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

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

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

How to determine Generic PUA FL (PUA)?


File Info:
crc32: ED7AEC02
md5: 951ea45183d2e757a20cd9463aeae410
name: cpu64.exe
sha1: 5b55ab1533a130d26ab0c78463885913ac834d00
sha256: 04fa6f3d35aceed3bc4194bd05e06e98e1e2c80bd1315485a79e661bcf8a1d25
sha512: e832ea9d5d79fe4b84b9eae6de694a8a98c83a82d922f9ed4f30df0fd968dea4b301ded81f44f51cc60dde2b6539b3431a96477a95dcb7a7b4b9895c7e43c741
ssdeep: 12288:pJqxGmloGTwhHb/tntgMsd2pWR4h3KopXZ9xiwvavNTGBtwWZBJCdgi2a+SOdJSZ:pJnKYpnidsHpXZ9jCTGIGBJpCpO6cdE
type: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Generic PUA FL (PUA) also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Razy.593172
FireEye	Gen:Variant.Razy.593172
McAfee	GenericRXAA-AA!951EA45183D2
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Razy.593172
Cybereason	malicious.533a13
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/CoinMiner.PQ potentially unwanted
Avast	Win64:CoinminerX-gen [Trj]
GData	Gen:Variant.Razy.593172
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.BitCoinMiner.nwon
APEX	Malicious
Rising	Trojan.Win32/64.XMR-Miner!1.ADCC (TFE:5:cWlFX9xRAN)
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Razy.593172
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Razy.593172 (B)
DrWeb	Tool.BtcMine.2225
Invincea	heuristic
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.Downloader.cc
Sophos	Generic PUA FL (PUA)
SentinelOne	DFI – Malicious PE
Cyren	W64/Trojan.GOAS-2498
Jiangmin	RiskTool.Generic.pgy
MAX	malware (ai score=81)
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare/Win32.Unwaders
Endgame	malicious (moderate confidence)
Arcabit	Trojan.Razy.D90D14
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win64.Generic.C3649334
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.BitCoinMiner.nwon
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Acronis	suspicious
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Razy.593172
Yandex	Riskware.BitCoinMiner!
Ikarus	Trojan.Spy.Agent
Fortinet	W64/CoinMiner.FQ!tr
AVG	Win64:CoinminerX-gen [Trj]
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_70% (D)

How to remove Generic PUA FL (PUA)?

Generic PUA FL (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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