Falco Bundleware (PUA) removal instruction

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: CC28ACB0703D14CB5FA4.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/e3ce26cbcaf94a9b66c6ccc17c2b2acf6961d641ee68cf8c436a9854a58ecb77
crc32: 91340282
md5: cc28acb0703d14cb5fa410d058ddf126
sha1: 2eb476421f8f87240360e6bdb2ecfcdc7647f5f2
sha256: e3ce26cbcaf94a9b66c6ccc17c2b2acf6961d641ee68cf8c436a9854a58ecb77
sha512: e4a8958f6d3cbbc9673e22bff41114e11b99c9ac8813d2dc52f0107ccf60ebb5c954b6ad8f1028f9bf69e1f691a3264b2bbb9d70ee7644855e4e17cdbac9a0d3
ssdeep: 98304:/1QTe/6moPUz1uYXFGwJeeFCmn1jJBQB5UBPY5O:9VKMJXEwJ/FC21jnaoPwO
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T11A060227B298753ED4AE37350973A01058FBB6ADF417BE1676E4C48CCF261C01E3AA65
sha3_384: 2f743f6b7631cb13e685abcd804eb3b0941bc14364fed4b475cd03a08a04d9b8c874a306bc7a1738be7d9ff8623f7487
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4a453565733c08945c48945
timestamp: 2019-10-12 11:15:57

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

Falco Bundleware (PUA) also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Adware.Win32.Falco.2!c
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.wc
McAfee	Artemis!CC28ACB0703D
Cylance	unsafe
Sangfor	PUP.Win32.Agent.Vb17
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (W)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Avast	Win32:VSok-A [PUP]
Sophos	Falco Bundleware (PUA)
Ikarus	PUA.Falco
Google	Detected
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Falco.a
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/Presenoker
GData	Win32.Application.Falco.A
Varist	W32/FalcoBundler.B.gen!Eldorado
Malwarebytes	Adware.RelevantKnowledge
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet	Riskware/Application
AVG	Win32:VSok-A [PUP]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

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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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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