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

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

Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Generic PUA FI (PUA)?


File Info:
crc32: 271C38DD
md5: 79e8d9ade37d2e6fb83cb90d3dcfe5cf
name: 79E8D9ADE37D2E6FB83CB90D3DCFE5CF.mlw
sha1: 588b6e9c3df3d4483e96429c5c12ccee6a3d2685
sha256: 740bde93881fc92bbafcd18e8fdb2f47cb3cbadb56fc6f4eb9d917a803618c46
sha512: e61781ef3b6b7952c74ad525424c5bfbeb1f3c74ee44ff1c6a6f89e2fc6f1aaac794230ec4ac17fbc8d32c028f571e72505b25152317ba137bac791563288d82
ssdeep: 6144:CJStz2z4dg0/IeXl/0tumxhGNyAO7NYEfku1cQsA5VV4DqCXhFUzhzU2j8RsFyXr:KSGO7zmuHOhYEfjKoD4mAhahUk8WFyPj
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Generic PUA FI (PUA) also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware2
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.Winlock.14202
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Fugrafa.62286
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Adware.Agent.Win32.136122
Sangfor	Adware.Win32.Agent.gen
Alibaba	Ransom:Win32/Blocker.b15b7978
Cybereason	malicious.de37d2
Cyren	W32/S-43063233!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
ClamAV	Win.Malware.Fugrafa-9838715-0
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Fugrafa.62286
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Blocker.eobbak
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Fugrafa.62286
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.11496186
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Fugrafa.62286
Sophos	Generic PUA FI (PUA)
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.AdwareAdload.fc
FireEye	Generic.mg.79e8d9ade37d2e6f
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Fugrafa.62286 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1124310
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C74
Arcabit	Trojan.Fugrafa.DF34E
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Ulise.4!c
GData	Gen:Variant.Fugrafa.62286
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win32.Generic.C1904109
McAfee	Artemis!79E8D9ADE37D
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
VBA32	AdWare.Agent
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.3700151196
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Rising	Trojan.Bitrep!8.F596 (CLOUD)
Yandex	PUA.Agent!HIvWBVGluic
Ikarus	not-a-virus:AdWare.Agent
Fortinet	Riskware/PUP
AVG	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Ransom.Blocker.HgIASRsA

How to remove Generic PUA FI (PUA)?

Generic PUA FI (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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