About “Falco Bundleware (PUA)” infection

The Falco Bundleware (PUA) 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 Falco Bundleware (PUA) virus can do?

Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
Sample contains Overlay data
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Falco Bundleware (PUA)?


File Info:
name: F679052C4BAE939C1CEF.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/4dffeb8685922e23bc23ae382d578dd2e01a76868ec85af47da71b2e776b1c7f
crc32: 0F6DCC84
md5: f679052c4bae939c1cef78f102105e55
sha1: 1e3819b323de92d45e6ebffbb3b11039b9c2fa35
sha256: 4dffeb8685922e23bc23ae382d578dd2e01a76868ec85af47da71b2e776b1c7f
sha512: cd93d6f0c9ca1244b66f37cf5d77f538c75b09f9562d1b4d64eecd46c91540db93ed1ee7ff71706523eb75c51f43c05973d5016b8ebe0f3ecdc97b3bbc9391bd
ssdeep: 98304:W1QT7Xijjg4nP5+8+xhC5NSqyNhVjMmCKUvM1O68r00vxGzHasSM:azjg4nhn5DkomCKUvM1Cr00pGz6st
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1D5060227B298653EC49A67350673A06058FFB66DF817AE1636F4C88CCF721C01E3E665
sha3_384: bcf7895c10ba1c408c05b1b40bc4d342697ed3e48e95991a00816520e9b80e7ac3a2c82173e2818061183ec4c87a5e3b
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4a453565733c08945c48945
timestamp: 2019-10-12 11:15:57

Version Info:
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.
CompanyName: FalcoWare, Inc.                                             
FileDescription: Hard Day Setup                                              
FileVersion:                     
LegalCopyright:                                                                                                     
OriginalFileName:                                                   
ProductName: Hard Day                                                    
ProductVersion:                                                   
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Falco Bundleware (PUA) also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Falco.4!c
Cylance	unsafe
Sangfor	PUP.Win32.Agent.Vyq6
Avast	Win32:VSok-A [PUP]
Sophos	Falco Bundleware (PUA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Falco.a
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/Presenoker
GData	Win32.Application.Falco.A
Varist	W32/FalcoBundler.B.gen!Eldorado
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0CAH24
Ikarus	PUA.BundleLoader
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet	W32/FalcoBundler.B!tr
AVG	Win32:VSok-A [PUP]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove Falco Bundleware (PUA)?

Falco Bundleware (PUA) 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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