PUA:Win32/Tugspay removal instruction

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

Sample contains Overlay data
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine PUA:Win32/Tugspay?


File Info:
name: CD65096A8DD9106190C2.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/3069ec7947667ab6ac7012f3931bbd9a07c860c8f5d76c1ab2e491c04a49b105
crc32: FE267F28
md5: cd65096a8dd9106190c22d274a7945aa
sha1: be1259cc28a1427275622b607bed388e0294a804
sha256: 3069ec7947667ab6ac7012f3931bbd9a07c860c8f5d76c1ab2e491c04a49b105
sha512: e91e7073d9f4c7efac83f24544197a9aa89edd1054547b9f02f156df7b273e5af5b139b245db0e2b29036070c19e2486c8abba156a03dded1a3f40b4c30e8d48
ssdeep: 12288:+A5ZJcPAhteYG+mKG+1CpZSkvhYoT0fMl:rvgCG+OzhYmWMl
type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T174B47D297788CA52C96C0EB5909203A107B28B579247F7DB5CC5BEFE69E63404703ADF
sha3_384: e2c423cb80873b15d0ab5eedc11fdaefb243e1ddae3c5a68e2e42981907c36faea5e8d86afdd3e1953ef4b02d3a35ef5
ep_bytes: 8b442404a370a4001033c040c20c0055
timestamp: 2009-12-05 22:50:18

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

PUA:Win32/Tugspay also known as:

Lionic	Adware.MSIL.Generic.2!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Application.Dropper.R
ClamAV	Win.Dropper.Domaiq-9963141-0
FireEye	Generic.mg.cd65096a8dd91061
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.PUP.gh
McAfee	Artemis!CD65096A8DD9
Cylance	unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_90% (D)
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36680.Dm3@aa0H@Xi
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/DomaIQ.AI potentially unwanted
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ.gen
BitDefender	Application.Dropper.R
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.ecxpnu
Sophos	DomaIQ pay-per install (PUA)
F-Secure	PotentialRisk.PUA/DomaIQ.24569
VIPRE	Application.Dropper.R
Emsisoft	Application.Dropper.R (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
GData	Application.Dropper.R (2x)
Avira	PUA/DomaIQ.24569
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
Xcitium	Malware@#2ovnusvsg0uip
Arcabit	Application.Dropper.R [many]
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ.gen
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/Tugspay
Google	Detected
ALYac	Application.Dropper.R
MAX	malware (ai score=78)
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Yandex	PUA.DomaIQ!RIDu4HuY61E
Ikarus	AdWare.DomaIQ
MaxSecure	not-a-virus:Trojan.DomaIQ

How to remove PUA:Win32/Tugspay?

PUA:Win32/Tugspay 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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