About “PUA:Win32/Perion” infection

The PUA:Win32/Perion 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.

What PUA:Win32/Perion virus can do?

• Sample contains Overlay data
• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Binary file triggered YARA rule
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine PUA:Win32/Perion?

File Info:
name: 96CBA0C6F5667F2640CF.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/65c77ed14e04fc710459cbbfb055bc951c7d5bb2e2d6366bcceb55c3ed7b49d0crc32: 2CAE31B3md5: 96cba0c6f5667f2640cff87d380b752fsha1: 65d5177a74d5adad5560d2d9b70588fba0050dc2sha256: 65c77ed14e04fc710459cbbfb055bc951c7d5bb2e2d6366bcceb55c3ed7b49d0sha512: 9ca2edef54f3060861b9b5cccd12ca2045eea97c72e35a7b68322fa19487437291f9aae44928b7e6c24264234a3f27d061caba60668fd70071a60a840d9156cdssdeep: 3072:e/kF5bxKR8rtL5g+EA7ag0kwiE+9VwqfyE6/AdpLZ:R5bxKR8rwZCag0900qZtype: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T102548C00B2C1C036E77F03724979AB06493DBD654BB69ACBB7D88C5E1A741C16B36B63sha3_384: e6038ea19f134085fd62a75d57d57de21b9e78eee2fbff4f610068c9443db140b2eb47b6a355eb3b134b0503d9a7c0aeep_bytes: 558bec837d0c017505e8a06a0000ff75timestamp: 2015-01-07 09:58:19
Version Info:
FileVersion: 1.0.0.3InternalName: OriginalFilename: ProductVersion: 1.0.0.3Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

PUA:Win32/Perion also known as:

How to remove PUA:Win32/Perion?

• 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.