AdWare.Win32.MegaSearch.am removal guide

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: DF69CDEC68D65479E098.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/078961d99ded1924ba2836484ae86d632eb1cd854d5ba940da87288e2483dd70
crc32: 4BBB1C4D
md5: df69cdec68d65479e0985ab3eed47280
sha1: 77febc2aa3548ee6540ae4c3c84323ced3bac524
sha256: 078961d99ded1924ba2836484ae86d632eb1cd854d5ba940da87288e2483dd70
sha512: b7bd645878b469ee71bca82920c0084dde2af2d5d217f9a597ffbe3f32c6946c5b45e5c91bb7ad7d04c1070b44fb5540f5c7d3edbc89564b8a67086df8504202
ssdeep: 6144:h1OgDPdkBAFZWjadD4s5xnF8I3oLbzef1lBL/zmXOyJn:h1OgLdaOptszedlJ7QO0
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T19944D02039E2C8BAD6520532CAA97FD5E1F9E6580F314C7333D94A1D2F7D985C136B2A
sha3_384: b0e13f50e4479788249a76aceb3a5a69ac534bb1e928983cdb6e3b4646f6a2bfc39b700045168d483500644794c5be2f
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.