About “AdWare.Win32.PolarWind” infection

The AdWare.Win32.PolarWind 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.

What AdWare.Win32.PolarWind virus can do?

• A file was accessed within the Public folder.
• Sample contains Overlay data
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• CAPE detected the shellcode get eip malware family
• Binary file triggered YARA rule
• Attempted to write directly to a physical drive
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Deletes executed files from disk
• Attempts to create or modify system certificates
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine AdWare.Win32.PolarWind?

File Info:
name: 4991BADFDC7813521281.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/becddbd92827cbcf11be6eff5f0fb0f66a80406b328c2bae6b2752001f91918fcrc32: E7DF3184md5: 4991badfdc78135212814a7e21648c30sha1: 3ac6a4cdbf12ed916fe7bd0d932da756b5717f15sha256: becddbd92827cbcf11be6eff5f0fb0f66a80406b328c2bae6b2752001f91918fsha512: 9578db68a377a107b9baabd4dbd0e3ab45f333a68774d6dfa861a260d76d55089ae54099ddd712f739f9258bcd526d1f7869a8d545e83ef905ab458ee6c6c45dssdeep: 98304:R9+cMYa3Fmo/BZXxkIaPG1f5e1M/Cw/khc5FbKEQ26PVR7m6gZ1MRGNCyI5AxV3f:buFjBZBkI7he1M/Cw/khc5FbKEV6PVR0type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1FE36E022B9448076DD7246B1AC3DE97E0A1F6E710B6914DB72CC3A6D0F712E26B31B17sha3_384: 47d34c81d1ff7a7c55c6810029cc121beb9c120b1caf8697e6fcebe7225cd466a76d9fe42051af7118f9bf0ff5a71c5aep_bytes: e8ef0d0000e925feffff558bec6a00fftimestamp: 2023-09-05 11:57:40
Version Info:
CompanyName: 天津珊瑚信息科技有限公司FileDescription: 小鸟壁纸安装程序FileVersion: 3.1123.2125.906LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2011-2023ProductName: 小鸟壁纸ProductVersion: 3.1123.2125.906Translation: 0x0804 0x04b0

AdWare.Win32.PolarWind also known as:

How to remove AdWare.Win32.PolarWind?

• 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.