Categories: PUA

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: 7C24BC07md5: 7cf587c98e235de5b6b4da19fb1b7ad9name: cat2.exesha1: 039f73df9497e85b81604dc61c9ba1bc575e1e92sha256: 3e1cfafea47afe8b7cfaf76fb9456a20c151c00d70f8dbd76976c1c2b97fdffasha512: 73d694c68789866f9b25b9f3fb949b5644cdc8753a222c8148d31525e19299f7fc91cecad4d08eefe5af8dfb67aad8715549cf06b95929d736d6a1efe721d3b0ssdeep: 98304:32FL6wfwd0QBvlKSnD6mVhgUGL4zr6isDUFY41OQ++c5movygrcULv9mH9Q:mFL6PKYXgEzWi3+4IOFFgrcgv9+type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

LegalCopyright: Mousehouse Lab (C) 2011-2018CompanyName: Mousehouse LabComments: 2019/11/07 11:21:14ProductName: PW Cat ClientProductVersion: 2.1758FileDescription: PW Cat PWIOriginalFilename: Cat2.exeTranslation: 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?

  • 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.
Paul Valéry

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