Categories: Malware

What is “Application.StartPage.AGU”?

The Application.StartPage.AGU 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.StartPage.AGU virus can do?

  • Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • Drops a binary and executes it
  • The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
  • Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Application.StartPage.AGU?


File Info:

name: 0E0091F86C89A8A1644E.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/556514713bce2f478f256d3c097eb0fb947dcd48c3d8b443027a34c64a15119ccrc32: 1DD7FE5Fmd5: 0e0091f86c89a8a1644ed5cb01e6fca6sha1: ee119c0d83fa7df46ec02498a4b86d7f63d4f3a8sha256: 556514713bce2f478f256d3c097eb0fb947dcd48c3d8b443027a34c64a15119csha512: a917d42989953480e628280e994b083aafcaca041e66bb580975c298338bd344af494720f0620551ae6955ee5bc14bb9a8bdd0af190aa67820f8b44506f2cb8dssdeep: 393216:PXsEC6G6Pi7Lt2cQinROxRB6c/kJ1C6IskA5:yx6PiZZOxRf/kJ6skA5type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T19EE622412293C4F2E9AB71F8E165AB1999462C9112E2340668BCF75E43F90C3ECFBD5Dsha3_384: eddbad70ed2ba1118ba71380c259e13c9cf0bc3c25e72b188590df371873d66fc3d54b9650bbe0adeec1086ec25aea54ep_bytes: 558bec83c4a453565733c08945c48945timestamp: 2010-02-18 13:52:05

Version Info:

Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.CompanyName: Webyog Inc. FileDescription: SQLyog 13.1 FileVersion: 13.1.1.0 LegalCopyright: © Webyog Inc. ProductName: SQLyog ProductVersion: 13.1.1.0 Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Application.StartPage.AGU also known as:

Lionic Adware.Win32.StartPage.2!c
DrWeb Trojan.StartPage1.60209
FireEye Application.StartPage.AGU
McAfee Artemis!0E0091F86C89
Cylance Unsafe
Sangfor Adware.Win32.StartPage.ab
Alibaba AdWare:Win32/StartPage.19ccc8ee
Symantec PUA.Gen.2
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.StartPage.ab
BitDefender Application.StartPage.AGU
Emsisoft Application.StartPage.AGU (B)
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.tc
GData Application.StartPage.AGU
VBA32 Trojan.Occamy
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.140234711.susgen
Fortinet Adware/StartPage
Panda Trj/CI.A

How to remove Application.StartPage.AGU?

  • 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.
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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