Should I remove “FakeAV.18”?

The FakeAV.18 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.18 virus can do?

• Creates RWX memory
• Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Checks the presence of disk drives in the registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Creates a copy of itself
• Attempts to disable browser security warnings

How to determine FakeAV.18?

File Info:
crc32: AD7F87EB
md5: d5dee94bf2d288773c060492887a8f43
name: D5DEE94BF2D288773C060492887A8F43.mlw
sha1: df503f3b501af90936a1b70336649de7eb2edfcc
sha256: 26a585f012c7e9b2b44232332a7c0fb53f1ece7907036e7198742f0c28c8fe80
sha512: 6af41f7121c9b238e1b9fa4268c7a6448aebc12bd7e558b95c72de10fb72a73a2f378454e6a6b002373fef5026edfb17a6067ac31959ebe150db9ba5a840a994
ssdeep: 12288:/tD4Z6/pVir4lL4NdRCCh6a4SRiNllVVF20yC6w96JT8zFd3kwekA:i6ur/NX/IatRylTz2Yn96JTAv3
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

FakeAV.18 also known as:

How to remove FakeAV.18?

• 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.