What is “PUP.Optional.Amonetize”?

The PUP.Optional.Amonetize 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 PUP.Optional.Amonetize virus can do?

Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.

How to determine PUP.Optional.Amonetize?


File Info:
crc32: 7C24BC07
md5: 7cf587c98e235de5b6b4da19fb1b7ad9
name: cat2.exe
sha1: 039f73df9497e85b81604dc61c9ba1bc575e1e92
sha256: 3e1cfafea47afe8b7cfaf76fb9456a20c151c00d70f8dbd76976c1c2b97fdffa
sha512: 73d694c68789866f9b25b9f3fb949b5644cdc8753a222c8148d31525e19299f7fc91cecad4d08eefe5af8dfb67aad8715549cf06b95929d736d6a1efe721d3b0
ssdeep: 98304:32FL6wfwd0QBvlKSnD6mVhgUGL4zr6isDUFY41OQ++c5movygrcULv9mH9Q:mFL6PKYXgEzWi3+4IOFFgrcgv9+
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Mousehouse Lab (C) 2011-2018
CompanyName: Mousehouse Lab
Comments: 2019/11/07 11:21:14
ProductName: PW Cat Client
ProductVersion: 2.1758
FileDescription: PW Cat PWI
OriginalFilename: Cat2.exe
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

PUP.Optional.Amonetize also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ser.Razy.1496
McAfee	Artemis!7CF587C98E23
Cylance	Unsafe
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ser.Razy.1496
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.32515.@B0@aKHypSik
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
GData	Gen:Variant.Ser.Razy.1496
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.97 (RDML:zAOWKBB1YPpo9fjAx4N6dg)
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Ser.Razy.1496
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1040965
Invincea	heuristic
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Backdoor.tc
Trapmine	malicious.moderate.ml.score
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ser.Razy.1496 (B)
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1040965
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
Arcabit	Trojan.Ser.Razy.D5D8
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Acronis	suspicious
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ser.Razy.1496
MAX	malware (ai score=88)
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.Amonetize
Cybereason	malicious.98e235
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM19.1.8967.Malware.Gen

How to remove PUP.Optional.Amonetize?

PUP.Optional.Amonetize 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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