Falco Bundleware (PUA) removal tips

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

How to determine Falco Bundleware (PUA)?


File Info:
name: D75B92D92A74BBA39E23.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/fb6d71e870e523877e16304694e97f6c6dbdad95794e3903f2cb68a9d7bbdb94
crc32: F9861292
md5: d75b92d92a74bba39e23804d516b68e0
sha1: 1ea831b63b77bab8723f62ce447c103725deb637
sha256: fb6d71e870e523877e16304694e97f6c6dbdad95794e3903f2cb68a9d7bbdb94
sha512: 3620eebd3d406ba354f6db6832539f1bd8ba6b81171bdca81efa105385a2da8f4801902e408b5014806a2319a6326fd371b46ffd8b89c5635a51b81615afbda7
ssdeep: 98304:hE7jLx5EXfWvtHarzK7UKC28vmPaMo8c9UDOdgeaScANt6Zat5o:uLxKXfWvNaPGC288C9+0gucAXX5o
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1A036123FB268653EC5AB0B3249739350997BBB61B81A8C2F47F0090DDF664701E3BA55
sha3_384: e5bc87e38ed868c862312e5f5300e635305da8053180283aa42edc959bb147fff132d56f56f490707e2a964c80ffb938
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4a453565733c08945c48945
timestamp: 2020-05-21 05:56:23

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

Falco Bundleware (PUA) also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Riskware.Win32.Generic.1!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Sangfor	Riskware.Win32.Wacapew.C
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (D)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Avast	Win32:VSok-A [PUP]
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.115cb79e
Sophos	Falco Bundleware (PUA)
Ikarus	PUA.Falco
GData	Win32.Application.Falco.A
Varist	W32/FalcoBundler.B.gen!Eldorado
Google	Detected
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Fortinet	Adware/Falco
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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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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