Generic PUA MB (PUA) removal guide

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

Presents an Authenticode digital signature
Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Generic PUA MB (PUA)?


File Info:
crc32: E755C7BF
md5: 7df7e6e867a20b536b66fdf7defce0cf
name: ktpop4-9.exe
sha1: c142366e1f6de15a0c2df45256ae7bf06f9d309d
sha256: f05d5d646537000528822adad78ab7c9157b12cc03f3131bdc4b65741cd9325f
sha512: abb71df2d6d33e029bfbe22cc11c179c93f9d85ae91ccf32f2078496bdff1bbc42a090966f55b5420e54fd9550c84ef2039f2d2f3637da946d56bfcb3912045a
ssdeep: 24576:ChWwsyunU+FdFG1OS2uY2d73oCfyU0Fpd:hwj9+FdFG1L2uY0hybd
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2018
InternalName: tpop.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.2
ProductName: x5c0fx8d34x58eb
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.2
FileDescription: x5c0fx8d34x58eb
OriginalFilename: tpop.exe
Translation: 0x0804 0x04b0

Generic PUA MB (PUA) also known as:

Bkav	W32.HfsAdware.C51A
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.IGENERIC
Zillya	Adware.KuaiZip.Win32.110
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ursu.350740
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R015C0OKD18
Symantec	PUA.Gen.2
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R015C0OKD18
GData	Gen:Variant.Ursu.350740
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.KuaiZip.gen
ViRobot	Adware.Kuaizip.863216.B
Rising	Malware.Heuristic.MLite(89%) (AI-LITE:L2WRYv8VlsPq2ALt3HPClw)
Sophos	Generic PUA MB (PUA)
F-Secure	Gen:Variant.Ursu.350740
McAfee-GW-Edition	PUP-XGP-XC
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ursu.350740 (B)
Cyren	W32/Trojan.VAHI-3027
Jiangmin	AdWare.KuaiZip.cb
Webroot	W32.Adware.Gen
Avira	ADWARE/KuaiZip.kpgws
MAX	malware (ai score=85)
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.KuaiZip
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.KuaiZip.gen
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/KuaiZip
McAfee	PUP-XGP-XC
VBA32	BScope.Adware.KuaiZip
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
Yandex	PUA.KuaiZip!
Ikarus	AdWare.KuziTui
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_90%
Fortinet	Adware/KuaiZip
AVG	FileRepMalware
Cybereason	malicious.867a20
Avast	Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
CrowdStrike	malicious_confidence_60% (D)
Qihoo-360	Win32/Virus.Adware.24b

How to remove Generic PUA MB (PUA)?

Generic PUA MB (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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