What is “Application.BrowseFox.1 (B)”?

The Application.BrowseFox.1 (B) 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 Application.BrowseFox.1 (B) virus can do?

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Application.BrowseFox.1 (B)?


File Info:
name: 49C04BD877D618644F4A.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/841a5c0873a7122cae3a7e76c0f949d54d9eb08bcdcaec4b4a926b0d91b3d661
crc32: 645F551F
md5: 49c04bd877d618644f4a6b64a21fae18
sha1: 4a1b7018a61acedb007fffd32c49ed019fe0f3fc
sha256: 841a5c0873a7122cae3a7e76c0f949d54d9eb08bcdcaec4b4a926b0d91b3d661
sha512: 05241134f1c51b37b2c9ddeb118f001df8e083987c404de5d3f4b0c577b938ccb361ad27a612731cb5eb93d037a94237da6b3b1b7ae93e34ce919aeb2a5c07f8
ssdeep: 24576:qVywFb0OsqRMMebP4iEjga4OPc9Lq9eMUULpv9PaWIL9cI7SGCKdr1Su:qZmQRBeL4Nc9L6e5O5Lu
type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T19D758C8577E54897F12CBFB2C19602885BB1B147BE47979748A224AC0CCBBCE6C8DD53
sha3_384: 02aaf0671ab3ce1ff2949088a942d76354d01d896e44e3f25f42c7dfa88c26cd818bf239775f1cd60020bf5d5c3acdc0
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2017-05-22 13:30:11

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
FileDescription:  
FileVersion: 1.0.6351.9901
InternalName: 2017052213.dll
LegalCopyright:  
OriginalFilename: 2017052213.dll
ProductVersion: 1.0.6351.9901
Assembly Version: 1.0.6351.9901

Application.BrowseFox.1 (B) also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware.CS
Lionic	Adware.MSIL.Generic.mDKI
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Application.BrowseFox.1
FireEye	Generic.mg.49c04bd877d61864
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Application.BrowseFox.1
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (W)
K7GW	Trojan ( 00543e461 )
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 00543e461 )
Symantec	PUA.Yontoo.C
APEX	Malicious
Alibaba	AdWare:MSIL/BrowseFox.de31a41d
TrendMicro	PUA_BROWSEFOX.SM
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Application.BrowseFox.1 (B)
Ikarus	AdWare.BrowseFox
Jiangmin	AdWare.MSIL.lbly
Avira	ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare]/MSIL.BrowseFox.g
Kingsoft	malware.kb.c.994
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.BrowseFox.R146662
MAX	malware (ai score=73)
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
Cylance	unsafe
TrendMicro-HouseCall	PUA_BROWSEFOX.SM
Tencent	Msil.AdWare.Browsefox.Iajl
Yandex	PUA.BrowseFox!+nfUo8XMSUo
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.12164518.susgen
Fortinet	Adware/BrowseFox
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A

How to remove Application.BrowseFox.1 (B)?

Application.BrowseFox.1 (B) removal tool

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.

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Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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