About “Application.InstallMonster.FX” infection

The Application.InstallMonster.FX 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 Application.InstallMonster.FX virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Unconventionial binary language: Russian
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• CAPE detected the shellcode get eip malware family
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine Application.InstallMonster.FX?

File Info:
name: B421FBF43360B10A4744.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/70d0f9ef62ae2b24fbe131cbec35c54b72273a8479364f3379245cf821bce092crc32: 1B850D18md5: b421fbf43360b10a47440afc3de726a5sha1: 9249c8aaf21249450a8b8007dbfab7966680262bsha256: 70d0f9ef62ae2b24fbe131cbec35c54b72273a8479364f3379245cf821bce092sha512: d589007cf6de8ffd861e9d58d39cfd3b1e9d4e2c2c8eb5197e51c6d89cc697ccc192cc29fdf5d1d38cd36901c81a446d940d5351aaca6f9f370ce34e578568a3ssdeep: 12288:ENNVnmY6w+UDTL2gNojZTYdNyoFa57bhInlmEk7AB3KlFPW+CmB9v:ENNwY6WxNojZcryoFaFaMh7EiUFstype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1BBC51227B6809971F4741A3938F2C398897EFC6129259E5FAE6175AA0F305C07D21F2Fsha3_384: 77a21f0ba7a692c8071d5164bc3f2d19ca66eea9b1557eb232722f0542821d759573e6de7af90b2e6860fa8306afc3e1ep_bytes: e890030000e98efeffff558bec6a00fftimestamp: 2018-05-15 14:03:29
Version Info:
FileVersion: 1.0.0.3InternalName: Template.exeLegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2018OriginalFilename: Template.exeProductVersion: 1.3.0.1Translation: 0x0419 0x04b0

Application.InstallMonster.FX also known as:

How to remove Application.InstallMonster.FX?

• 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.