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
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Falco Bundleware (PUA)?


File Info:
name: 8B5A2A13BDA182BB327E.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/773498a18c90df688a454ee30925f1ae993e4f47b02a2317588334aaf6a17d2c
crc32: 7AB295E0
md5: 8b5a2a13bda182bb327eeef956e88a2e
sha1: c7c0b9767f75abfa1b8418bc93c89928bd95e421
sha256: 773498a18c90df688a454ee30925f1ae993e4f47b02a2317588334aaf6a17d2c
sha512: 947b5765554502b02478356369ac454ebfa4ae6449cf086882cb4d36a4b61bf079426df9310cdbfdad66c8455af064fd23a5123747517e6bbe1d720d9beb106e
ssdeep: 98304:A1QTfEeFh0x58fyuH83GplPzRT1HQukvIFx2XR:UKV09uH8MzBQtvIF8h
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1A2060227B298653EC4AE2B354573A05058FBB6ADF413BE1677F0C48CCF661C01E3AA65
sha3_384: 24ba45d973f5cc2d3c447e3a791f2051a902302cdb177ce51b87c348f3a5e801f3df2f287f0e89728824d798e4f1978d
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4a453565733c08945c48945
timestamp: 2019-10-12 11:15:57

Version Info:
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.
CompanyName: FalcoWare, Inc.                                             
FileDescription: Path Of Warrior 2 Setup                                     
FileVersion:                     
LegalCopyright:                                                                                                     
OriginalFileName:                                                   
ProductName: Path Of Warrior 2                                           
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.Vnlh
Avast	Win32:VSok-A [PUP]
Sophos	Falco Bundleware (PUA)
Ikarus	PUA.Falco
Google	Detected
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Falco.a
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/Presenoker
GData	Win32.Application.Falco.A
Varist	W32/FalcoBundler.B.gen!Eldorado
Malwarebytes	Adware.RelevantKnowledge
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet	W32/FalcoBundler.B!tr
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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