Generic PUA EN (PUA) removal tips

The Generic PUA EN (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 Generic PUA EN (PUA) virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
The executable is compressed using UPX

How to determine Generic PUA EN (PUA)?


File Info:
crc32: AE3C96FB
md5: b84d876be10983da993a8b17b5906757
name: busybox
sha1: 4d86847e9be8e1b74b77cd63bf820c0f4dc9b699
sha256: e9f7873f312353dfce93cb04dc3161a49b355a94c2f83727f1bf999a70b2cbf4
sha512: 8cab3dc3e8d4a761d0683425c426bc0a62169a4aabfff173e397523489a50be2b9e8716f7297a48f4fb445d138a8644de99591431000c7fb3e24dbfc865bc3bd
ssdeep: 6144:uQeeyPu11jvoDftPw+Dc3BXkX15xRW7Z:u7eyP2volwjxWxRW7Z
type: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Generic PUA EN (PUA) also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.32839273
McAfee	Artemis!B84D876BE109
Cylance	Unsafe
K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 005578261 )
Alibaba	Trojan:Application/Pakes.5b497449
K7GW	Adware ( 005578261 )
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_60% (W)
TrendMicro	TROJ_FRS.0NA103LN19
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/CoinMiner.PR potentially unwanted
APEX	Malicious
Paloalto	generic.ml
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.32839273
ViRobot	Trojan.Win64.S.Agent.240128.A
Rising	Ransom.PornoAsset!8.6AA (TFE:2:He3vDEs9qoK)
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.32839273
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.32839273 (B)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Crypt.ULPM.asd
Invincea	heuristic
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.Generic.dc
FireEye	Generic.mg.b84d876be10983da
Sophos	Generic PUA EN (PUA)
Ikarus	Worm.Win64.FileCrypter
Avira	TR/Crypt.ULPM.asd
Fortinet	W64/Filecoder.A!tr
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win64.Pakes.l
Endgame	malicious (moderate confidence)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C
Acronis	suspicious
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.32839273
MAX	malware (ai score=83)
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_FRS.0NA103LN19
SentinelOne	DFI – Suspicious PE
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.32839273
Cybereason	malicious.e9be8e
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.585

How to remove Generic PUA EN (PUA)?

Generic PUA EN (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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