About “Application.Gemius.1” infection

The Application.Gemius.1 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.Gemius.1 virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
Presents an Authenticode digital signature
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Application.Gemius.1?


File Info:
name: 521122FE905884BB8DD7.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/53fd420f9e6333bf82d655e01d18fd70e651b37aa19108c1035b8f7d6f7b8098
crc32: 53F6326F
md5: 521122fe905884bb8dd7d094adbfd052
sha1: 656803d71f362737d54476fefceac30249dbea8d
sha256: 53fd420f9e6333bf82d655e01d18fd70e651b37aa19108c1035b8f7d6f7b8098
sha512: 487bd7601a4eb39a85a8d8d131c347395157e53b44501c8a92f7c436220da2a50787ea3268d442ddf0765da43a03c119b0d2ed470fffb6255c68b7a250828ef6
ssdeep: 6144:7c4tk5XO7wCdU4wrDc6mtFApVZd6o7+JurrwTY7s:lk5KwcwU6mtipVZd6o7+EMH
type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1FF947C11F743C036D9AF11B5482DC76D626DAAB04B2E95C3B3CC5AAF5FB02D26A31247
sha3_384: 34b1c375c11239ea211e66ec05b9577a6a9b37e7ad3f83ae822b5136a1da63e4059ac506987e3fb086e9fa8a0b0233d9
ep_bytes: 8bff558bec837d0c017505e8077c0000
timestamp: 2011-05-12 14:51:52

Version Info:
CompanyName: Gemius
FileDescription: Internet Research Browser Plugin
FileVersion: 2, 0, 0, 1
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2011 Gemius
OriginalFilename: IEHELPER.DLL
ProductName: Internet Research
ProductVersion: 2, 0, 0, 1
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Application.Gemius.1 also known as:

Bkav	W32.Common.1DC02DF5
Lionic	Adware.Win32.Trackware.2!c
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Application.Gemius.1
Skyhigh	Artemis
McAfee	Artemis!521122FE9058
Zillya	Adware.GenericCRTD.Win32.4616
Sangfor	PUP.Win32.Trackware.Vnfs
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_60% (D)
Symantec	PUA.Gen.2
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Trackware.Gemius potentially unwanted
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Application.Gemius.1
Avast	Win32:BundlerX-gen [PUP]
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Application.Gemius.1 (B)
F-Secure	Adware.ADWARE/Gemius.D
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Application.Gemius.1
FireEye	Gen:Variant.Application.Gemius.1
Sophos	Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
GData	Gen:Variant.Application.Gemius.1
Avira	ADWARE/Gemius.D
MAX	malware (ai score=73)
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Undef.a
Xcitium	ApplicUnwnt@#21r7mrd69cbvn
Arcabit	Trojan.Application.Gemius.1
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Application.Gemius.1
Cylance	unsafe
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R023H0CJR23
Rising	PUF.Trackware!8.8A (TFE:5:dEBtZfoqTSL)
Yandex	Riskware.Gemius!+fV+PxT4VE0
MaxSecure	Trojan.W32.gemius.1_344560
Fortinet	Riskware/Trackware
AVG	Win32:BundlerX-gen [PUP]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Application.Gemius.1?

Application.Gemius.1 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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