Should I remove “PUA.AdwarePMF.S16595164”?

The PUA.AdwarePMF.S16595164 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 PUA.AdwarePMF.S16595164 virus can do?

The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine PUA.AdwarePMF.S16595164?


File Info:
name: B6C68180A652F85AEFF9.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/849e447a8d70067affdb24cf777dc79b9aa9f855286f9e4988e5f662c144940e
crc32: 064D005A
md5: b6c68180a652f85aeff9c24d41f489f0
sha1: 73b529ac5949c20b73556c40f8a57f79af4f3b35
sha256: 849e447a8d70067affdb24cf777dc79b9aa9f855286f9e4988e5f662c144940e
sha512: fc4e4cc30f62a0ae2afad1818a5fa50bf6a9fd500940e1d92bde2dabf6135aeab0429e1f93b0c4b61ede5f95b16463ecf059505a9f0661e61eb7945c4f279f35
ssdeep: 24576:pRZ7gaGbGOAJRBhNl50UYSRbwNh5x1XPckSVYqqZ4CB:pUFAJRBhNlGUodckS2Z4E
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T15B85E001B882D03EC46330704F2AD5A915797D60BE214BBBF3F42B2F7A3C6D166666D6
sha3_384: d9f68997177f6a18025f5b6e539bbd780e95620c81ce7c9e8a1848efeb6605c22ce9d6282b51dba20035320242090f5a
ep_bytes: e87f030000e98efeffffff251cb3d73d
timestamp: 2017-11-15 13:26:17

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

PUA.AdwarePMF.S16595164 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.AdPoshel.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.64947021
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKD.64947021
CAT-QuickHeal	PUA.AdwarePMF.S16595164
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.64947021
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 00522c7e1 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 005153df1 )
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (W)
Cyren	W32/S-ce0719ba!Eldorado
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
tehtris	Generic.Malware
APEX	Malicious
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.64947021
SUPERAntiSpyware	Adware.Adposhel/Variant
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10bc68cb
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.64947021 (B)
VIPRE	Trojan.GenericKD.64947021
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tt
Sophos	Adposhel (PUA)
Ikarus	Trojan.Trash
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.64947021
Jiangmin	AdWare.Adposhel.eh
Google	Detected
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[Adware]/Win32.Adposhel.am
Xcitium	Application.Win32.AdWare.Adposhel.AM@7fyqfc
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D3DF034D
ViRobot	Adware.Adposhel.1866752.BQET
Microsoft	Adware:Win32/Adposhel
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Adware/Win32.Adposhel.R217004
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	GenericRXDO-YJ!B6C68180A652
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
Cylance	unsafe
Rising	Adware.Adposhel!1.AF60 (CLASSIC)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Adposhel.C
Fortinet	W32/Kryptik.GAVT!tr
Cybereason	malicious.c5949c
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove PUA.AdwarePMF.S16595164?

PUA.AdwarePMF.S16595164 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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