About “Process Hacker (PUA)” infection

The Process Hacker (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.

What Process Hacker (PUA) virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (4 unique times)
• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• Creates RWX memory
• Loads a driver
• At least one IP Address, Domain, or File Name was found in a crypto call
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Performs some HTTP requests
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Detects Sandboxie through the presence of a library
• Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Attempts to identify installed AV products by installation directory
• Attempts to create or modify system certificates

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How to determine Process Hacker (PUA)?

File Info:
crc32: D91BEB8Fmd5: 54daad58cce5003bee58b28a4f465f49name: processhacker-2.39-setup.exesha1: 162b08b0b11827cc024e6b2eed5887ec86339baasha256: 28042dd4a92a0033b8f1d419b9e989c5b8e32d1d2d881f5c8251d58ce35b9063sha512: 8330de722c8800ff64c6b9ea16a4ff7416915cd883e128650c47e5cb446dd3aaa2a9ba5c4ecda781d243be7fb437b054bbcf942ea714479e6cc3cef932390829ssdeep: 49152:l9hfV/U5NkLXXzGZjt6kFTCVP6hWE0wvmk/eE+FrAl+NGsOSE6IX8pq:Dh9/ULkjKxtTGP6VZd2rAcvOSE6Nqtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 2010-2016, Process Hacker Team. Licensed under the GNU GPL, v3.                         FileVersion: 2.39 (r124)         CompanyName: wj32                                                        Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.ProductName: Process Hacker                                              ProductVersion: 2.39 (r124)                                       FileDescription: Process Hacker Setup                                        Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Process Hacker (PUA) also known as:

How to remove Process Hacker (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.