PUA.Montminist.Gen (file analysis)

The PUA.Montminist.Gen 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.Montminist.Gen virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
Presents an Authenticode digital signature
Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
Reads data out of its own binary image
Attempts to modify proxy settings
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine PUA.Montminist.Gen?


File Info:
name: F798F21489F13C550661.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/4accf16ba0fb21b0b4879cd011e24ee86e23f1d44b1e6fb829d10816cf8dcba5
crc32: 5A6318E2
md5: f798f21489f13c5506616d1e7066dd21
sha1: 0ad650a1012dca66b5740d6be7a0344101294293
sha256: 4accf16ba0fb21b0b4879cd011e24ee86e23f1d44b1e6fb829d10816cf8dcba5
sha512: af80481352f54abbd700bab18628e2bae848f01133f0a6bdec0d0f4d2d9f19673bf171e3449441827bf6a98129c9785a81386ff9a9ff424ef5d7f939bd6b3248
ssdeep: 6144:VSeqE3ovSaWPcpDpbl7sNccccccQKnq485QUTOA:JqNWqDpblGccccccQs8OCOA
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T124549D266594A66BC6440732AED2D1B5AFB1AD012E34C46F87E0FEFF377D4C7A506202
sha3_384: 6b5d43ac56b101a44b14e827f52c929ae2ebd62ad62ec623568acb05a11b6ccbe183240c7af1411fdfa46a081e6040c2
ep_bytes: 81ec8001000053555633db57895c2418
timestamp: 2009-12-05 22:52:06

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

PUA.Montminist.Gen also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
CAT-QuickHeal	PUA.Montminist.Gen
Skyhigh	Artemis
McAfee	Artemis!F798F21489F1
Cylance	unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.InstallCoreCRTD.Win32.4453
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_90% (W)
Emsisoft	Application.InstallCore (A)
DrWeb	Trojan.InstallCore.1041
Trapmine	malicious.moderate.ml.score
Microsoft	PUADlManager:Win32/InstallCore
VBA32	Trojan.InstallCore
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Extenbro
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.74546411.susgen
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove PUA.Montminist.Gen?

PUA.Montminist.Gen 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.

About the author

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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