Falco Bundleware (PUA) removal guide

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: 743C4F999E7F939D4521.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/a0c39b30761bda6ef2be4c57be68b7d43b81a3b142cf4e89e0917401ff5465db
crc32: A97C7C1D
md5: 743c4f999e7f939d4521e8427ce69dfe
sha1: 60ae5a195e1236ae6ad65240a1fa386d5cb33c11
sha256: a0c39b30761bda6ef2be4c57be68b7d43b81a3b142cf4e89e0917401ff5465db
sha512: 3850e0530e6a785d61fdefaf0045639300c32ed04b91b126a5055880e6d093b9ba6ddb8b8825a00e6603d1f2852cf3444092ec4950f0263ce317270b46d1db46
ssdeep: 98304:21QT6jLx5EXfWvtHarzK7UKeL8VY5ozYjFT6wLrMcmP:6NLxKXfWvNaPGI0YnwwLrSP
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T18F060227B294A53EC4AE27354633A150A8FBA76DF417BE1676F0C48CCF660C01E3E665
sha3_384: c59b560e5d0930bdb2f321cc3a5ded15b42fd317002088c7f63a7e607df53f54a21643664adb4bb8c93df80ec6b4102e
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4a453565733c08945c48945
timestamp: 2019-10-12 11:15:57

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

Falco Bundleware (PUA) also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Agent.Vtzq
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 00584baa1 )
K7GW	Riskware ( 00584baa1 )
Avast	Win32:VSok-A [PUP]
Sophos	Falco Bundleware (PUA)
Ikarus	PUA.Falco
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
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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