PUA.Montminist.Gen malicious file

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: 10BEF01F3055580CE100.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/006f8ea428cd0815fc518f214c39f56075aa2e9875e6013ae1c726727e45efbb
crc32: 63601C3F
md5: 10bef01f3055580ce100275355789a57
sha1: 5a0c9023a8aef5c94ce6023fbf658d128e8b64eb
sha256: 006f8ea428cd0815fc518f214c39f56075aa2e9875e6013ae1c726727e45efbb
sha512: 58595153c958d489ecc189789b5be2a29bafd55003aaa046ccc7a6a81c4fff22651139826dbebdcc712ba8f50f992e7d163f014ce10aa69a61016028edf693e4
ssdeep: 6144:XScqE3ovSaWPcpDpbl7sNccccccQKnq4D5mBd:VqNWqDpblGccccccQssr
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T118549D266594666BC6440732AEC2D1B6AFB1AC052E34C46F97E0FEFF377D4C7A506202
sha3_384: cfe3fa4bd7eafde4f86c418fbe017904f372e8237cf785d8b42b1b3208a61a14b21cc3c973d764ae905c0db9b07a3784
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!10BEF01F3055
Zillya	Trojan.InstallCoreCRTD.Win32.4453
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_90% (W)
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Nsis.InstallCore.eahmme
Emsisoft	Application.InstallCore (A)
DrWeb	Trojan.InstallCore.1041
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Extenbro
Microsoft	PUADlManager:Win32/InstallCore
VBA32	Trojan.InstallCore
Cylance	unsafe
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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