What is “FakeAlert.93”?

The FakeAlert.93 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.

What FakeAlert.93 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
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Removes Security and Maintenance icon from Start menu, Taskbar and notifications
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• CAPE detected the shellcode patterns malware family
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Attempts to modify or disable Security Center warnings
• Attempts to modify user notification settings
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine FakeAlert.93?

File Info:
name: A52B2FE63ABBD05D51B0.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/cb6591b5f6db22e339aa57d3045edb529e24c410b9af96293660f8434bad9b27crc32: 70284AC9md5: a52b2fe63abbd05d51b09e21c4730c49sha1: b0eaa924918564905c5ffd78ca8d6f608203240dsha256: cb6591b5f6db22e339aa57d3045edb529e24c410b9af96293660f8434bad9b27sha512: 66142372b84231b9c3f21c768e2665979a2b5dd38831da752975116976954ffa49426766c88d22bdf4bab13284ce0e102023c319f692b476be5f0a7ceecbe79dssdeep: 12288:P8B+d+iWpNoQaPAcGuYNDsljQY4uCxBduLg0yUf:AVT5TcGKlv4TduJtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T12D94F10074D85C11F4C2F9F81795C916C6689D0B8224FA9BAA78BE1FB5322E7FC54B4Esha3_384: a9041f96db60bb31f0e6aae4228a5a2760c33ae47be86bbeadd7eb78e9bbeae43fa3d52510aea6b5864c4c07441373daep_bytes: 6a606838814100e871130000bf940000timestamp: 2012-04-28 10:21:12
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

FakeAlert.93 also known as:

How to remove FakeAlert.93?

• 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.