FakeAV.118 information

The FakeAV.118 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 FakeAV.118 virus can do?

The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine FakeAV.118?


File Info:
name: 0265E82E1DDC729E3FE0.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/7b1ecdd65b35e6db596a010a0491d17b8bfa63bad251922a92ad4e4494f62bf2
crc32: E887B9C1
md5: 0265e82e1ddc729e3fe009223bf2f8c3
sha1: 450b313878185c2e78d6ac41c12dd8701e9f8fb4
sha256: 7b1ecdd65b35e6db596a010a0491d17b8bfa63bad251922a92ad4e4494f62bf2
sha512: 5657f4063c27df0101c0ea71e6f793f7cf488190519b2344bacce1f890026b5b959b98d59dec7573b9ed6ef8295ece070a3784a64793629412b4ce88dbc64558
ssdeep: 96:gIAzzv1H03B0DqKEiczOPSPw+18SDBby:pKT1U3oqKEidsPLdW
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T13F336C576FC80A60D08B9E734682D6D0B8BE7ED2C33E8044BB1464AB3173C98A40D2D9
sha3_384: 01012532f9f1b35915739bc5cc9aaa21db1b3e56b3e8721f7a53e0f6731fe3388295493d51022ed5e661b8ec32f6421e
ep_bytes: c95313253a93412302e9c68c3baeb4c7
timestamp: 2011-08-02 17:14:31

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

FakeAV.118 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
tehtris	Generic.Malware
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.FakeAV.118
FireEye	Generic.mg.0265e82e1ddc729e
McAfee	Artemis!0265E82E1DDC
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
Cybereason	malicious.e1ddc7
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.FakeAV.118
Avast	Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.FakeAV.118 (B)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Crypt.ZPACK.Gen4
DrWeb	Trojan.DownLoader5.48799
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.FakeAV.118
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis
Trapmine	malicious.moderate.ml.score
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
GData	Gen:Variant.FakeAV.118
Avira	TR/Crypt.ZPACK.Gen4
Arcabit	Trojan.FakeAV.118
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
ALYac	Gen:Variant.FakeAV.118
MAX	malware (ai score=80)
Cylance	unsafe
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.100 (RDML:o6jeXrVkYokEWxhO6S+d4g)
AVG	Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove FakeAV.118?

FakeAV.118 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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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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