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: 5F3ABC6BBC2E0FA1C57D.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/a1cf50c6536a3d156c3635eb355f83f5c5cf3b3b5bd839c84b8721306400e47b
crc32: B8E45A28
md5: 5f3abc6bbc2e0fa1c57d65a3a789a6a3
sha1: 402b07a29351bf26c5eb80268d474ca6f1a64f5f
sha256: a1cf50c6536a3d156c3635eb355f83f5c5cf3b3b5bd839c84b8721306400e47b
sha512: 765d6d38a9d54fdd6d81c58a5a0bc49525aba419a6efde4af4d4fc0e7b54c6c56e21e58f29bbf716c46525bfd6b7c66e68f15b825a62555b23754318f00b16ea
ssdeep: 98304:q1QTgjLx5EXfWvtHarzK7UKbwcZO23+M/Qlx:WbLxKXfWvNaPGb1okQb
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T15B061227B298A53EC49A37354573A05098FBA76DF817BE1636F0C48CCF664C01E3AA75
sha3_384: 35103ba41563903836c06da96d993193deef4a7369ca45c12ba2e124b9545d1bbee05dcadd57330e73518ba9ac1f6228
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4a453565733c08945c48945
timestamp: 2019-10-12 11:15:57

Version Info:
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.
CompanyName: FalcoWare, Inc.                                             
FileDescription: Space Shooter Setup                                         
FileVersion:                     
LegalCopyright:                                                                                                     
OriginalFileName:                                                   
ProductName: Space Shooter                                               
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.V5no
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (W)
K7GW	Riskware ( 00584baa1 )
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 00584baa1 )
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Avast	Win32:VSok-A [PUP]
Sophos	Falco Bundleware (PUA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
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.R002H0CAI24
Ikarus	PUA.Falco
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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