How to remove “PUA:Win32/GigaClicks”?

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

Sample contains Overlay data
Presents an Authenticode digital signature
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine PUA:Win32/GigaClicks?


File Info:
name: CED549CEBAF1E1ABC726.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/b49ae67d03d9c190d0e4781752f6f09b35de5fefcc7d3aa0d080829f0b47c672
crc32: 1510EDE0
md5: ced549cebaf1e1abc72620f2f7df9f18
sha1: 3db336e690724314b2167677b87270eb807b3b09
sha256: b49ae67d03d9c190d0e4781752f6f09b35de5fefcc7d3aa0d080829f0b47c672
sha512: f17cb34ad20118e1360791d833210ac1705389b66bb741f8ecf653fc5ec1b4c97f985dbb3e42b2902661384c1ca171a76855167ad92d086562f23f2547b04997
ssdeep: 1536:iATeMVkNIRsXrWxKCaHfzPNz8J+ZA0u4dyTjAPU07GqRczFrAo+sWjcdE++eJ2eZ:I4qXy3KNoS13XcRAohE++eYey6oC
type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T10AD3591275A08031D5BE063A58788F165BBEBEB1DF7088C777A8164E5D746C0AF39B23
sha3_384: e2469a4a0a53fc5bb8238bb537c1c6d97daca9a2241380780323405bf69929a9dda126416aacd59f1f44f06339a7428b
ep_bytes: 558bec837d0c017505e865580000ff75
timestamp: 2014-11-06 09:55:58

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

PUA:Win32/GigaClicks also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.GigaClick.4!c
DrWeb	Trojan.Click3.14697
CAT-QuickHeal	PUA.Mileltd.Gen
Skyhigh	GigaClick-FGCZ!CED549CEBAF1
Cylance	unsafe
Zillya	Adware.GigaClicksCRTD.Win32.4111
Sangfor	PUP.Win32.Gigaclicks.V6ry
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_90% (W)
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
Elastic	malicious (moderate confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/GigaClicks.AK potentially unwanted
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Agent.dvsxuu
Avast	Win32:Clikug-B [Trj]
Emsisoft	Application.AdClicks (A)
Sophos	Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
Webroot	Pua.Idlecrawler
Gridinsoft	Trojan.Win32.Agent.sa
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/GigaClicks
McAfee	GigaClick-FGCZ!CED549CEBAF1
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.Click
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.3482781463
Rising	Trojan.Clicker-Clikug!8.3B7 (TFE:6:r4h9QQK4guT)
Yandex	Riskware.Agent!ykgga7jwkZM
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.10566307.susgen
AVG	Win32:Clikug-B [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove PUA:Win32/GigaClicks?

PUA:Win32/GigaClicks 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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