Should I remove “PUA:Win32/4Shared”?

The PUA:Win32/4Shared 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:Win32/4Shared virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
Reads data out of its own binary image
Authenticode signature is invalid
Attempts to modify proxy settings
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine PUA:Win32/4Shared?


File Info:
name: C376F87D096A3A326DF0.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/7d3e80a1cf7602b21ae422c9199bc6d1b6a80421604f2d9c462e0afcda48e399
crc32: 0E57966B
md5: c376f87d096a3a326df0958b2bf99c4f
sha1: 098483ffc62c6196a78af75a7550cf927226872c
sha256: 7d3e80a1cf7602b21ae422c9199bc6d1b6a80421604f2d9c462e0afcda48e399
sha512: 81e776a4d76803f81136fbab1b4689cf024b5ddaad5e326ff954c7926d4d1ea253274bb46e4f0ca0b637812bab0d170f9e676980a0237cc6bff42eef8420af37
ssdeep: 3072:iN6ZekwVJIlgps5q9Eb648qwlS/+TfQO45Dt:pe9IB83ID5Z
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T17BE32830F6D0C471C4513F390CADBB950E3EA9A10B25CBF3B7E4A6AE5AE12D05C35266
sha3_384: 58d2887cbf675b735d64ae5be7af7ef195ae882fc4a0592babeda1c6e3cc9b7614224d3ac646a5ebe22f29322ed3be1d
ep_bytes: e8813a0000e978feffff3b0d2c784100
timestamp: 2015-04-24 08:17:54

Version Info:
Comments: Shred
CompanyName: C Vital
FileDescription: LeaveLoadLoud
FileVersion: 4, 10, 43, 0
InternalName: Floop
LegalCopyright: Conical (c)
LegalTrademarks: TM2-15
OriginalFilename: lltmoping.exe
PrivateBuild: 4, 10, 43, 0
ProductName: Asper
ProductVersion: 4, 10, 43, 0
SpecialBuild: 4, 10, 43, 0
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

PUA:Win32/4Shared also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Badur.mjRn
tehtris	Generic.Malware
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Midie.110483
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Graftor-4088
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Badur.A5
McAfee	Trojan-FGCD!C376F87D096A
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Zillya	Trojan.Badur.Win32.30323
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Cybereason	malicious.d096a3
Arcabit	Trojan.Midie.D1AF93
Baidu	Win32.Adware.Mikey.b
VirIT	Adware.Win32.Downware.QLA
Cyren	W32/S-c6c9bbf2!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/4Shared.AY potentially unwanted
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent.dylo
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Midie.110483
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Badur.drcuqn
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-Zusy
Avast	Win32:FourShared-BT [PUP]
Tencent	Trojan-DL.Win32.Agent.f
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Midie.110483 (B)
DrWeb	Adware.Downware.11102
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Midie.110483
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.NetLoader.cm
Trapmine	malicious.moderate.ml.score
FireEye	Generic.mg.c376f87d096a3a32
Sophos	4Share Downloader (PUA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan/Badur.jcv
MAX	malware (ai score=88)
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Badur.aonfg
Xcitium	Application.Win32.Maxiget.OORR@5ltrnt
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/4Shared
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent.dylo
GData	Win32.Trojan.PSE.1ET6RLO
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.4Shared.R147309
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaE.36318.iu1@aGyd9Xdi
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Midie.110483
VBA32	Trojan.Badur
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.97 (RDMK:PSXUCop7zdi7aDNxWNoWLA)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!c3sphXfRq/k
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Badur
MaxSecure	Trojan.badur.amrst
Fortinet	W32/Badur.AON!tr
AVG	Win32:FourShared-BT [PUP]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (D)

How to remove PUA:Win32/4Shared?

PUA:Win32/4Shared 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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