaSearch.2!c
MicroWorld-eScan	Dropped:Adware.JS.MultiPlug.A
FireEye	Generic.mg.dea6b6010632229f
CAT-QuickHeal	Diplugem.JS.A
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.dc
McAfee	Downloader-FLN
Cylance	unsafe
VIPRE	Dropped:Adware.JS.MultiPlug.A
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.ins
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (D)
Alibaba	AdWare:Script/MegaSearch.06e72891
VirIT	Trojan.Win32.Zyx.SP
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	multiple detections
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.MegaSearch.am
BitDefender	Dropped:Adware.JS.MultiPlug.A
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Script.Plugin.cjvvyt
Avast	JS:Browsermodifier-B [Trj]
Tencent	Win32.Script.Agent.Szfl
TACHYON	Trojan-Clicker/W32.MegaSearch.259718
Emsisoft	Dropped:Adware.JS.MultiPlug.A (B)
F-Secure	Malware.JS/MPlug.PR
DrWeb	JS.Plugin.13
TrendMicro	ADW_CONSAVE
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
Ikarus	PUA.Monetizer.Gen7
GData	Win32.Trojan.Multiplug.E
Jiangmin	AdWare.Script.q
Webroot	W32.Adware.Gen
Google	Detected
Avira	ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
Antiy-AVL	RiskWare/Win32.Application
Kingsoft	malware.kb.a.857
Xcitium	Application.Win32.Multiplug.D@4rev5n
Arcabit	Adware.JS.MultiPlug.A
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Script.Generic
Microsoft	BrowserModifier:Win32/Diplugem
Varist	JS/MPlug.A
VBA32	Adware.MultiPlug
ALYac	Dropped:Adware.JS.MultiPlug.A
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Panda	Trj/CI.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	ADW_CONSAVE
Rising	Adware.ScrInject!1.CF70 (CLASSIC)
Yandex	PUA.Agent!oLP4FA1o/W4
MaxSecure	Adware.JS.MultiPlug.P
Fortinet	Adware/MultiPlug
AVG	JS:Browsermodifier-B [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS