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Should I remove “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?

Sample contains Overlay data
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine AdWare.Win32.MegaSearch.am?


File Info:
name: B7B64D01D9D31DA3DF1A.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/8a7d64d528d31e708d601e1d7d3ce9b09e0c5aba0b882e6189c5800a7e627b32crc32: 1C59F799md5: b7b64d01d9d31da3df1a53c12a11e600sha1: 8e8011d0e12be7ae06f916c9e7995ca0cfda4e10sha256: 8a7d64d528d31e708d601e1d7d3ce9b09e0c5aba0b882e6189c5800a7e627b32sha512: 7c7ed19c0c3e55f03d39cb34ce40986ba642eac85c8b28e16aa9f4e1546e6c3253f0aeaf44d7b0c28e70f9a028555d2c04be29a1e6669ca044d237eb42a14f53ssdeep: 6144:h1OgDPdkBAFZWjadD4s54SlNujehWnYj1S1oMaOm:h1OgLdaOhOehWh1o/Omtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1A944D02139E0C9FAC6520432CEA86FD5E2FAD6640F31887373D94A1D2F7D585C12BE69sha3_384: 95a4e424c49de114453d8171c0a18833412a987dff463b58f08ff8e676cf9c08b4e27ac71d6a93e344e5c5872d42328bep_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.MultiPlug.2!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Dropped:Adware.JS.MultiPlug.A
FireEye	Dropped:Adware.JS.MultiPlug.A
CAT-QuickHeal	Diplugem.JS.A
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.dc
McAfee	Downloader-FLN
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.ins
Alibaba	AdWare:Script/MegaSearch.d07000e9
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (W)
VirIT	Trojan.Win32.Zyx.SP
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	multiple detections
APEX	Malicious
TrendMicro-HouseCall	ADW_CONSAVE
Avast	JS:Browsermodifier-B [Trj]
ClamAV	Legacy.Trojan.Trojan-1039
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.MegaSearch.am
BitDefender	Dropped:Adware.JS.MultiPlug.A
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Script.Plugin.cjvvyt
Tencent	Win32.Script.Agent.Tdkl
Emsisoft	Dropped:Adware.JS.MultiPlug.A (B)
F-Secure	Adware.ADWARE/Multiplug.ZJ
DrWeb	JS.Plugin.13
VIPRE	Dropped:Adware.JS.MultiPlug.A
TrendMicro	ADW_CONSAVE
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
Sophos	Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
Ikarus	PUA.Monetizer.Gen7
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
GData	Win32.Trojan.Multiplug.E
Jiangmin	AdWare.Script.q
Webroot	W32.Adware.Gen
Google	Detected
Avira	ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
Varist	JS/MPlug.A
Antiy-AVL	RiskWare/Win32.Application
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.MegaSearch.am
Xcitium	Application.Win32.Multiplug.D@4rev5n
Arcabit	Adware.JS.MultiPlug.A
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Script.Generic
Microsoft	BrowserModifier:Win32/Diplugem
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Dropped:Adware.JS.MultiPlug.A
VBA32	Adware.MultiPlug
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Rising	Adware.ScrInject!1.CF70 (CLASSIC)
Yandex	PUA.Agent!oLP4FA1o/W4
MaxSecure	Adware.JS.MultiPlug.P
Fortinet	Adware/MultiPlug
AVG	JS:Browsermodifier-B [Trj]
Cybereason	malicious.1d9d31
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS