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

How to determine Falco Bundleware (PUA)?


File Info:
name: D5C565F898E57CF2495A.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/f169803222f67e3ed12f11af40c3cb809ae1d05649e2777d00771865f769f294
crc32: 57A81800
md5: d5c565f898e57cf2495a749e93471537
sha1: 52a041cc687aed4094c4af71db2130d49fda54a8
sha256: f169803222f67e3ed12f11af40c3cb809ae1d05649e2777d00771865f769f294
sha512: a163d6fdd53767dd3f5e9c1a220bcdbf66082328dea02b2a250008cfdf40e4408eab097bb80fda5d5dfc5848849b996e524f9b429e989114347e646c6db3e7b3
ssdeep: 196608:u5VAy6y59hg6t75LCo2lj3wIs0cJ8dDzENw/hBC/:4rXHtlu7wIs0cJlmC/
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T14FB6233FB168A53ED4AE473109B39260897B7B62781B8C2F57F0491CCFAA5701E3E651
sha3_384: 71019a2d0fabf662cfaffd29d85ec03ea9dc9a055b1fe71693c498621eeb88423c39954e12e620d4af60ed94b70a6a67
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4a453565733c08945c48945
timestamp: 2020-05-21 05:56:23

Version Info:
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.
CompanyName: FalcoWare, Inc.                                             
FileDescription: Falco Sky 2 Setup                                           
FileVersion:                     
LegalCopyright:                                                                                                     
OriginalFileName:                                                   
ProductName: Falco Sky 2                                                 
ProductVersion:                                                   
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Falco Bundleware (PUA) also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (W)
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.RelevantKnowledge.3
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.RelevantKnowledge.3
Avast	Win32:VSok-A [PUP]
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.RelevantKnowledge.3 (B)
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.RelevantKnowledge.3
Sophos	Falco Bundleware (PUA)
Ikarus	PUA.Falco
Google	Detected
Arcabit	Trojan.Application.Bundler.RelevantKnowledge.3
GData	Win32.Application.Falco.A
Varist	W32/FalcoBundler.B.gen!Eldorado
MAX	malware (ai score=78)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Fortinet	Riskware/VSok
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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