About “NSIS:Adware-AEK [Adw]” infection

The NSIS:Adware-AEK [Adw] 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 NSIS:Adware-AEK [Adw] virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Sample contains Overlay data
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE

How to determine NSIS:Adware-AEK [Adw]?

File Info:
name: CF435320AE8655801A5C.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/3bfaf3eb09cd1f5cd5abb4a8a646e9f90367419a5d0b9022ad068449a9ec72fa
crc32: 89FD93E3
md5: cf435320ae8655801a5c0b8757a9ebcd
sha1: 34259c0fbb038d242bc9f85a6f11cc80b87ff6c3
sha256: 3bfaf3eb09cd1f5cd5abb4a8a646e9f90367419a5d0b9022ad068449a9ec72fa
sha512: 7b240b2d89bf941576d4bdff31c218a666e08c57da7ea8f8eb79513ca946a85b1f2f51126750fe3fb1774de06a60ba4ef3040213b67db9d01f34442b17de7e90
ssdeep: 49152:dGwFUHUsrOnCxIGoGer7sTXVqAfD2Onb4qf:4wFPeIlQXVTb4qf
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1D795339BE9119476D9FBC3F80D930108AF77BD0275E5488ABF8D794786F6A82804C64F
sha3_384: b708fc1f3d8a4fc0bbc6678a495a162973c204b4c44a4c2995a69ac9535429b627c0a9828907e5e804239fcf02aed2c9
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4cc53565733c08945f08945
timestamp: 1992-06-19 22:22:17

Version Info:
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.
CompanyName: Xcatreme-LABk                                               
FileDescription: Mca Remover Setup                                           
FileVersion:                     
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Translation: 0x0409 0x04e4

NSIS:Adware-AEK [Adw] also known as:

How to remove NSIS:Adware-AEK [Adw]?

• 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.