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PUA:Win32/GameBox removal

Malware Removal

The PUA:Win32/GameBox 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/GameBox virus can do?

  • Presents an Authenticode digital signature
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
  • Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
  • Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine PUA:Win32/GameBox?


File Info:

crc32: 541A42E0
md5: 887438becea298354c375a7c1515dc5c
name: lz.exe
sha1: 399a9f45002fd93df06debf07ca7c1ece67a6a87
sha256: 6647510cffda9276ae594fe80006378e3dd032583b0dfa00d9db303a614afa26
sha512: e03fb23c7ef567dd4a42db3118bb6d1408231112e5068dfed2fecc879df44b3854c0864414e85510b2626139a77e0205349bccf7a5391f881f80a8a633170118
ssdeep: 24576:z+Rhk5uCOLisXJlNOnNTLj2Gtm+7zcOB4Y/ln6aUHVUL5TIuX3Ic2A1rMCf:8eYGFeGZ7x4u6aU1UNsunX28
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

LegalCopyright: x6e38x4fa0x7f51x6e38x620fx4e2dx5fc3
FileVersion: 3.0.0.0
CompanyName: x6e38x4fa0x7f51x6e38x620fx4e2dx5fc3
ProductName: x6e38x4fa0x70c8x65a9
ProductVersion: 3.0.0.0
FileDescription: x6e38x4fa0x70c8x65a9 install
Translation: 0x0804 0x03a8

PUA:Win32/GameBox also known as:

CAT-QuickHealPUA.AgentRI.S8916463
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 004e0faf1 )
K7GWAdware ( 004e0faf1 )
SymantecTrojan.Gen.MBT
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Wews87.B potentially unwanted
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.R015H0CBD20
GDataWin32.Application.Agent.1TY9SJ
Kasperskynot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Wews87.ecs
AlibabaAdWare:Win32/Wews87.9a08b094
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.Autoruner2.fqwfnd
AvastWin32:Malware-gen
RisingMalware.Heuristic!ET#97% (RDMK:cmRtazpa1cSKgiUitxwiH6ZVY41E)
SophosGeneric PUA DJ (PUA)
F-SecureHeuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1041100
DrWebWin32.HLLW.Autoruner2.33013
ZillyaAdware.Wews87.Win32.448
Invinceaheuristic
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis
APEXMalicious
JiangminAdWare.Generic.ntwk
AviraHEUR/AGEN.1041100
Endgamemalicious (high confidence)
ZoneAlarmnot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Wews87.ecs
MicrosoftPUA:Win32/GameBox
McAfeeArtemis!887438BECEA2
VBA32BScope.Adware.FileFinder
TencentWin32.Adware.Wews87.Ebgu
IkarusPUA.Wews87
AVGWin32:Malware-gen

How to remove PUA:Win32/GameBox?

PUA:Win32/GameBox 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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