Falco Bundleware (PUA) removal

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: 963B69103458A84FF8B9.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/a6c805b2cfb3b673d5bd7984d7200191e1ff4c085949bd36898b60c30b03d6d5
crc32: 7A72AA69
md5: 963b69103458a84ff8b92b707a45d439
sha1: 48826fe6c2c174268c7db737d07f3531dac21343
sha256: a6c805b2cfb3b673d5bd7984d7200191e1ff4c085949bd36898b60c30b03d6d5
sha512: 08257de6bfafce2e5ba610e2822c074b900bb9be6cb94936eec350643d71303ee3ac30de2d1354b0c24dbcb9400f56fdcaa5a1ef476234ad23f37f3305d2e5a5
ssdeep: 196608:tFLxKXfWvNaPGmHmBD0ZMBwpbw4MglfPaPBhl3gbY1pS0Iid4cecl00pQN+P:PSpumHmpSM0bnM0X8abYfx14olpO+P
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T19BB6232BB284613EC06A77364673E15058FBB66CF816BE1636F4C88CDF664C10E3E665
sha3_384: 61cc0ec552e3eac742e3e2833e511e627bb586976597c709fc776b3ea05a047f462ed06745fe19a921bb7a24362035b5
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4a453565733c08945c48945
timestamp: 2019-10-12 11:15:57

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

Falco Bundleware (PUA) also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Riskware.Win32.Generic.1!c
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Avast	Win32:VSok-A [PUP]
Sophos	Falco Bundleware (PUA)
Ikarus	PUA.Falco
GData	Win32.Application.Falco.A
Google	Detected
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.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
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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