Categories: Malware

How to remove “Downloader.Win32.Falco”?

The Downloader.Win32.Falco 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 Downloader.Win32.Falco virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
Reads data out of its own binary image
Drops a binary and executes it
Performs some HTTP requests

Related domains:

z.whorecord.xyz

a.tomx.xyz

downloader.yandex.net

cache-man01i.cdn.yandex.net

How to determine Downloader.Win32.Falco?


File Info:
crc32: 5964A1E7md5: 4f24e3358fd3a926c3596b56b36c3fa6name: 4F24E3358FD3A926C3596B56B36C3FA6.mlwsha1: 4e164cd5932cb5e30f56b940a28bab3fee1068c5sha256: 573a7197fb902fe8ac9a1281d19ecdb5945e97839b5101f1db0f0bcca94c4269sha512: 372c58873bae6585421ee6f66f672f19ed5e68a849d6af31746266c484fa50813cae35e1ecf03789ade65e07847f8d59a31922ca2359d37f8501482f0e5b1071ssdeep: 98304:hEA5nVn7xxM0ynGHeKMsd7hVIeFkF1wangDca8khJH+:H5Vn7xxM0yBKb+eQ1waGt8KYtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
LegalCopyright:                                                                                                     FileVersion:                     CompanyName: FalcoWare, Inc.                                             Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.ProductName: Falco Clix                                                  ProductVersion:                                                   FileDescription: Falco Clix Setup                                            OriginalFileName:                                                   Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Downloader.Win32.Falco also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 0057021e1 )
Lionic	Riskware.Win32.Falco.1!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Adware.Downware.19763
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Cylance	Unsafe
K7GW	Adware ( 0057021e1 )
Cyren	W32/FalcoBundler.B2.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	PUA.Gen.2
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Yandex.K potentially unwanted
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:VSok-A [PUP]
ClamAV	Win.Keylogger.Vsok-9851239-0
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.Falco.gen
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.Falcoware.hilxaz
Sophos	Generic PUA EO (PUA)
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.wc
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
GData	Win32.Application.Falco.A
McAfee	Artemis!4F24E3358FD3
VBA32	Adware.Downware
Malwarebytes	Adware.RelevantKnowledge
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0CEH21
Yandex	Riskware.Agent!Qr60KA+b9+M
Fortinet	Riskware/VSok
AVG	Win32:VSok-A [PUP]