Should I remove "Generic PUA FC (PUA)"?

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

Presents an Authenticode digital signature
Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
Queries information on disks, possibly for anti-virtualization
Network activity contains more than one unique useragent.
Attempts to modify proxy settings

Related domains:

z.whorecord.xyz

a.tomx.xyz

api.ip138.com

ab.popodi.com

down.xiald.com

down.popodi.com

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www.9973.com

xzqtj.xiald.com

How to determine Generic PUA FC (PUA)?


File Info:
crc32: D52C4CF6
md5: a02f0d51f385de2491d2a03b980b4c8b
name: setup_130_267536.exe
sha1: 52cb2a5850c6cf54fce453abe13799b425cf5798
sha256: 131cae93f7153edc6cd9c0191ad2931528f777bc11762b071b7bbdfe5a4b2dac
sha512: 0abc5aa8b169fc86018a52a247d5cf315f42adf3c00e398804611f807631349e1b9e9a375847c8335354d86b8259b141d114e22c99bdf2ff26feaa544a3d24e8
ssdeep: 49152:6lGzpptEbF57Sf/WNil3qFhToYi8nuetadb7pHWntIWQq:HPtEbF5NUqTTvueta9gnt1
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2018
InternalName: x9ad8x901fx4e0bx8f7dx5668
FileVersion: 1.4.9.19909
CompanyName: x9ad8x901fx4e0bx8f7dx5668
ProductName: x9ad8x901fx4e0bx8f7dx5668
ProductVersion: 1,4,9,19909
FileDescription: x9ad8x901fx4e0bx8f7dx5668
OriginalFilename: Install.exe
Translation: 0x0804 0x04b0

Generic PUA FC (PUA) also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectVM.malware
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Jatif.627
FireEye	Gen:Variant.Jatif.627
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Mauvaise.SL1
McAfee	PUP-XIS-IS
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Jatif.627
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Malware
K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 004f38e41 )
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Jatif.627
K7GW	Adware ( 004f38e41 )
Invincea	heuristic
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:AdwareX-gen [Adw]
GData	Gen:Variant.Jatif.627
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
ViRobot	Adware.Strictor.2491816
Rising	Adware.Downloader!1.BBEC (CLOUD)
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
Sophos	Generic PUA FC (PUA)
DrWeb	Adware.Softcnapp.119
Zillya	Trojan.Generic.Win32.944206
McAfee-GW-Edition	PUP-XIS-IS
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Jatif.627 (B)
Jiangmin	Trojan.Generic.dyjkr
Arcabit	Trojan.Jatif.627
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/CoinMiner
VBA32	BScope.Adware.Puwaders
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Jatif.627
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.Softcnapp
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Softcnapp.J potentially unwanted
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Generic.Ligl
SentinelOne	DFI – Suspicious PE
Fortinet	Riskware/Softcnapp
AVG	Win32:AdwareX-gen [Adw]
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_60% (D)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.7164915.susgen

How to remove Generic PUA FC (PUA)?

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.

Should I remove “Generic PUA FC (PUA)”?