BHO.Adware.BrowserHelper.DDS removal instruction

The BHO.Adware.BrowserHelper.DDS 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 BHO.Adware.BrowserHelper.DDS virus can do?

Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine BHO.Adware.BrowserHelper.DDS?


File Info:
name: 16D38EFEF13D8E235E17.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/cd9960f3aa553fa5833b09140a6c1be149d9545a8564811cdf6928a7f24a9eec
crc32: D3B9F922
md5: 16d38efef13d8e235e177a6c29e14e29
sha1: 4be535d240a4d87f5760ac58d2160217e97e5c94
sha256: cd9960f3aa553fa5833b09140a6c1be149d9545a8564811cdf6928a7f24a9eec
sha512: 372c27610cc27963185bb1b8970e0fbfcf78d227e6dfd4f59b1199d413c6d2b7692ee9ff417c5c7e321534307966865ccfd1812143b645af6cbde7b93f515af5
ssdeep: 3072:sECAJhkdOP17s/qaOi08OwyHxcnZGCCXl11PllV1V:sEvgOP17s/F08OaoCC1vl1V
type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1F9E37D0336A1C931E14F217D9C689B25B3FAE5718F778943BB58061CAF75B829F22706
sha3_384: 42234f2aacd5c50f0a066848fc3ee9a87056c42b1eaddc0d7498d1bf0ce08fda9e8bee3f5df18dd46c29255b8693c753
ep_bytes: 6a0c68b8cc0110e8ebd9ffff33c04089
timestamp: 2012-07-05 23:43:42

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

BHO.Adware.BrowserHelper.DDS also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.8955
FireEye	Generic.mg.16d38efef13d8e23
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.MauvaiseRI.S5242600
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.8955
Cylance	unsafe
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (W)
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZedlaF.36802.iu4@aG@MQggb
Symantec	SMG.Heur!gen
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Adware.BHO.NMD
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	UDS:Trojan.Win32.GenericML.xnet
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/BadBHO.8b6cfc58
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Benega.rdqmz
Avast	Win32:BHO-AFM [Adw]
F-Secure	Adware.ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
DrWeb	Adware.Benega.3092
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.8955
Sophos	Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
Ikarus	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32
Jiangmin	Trojan/Generic.aaqmi
Webroot	W32.Trojan.Gen
Avira	ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.BHO
Kingsoft	malware.kb.a.1000
Arcabit	Trojan.Adware.Symmi.D22FB
TACHYON	Trojan/W32.Agent.144384.PA
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Agent.R26437
VBA32	AdWare.BHO
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
Malwarebytes	BHO.Adware.BrowserHelper.DDS
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_AGENT_012240.TOMB
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!+UCBDzbvG24
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet	Riskware/BHO
AVG	Win32:BHO-AFM [Adw]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove BHO.Adware.BrowserHelper.DDS?

BHO.Adware.BrowserHelper.DDS 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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