Categories: PUA

PUP.Optional.BoldScienceMedia removal

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

  • Presents an Authenticode digital signature
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • Attempts to modify Internet Explorer’s start page
  • Drops a binary and executes it
  • Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
  • Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

Related domains:

z.whorecord.xyz
a.tomx.xyz

How to determine PUP.Optional.BoldScienceMedia?


File Info:

crc32: 811C342Cmd5: 2e19f7620d6b7f36d0d2c4f33010aba4name: 2E19F7620D6B7F36D0D2C4F33010ABA4.mlwsha1: 916e29cb21b3e65e38d67967be432e42484eb227sha256: 210fcd09867ad6fb56ffad28eb4a8c7afeeaecdda4ac0bd62a108414a2e96f40sha512: 1d6bac84dae5e2e5f2d70542c23ba1ca0b7d9bd1a4158337b8bba4c39a51694a76140bc72684278d332b086cec2147fc65c04f0cdbfc1c2c35b16878fb1487d2ssdeep: 3072:JH/UVfVpLlgMcD456CY8jXfrIB+aO1jhhBFcwJoa+c8rB:JDrHyv0B+aO1jHvcwJoa+LBtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

PUP.Optional.BoldScienceMedia also known as:

Lionic Trojan.Win32.Pasta.4!c
Cylance Unsafe
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_70% (D)
K7GW Adware ( 0054110b1 )
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 0054110b1 )
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/BoldScienceMedia.A potentially unwanted
APEX Malicious
Avast Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Pasta.gen
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Pasta.flazvk
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
Comodo Malware@#331ev7tc02g6c
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Emsisoft Application.Generic (A)
Webroot W32.Adware.Gen
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1105808
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C
McAfee Artemis!2E19F7620D6B
MAX malware (ai score=100)
VBA32 Trojan.Pasta
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.BoldScienceMedia
Panda Trj/CI.A
Fortinet Riskware/BoldScienceMedia
AVG Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
Paloalto generic.ml

How to remove PUP.Optional.BoldScienceMedia?

  • 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

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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