Should I remove “FakeAV.55”?

The FakeAV.55 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 FakeAV.55 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
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• CAPE detected the shellcode patterns malware family
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Deletes executed files from disk
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine FakeAV.55?

File Info:
name: E471B0AD787FC20530E4.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/b940f97caff296fdad2c65a795b0a5d2c83247c3a634dcf76c53fc86ceac734ecrc32: B8B3A2C3md5: e471b0ad787fc20530e42e6c991cb3dcsha1: 02259000de50f3a0dca7dc95ac03d928cdd1d791sha256: b940f97caff296fdad2c65a795b0a5d2c83247c3a634dcf76c53fc86ceac734esha512: d60de5f90a4b9514ab2977521aaae0043cc085b3365b859cd45caa0f3e4f689fae5ad665f1f22257ab576517e4822a9937886511cdfde381bcda92d531019533ssdeep: 12288:sMkHCcT8BLy21o9mZoHx0doCkOiiWUyPux+oSD:RkR2xo91Hx0dXZ92uxitype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T16CB423B1E639C371CCE7047D18815A611A3AE65AD4E2CD70C090BBAF4EF7AA11E1477Esha3_384: 850bc337df5f29f1917b9f014871179658d1b31cc56441726b54595be3463bfc87e1867ed96421f836ea82167a6ba9dfep_bytes: 60be006045008dbe00b0faffc7873c81timestamp: 2008-05-14 13:38:58
Version Info:
CompanyName: x0XrabyFileDescription: jkvAIrK5pe1V9FileVersion: wtMA0QFP0InternalName: e8oIxDqb23LrBLegalCopyright: sYVS4JOriginalFilename: DWmmkSf139A9l1ProductName: 3QpMGnProductVersion: oYUEzBjyxxChvx

FakeAV.55 also known as:

How to remove FakeAV.55?

• 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.