Categories: PUA

How to remove “Generic PUA EO (PUA)”?

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

Executable code extraction
Presents an Authenticode digital signature
Reads data out of its own binary image
Drops a binary and executes it
Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
Network activity contains more than one unique useragent.
Anomalous binary characteristics

Related domains:

yz.app.sogou.com

ping.t.sogou.com

xz.sogou.com

yze.t.sogou.com

How to determine Generic PUA EO (PUA)?


File Info:
crc32: 9928AA7Bmd5: b93ecf76dcd020b50f30747816a39c7fname: sogoucikcn.esha1: 4e602b47d4f60e70758e704ac9146bd57b05ab45sha256: c39c2e2c62e815aa360733e386bb9acbcf792d182f53ea06b7daf60babbfe381sha512: a4a8ac68a37f3ff3105ccf73bc28f0d2f7ef58fe6805feb5ed73068f3eaaabb24ac40f88de101f9b4eb4cc05455f105dc478fdcf7ab4530960c460a3ad26375cssdeep: 49152:0uuE7AnqIxGrGYyZa/tgrYJUGfZC3wA6EylfwEaFW:eE7AqrlyutLxC3sEwwMtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
LegalCopyright: xa9 2014 Sogou.com Inc. All rights reserved.InternalName: MiniDownLoad.exeFileVersion: 3.1.12.94CompanyName: Sogou.com Inc.ProductName: x8f6fx4ef6x52a9x624bProductVersion: 3.1.12.94FileDescription: x8f6fx4ef6x52a9x624bOriginalFilename: MiniDownLoad.exeTranslation: 0x0804 0x04b0

Generic PUA EO (PUA) also known as:

CAT-QuickHeal	Downloader.Sogou
McAfee	PUP-FTL
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
CrowdStrike	malicious_confidence_100% (D)
K7GW	Unwanted-Program ( 004cca081 )
K7AntiVirus	Unwanted-Program ( 004cca081 )
Invincea	virus.win32.parite.b
Baidu	Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9823
Cyren	W32/Trojan.XXFH-4100
Symantec	SecurityRisk.gen1
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R047C0PE117
Paloalto	generic.pup
ClamAV	Win.Worm.Chir-2282
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Sogou.g
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Sogou.dytxqq
ViRobot	Adware.Sogou.2383432.IE[h]
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Sophos	Generic PUA EO (PUA)
Comodo	Application.Win32.Sogou.C
DrWeb	BackDoor.Gbot.2850
Zillya	Downloader.SogouCRTD.Win32.237
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R047C0PE117
McAfee-GW-Edition	PUP-FTL
Emsisoft	Application.Chindo (A)
SentinelOne	static engine – malicious
Avira	BDS/Gbot.eevy
Fortinet	Riskware/Sogou
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Sogou.g
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.Downloader.R180775
AVware	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
VBA32	Downloader.Sogou
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Sogou.H potentially unwanted
Yandex	PUA.Downloader!
Ikarus	not-a-virus:Downloader.Sogou
GData	Win32.Application.Agent.TN033J
AVG	Generic.537