Categories: PUA

How to remove “Generic PUA ON (PUA)”?

The Generic PUA ON (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.

Gridinsoft Anti-Malware

Removing PC viruses manually may take hours and may damage your PC in the process. We recommend using GridinSoft Anti-Malware for virus removal. Allows to complete scan and cure your PC during the trial period.
6-day free trial available.

What Generic PUA ON (PUA) virus can do?

  • Drops a binary and executes it
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
  • Sniffs keystrokes
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Generic PUA ON (PUA)?


File Info:

crc32: D267F229md5: df89689294092f49255ce5dfbeaf4782name: Offworld-Trading-Company-V1.16.17762-Trainer-4-MrAntiFun.EXEsha1: edc6a8c64465d8d99dc9143eeb981d8d2d8a20c6sha256: bcba71e0f8f158b1078b3b24b44e6ee74b0415799e819d6153f7f45ae8805ecesha512: 7964f62a521c6896a8747855a985be2269cb39a34e7cbfd0e76f08786039c916b2632c3ed6780cdd55c6bad27c14db64b1f3ccf542ce79026fe10a41373e907fssdeep: 98304:vloUVOAmPZkH607ww/ONQH2jyh1Hdr6ZmoNw3fuu9Hbb:vSSO/ZkH607ww/O2v9r6ZJ220btype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Generic PUA ON (PUA) also known as:

CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.IGENERIC
McAfee PUP-XAR-GC
Malwarebytes CheatTool.CETTrainer
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004ba1a41 )
K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004ba1a41 )
Invincea heuristic
Symantec Trojan.Gen.2
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R002C0OJO17
GData Win32.Riskware.Hacktool.D
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.Z.Highconfidence.4819456
Emsisoft Application.GameHack (A)
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R002C0OJO17
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.PUPXAR.rc
Sophos Generic PUA ON (PUA)
SentinelOne static engine – malicious
Cyren W32/Trojan.OHBI-7274
Jiangmin TrojanDropper.Injector.aqkx
Webroot W32.Hacktool.Gen
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Script.AGeneric
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
MAX malware (ai score=99)
Cylance Unsafe
WhiteArmor Malware.HighConfidence
Zoner Trojan.Cheatengine
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/HackTool.CheatEngine.AF potentially unsafe
Yandex HackTool.CheatEngine!h2lP7QG9eRI
Fortinet Riskware/PUP_XAR
Cybereason malicious.64465d
Paloalto generic.ml
CrowdStrike malicious_confidence_100% (D)

How to remove Generic PUA ON (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.

Share
Published by
Paul Valéry

Recent Posts

MSIL/GenKryptik.GXIZ information

The MSIL/GenKryptik.GXIZ is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active,…

2 weeks ago

Malware.AI.2789448175 (file analysis)

The Malware.AI.2789448175 is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active,…

2 weeks ago

Jalapeno.1878 removal instruction

The Jalapeno.1878 is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active,…

2 weeks ago

What is “Trojan.Heur3.LPT.YmKfaKBcBekib”?

The Trojan.Heur3.LPT.YmKfaKBcBekib is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active,…

2 weeks ago

How to remove “Worm.Win32.Vobfus.exmt”?

The Worm.Win32.Vobfus.exmt is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active,…

2 weeks ago

About “TrojanDownloader:Win32/Beebone.JO” infection

The TrojanDownloader:Win32/Beebone.JO is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active,…

2 weeks ago