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: 40B94BEEEB5282FA1FEB.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/31bbd851cfb9c61dc238fb05c0e2cdbd0d2944e4623032cc94177cde83ebf99f
crc32: F9F815FC
md5: 40b94beeeb5282fa1feba6aff6f3f927
sha1: 82ab6c5901ee6888c529a88b67a9bd6107f8deaa
sha256: 31bbd851cfb9c61dc238fb05c0e2cdbd0d2944e4623032cc94177cde83ebf99f
sha512: 48a49833005b55d7fe94fa2614f7a5a27c6ed1bbe1bdc64b9cd59746b783962e00edd7180977614bda8caef26a7bece24a4f13ea102a379932ba01fe954b6457
ssdeep: 49152:UqeNVK/vtX9hnZdCdXczUeNUylR6L8gq16tDSK8kz6l6HqZZEfQ19RONqrsCG:hEwt3ueOylR6LPDFQGcGNDCG
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1CA06023FB268793ED4AA4B3245B39250997BBA61A41A8C1F07F0091DCF3A5701F3FA55
sha3_384: c411d6aaf71a6505241f8e5bcaae35ef32fc3a29e45887e47d15c9636decc31dce7744bde8410aa3b71073b453b8589a
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4a453565733c08945c48945
timestamp: 2020-05-21 05:56:23

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

Falco Bundleware (PUA) also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Falco.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Agent.V7zl
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (W)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Avast	Win32:VSok-A [PUP]
Sophos	Falco Bundleware (PUA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
GData	Win32.Application.Falco.A
Google	Detected
Varist	W32/FalcoBundler.B.gen!Eldorado
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Ikarus	PUA.Falco
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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