How to remove “Falco Bundleware (PUA)”?

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: F07C0642EF300FA756B7.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/ad293ef73cb39026a319172bef2c2936e63cb6c4b08b317321f40c969e673545
crc32: 4FFFA0E0
md5: f07c0642ef300fa756b73280d2960b7f
sha1: 204fa42d11436e90f4167b2ffda7afcd02982276
sha256: ad293ef73cb39026a319172bef2c2936e63cb6c4b08b317321f40c969e673545
sha512: 8f2884f6daae815f88d3dc5c9b45a5e6a366b722f776165b3ebf2d70069e0191c6f2caf7a822b10126ef7f1ec8c785bbcd534c7cb2cb70a1bd141d1d6c33e03c
ssdeep: 98304:11QTRjLx5EXfWvtHarzK7UK2+Ea6HdfmaqM5u4FM58L:T6LxKXfWvNaPG2C68adu4ZL
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T193060227B298A13EC4AE27314573A05098FBB76DF817BE1676F4C48CCF624C11E3A665
sha3_384: 0ff9864cff6f8414644fcbfcb462affc1ad95d47c699e20ef54afdf0acf55cb74aa6ee853923a7e28e12e6bf582fbb75
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4a453565733c08945c48945
timestamp: 2019-10-12 11:15:57

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

Falco Bundleware (PUA) also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Adware.Win32.Falco.2!c
Cylance	unsafe
Sangfor	PUP.Win32.Agent.Vkjo
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Avast	Win32:VSok-A [PUP]
Sophos	Falco Bundleware (PUA)
Ikarus	PUA.Falco
Varist	W32/FalcoBundler.B.gen!Eldorado
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Falco.a
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/Presenoker
GData	Win32.Application.Falco.A
Google	Detected
Malwarebytes	Adware.RelevantKnowledge
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0CAH24
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet	Riskware/Application
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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