What is “FakeAlert.12”?

The FakeAlert.12 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 FakeAlert.12 virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• CAPE detected the embedded win api malware family
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Deletes executed files from disk
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine FakeAlert.12?

File Info:
name: 7543FD155BF54561D5D9.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/26ca301fd7f42c87b8dcc9908a05067c42c418fd40059c75429073ac0f206d0f
crc32: A53C7C2C
md5: 7543fd155bf54561d5d9ec0a948e95d7
sha1: 482df3ca3c9aa096b30dcf6b1a49addc7dcd98a2
sha256: 26ca301fd7f42c87b8dcc9908a05067c42c418fd40059c75429073ac0f206d0f
sha512: 0c250d203804c2b502f8e1db3b98fc8a9cfb213160984ab1019101c5f7e7deccc104873075197dc7bc935aec17a87a723605f4238509218add9df670b01c8956
ssdeep: 6144:oswAhpeMSAjpVaBCxocmgPvvM42xD/CINy/McB6gwZmrSUflVdK0shRBpPgLVNF:oQSMSANkCx1mS3hKvcMwwZm+sLdK0IpQ
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1116412A2ED7B54DDD03023F1309AD3AC81F55D1A43D10EB835E2FA6763B86A219171BE
sha3_384: 9c69320bdb8ade6a49c23748ecb9ac231c41e6adbfeee1e265998885f398e75b9e849a853b07438e167a6fb49ab87aab
ep_bytes: 558bec81c4dcfaffff568d742440c706
timestamp: 1970-03-05 10:23:45

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

FakeAlert.12 also known as:

How to remove FakeAlert.12?

• 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.