Categories: PUA

How to remove “Generic PUA OA (PUA)”?

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

  • Executable code extraction
  • Presents an Authenticode digital signature
  • Creates RWX memory
  • A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
  • Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • Drops a binary and executes it
  • Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
  • Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
  • Attempts to modify proxy settings
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

Related domains:

z.whorecord.xyz
a.tomx.xyz
a.clickdata.37wan.com

How to determine Generic PUA OA (PUA)?


File Info:

crc32: B02D1407md5: 340387ad9d3572d7d421dae99492d2f9name: douyou_duan-ms.exesha1: 979e7206f560467713fcfe91c09923a682d9605asha256: 27d88f6e9baa94fc94b9c4ad0db134dfe0517513ce868065653f2477285bf1d9sha512: 4c3f65a402838786c887736d9a96918906b818c1a719456ab348e3fba0144ff983cecedf34361748364e0a7e031504141b21111e8a3f29271cdb4261bfcb167essdeep: 24576:RmjktxqDNUJTYq7i5qi3BHx2SPd3Csowxa7qWAFOO:RCFUJTHhi1VdfowA7qWYtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

LegalCopyright: x4e0ax6d77x4e09x4e03x73a9x7f51x7edcx79d1x6280x6709x9650x516cx53f8FileVersion: 3.0.0.0CompanyName: x4e0ax6d77x4e09x4e03x73a9x7f51x7edcx79d1x6280x6709x9650x516cx53f8ProductName: x706dx795eProductVersion: 3.0.0.0FileDescription: x706dx795e installTranslation: 0x0804 0x03a8

Generic PUA OA (PUA) also known as:

DrWeb Program.Unwanted.3980
FireEye Generic.mg.340387ad9d3572d7
CAT-QuickHeal Application.Agent.ZZ5
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 004fef751 )
K7GW Adware ( 004fef751 )
TrendMicro PUA.Win32.Wews87.AG
APEX Malicious
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
GData Win32.Trojan.Agent.RNMJKB
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Wews87.fofick
Rising PUA.Wews87!8.642 (CLOUD)
Sophos Generic PUA OA (PUA)
Comodo Malware@#2dsq5kedvt2pg
Invincea heuristic
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis
Ikarus AdWare.Wews87
Webroot W32.Adware.Gen
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
McAfee Artemis!340387AD9D35
VBA32 BScope.Adware.Wews
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Chickil
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Wews87.B potentially unwanted
TrendMicro-HouseCall PUA.Win32.Wews87.AG
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_79%
Fortinet Riskware/Wews87
AVG Win32:Malware-gen

How to remove Generic PUA OA (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.
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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