FakeAlert.2 (file analysis)

The FakeAlert.2 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.2 virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine FakeAlert.2?


File Info:
crc32: 78B03503
md5: aecfeea7942ed01dda2efad888d05120
name: AECFEEA7942ED01DDA2EFAD888D05120.mlw
sha1: b473189cfb5c9692503a2645dfb1a7b1038d57ec
sha256: 688a767fda8c9d7ec55085096a3c099647063dd6b45e92a52dc284220394878b
sha512: 37be08f6b873c2bd6d5860d0062068b2049d6b1da3ecbeb67ede4107294808934018fda54bff65030c519b365bc60aa6e47ebcd72d251bb07ac7755826ea6acb
ssdeep: 3072:xYn7iebiR7nSdgabDLE1REmjJdnsLmAjhU8TckNJBGR4Gd/bpNS4l1Mmc9jqsN6:SgnSdVgRVdnMnK83HSJSY1MHjqH
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Sophister
InternalName: slow
FileVersion: 4.9
CompanyName: Sophister
ProductName: slow perceivers
ProductVersion: 4.9
FileDescription: slow housier
OriginalFilename: slow.exe
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

FakeAlert.2 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.Encoder.4691
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.2
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.Generic.Win32.87384
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/EncPk.6667068d
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cybereason	malicious.7942ed
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Generik.GPSKRR
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.2
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.FakeAlert.evjgdt
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.2
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Generic.Lrit
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.2
Sophos	ML/PE-A + Mal/EncPk-ACO
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.D2FBE36F1F
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	Ransomware-GIX!AECFEEA7942E
FireEye	Generic.mg.aecfeea7942ed01d
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.2 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1110486
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_95%
Microsoft	Ransom:Win32/Cerber.A
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Buzus.kZ0o
GData	Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.2
McAfee	Ransomware-GIX!AECFEEA7942E
MAX	malware (ai score=99)
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.Encoder
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Rising	Ransom.Cerber!8.3058 (CLOUD)
Yandex	Trojan.Agent!LLntR1uO9Y0
Ikarus	Trojan.SuspectCRC
Fortinet	W32/Kryptik.EYKI!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove FakeAlert.2?

FakeAlert.2 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.

About the author

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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