About “Generic PUA HJ (PUA)” infection

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

• Executable code extraction
• Creates RWX memory
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• The sample enumerated directory objects, possibly probing for Virtual Machine objects.
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Checks for the presence of known windows from debuggers and forensic tools
• Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
• Detects the presence of Wine emulator via registry key
• Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Generic PUA HJ (PUA)?

File Info:
crc32: 10134F35
md5: 95537ae1c764a75275cce4c8a843d562
name: explore2fs-1.08beta7.exe
sha1: 791654c7b2d0dfb83d0e395ede383be3a2ae9990
sha256: a4b73cb8db4b73df13d3c397470dcbbf05a74e25aad2c24f9ad477f19e194725
sha512: 29d398018fdb6745b4e66b292d575be3f3e2d5e20e64bea62c9b9b8da8f08807b0900b0b822f98d22df4af087d9637b62f0c8bae40a1cb1030f35d45a1708cf2
ssdeep: 24576:zC5aj0XhilaSBlLFI4XD0ruuFZ4ha/0QH:jIsLBlLGq0Pfn0
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Generic PUA HJ (PUA) also known as:

How to remove Generic PUA HJ (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.