Should I remove “RewardNet (PUA)”?

The RewardNet (PUA) 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 RewardNet (PUA) virus can do?

• Sample contains Overlay data
• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Korean
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine RewardNet (PUA)?

File Info:
name: 689370C50D874810E58E.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/ccce5fa72b042b463ad76a696aee0ded8004a32843b8fdfa75aeb63fe356ca24crc32: 3588198Emd5: 689370c50d874810e58e145437338f0esha1: 1a4825f7642a91c996388cb5e32356b9f1227a8dsha256: ccce5fa72b042b463ad76a696aee0ded8004a32843b8fdfa75aeb63fe356ca24sha512: 8ef109b819f3e261e11331c90eb711c1e4003216d5b5f4a449aef67d2e16317057ead124531221e392046c29b65c0d13c21fa7c3f567a34692cacbebf8d0e073ssdeep: 6144:2HBfbyvP0uTu226j7RryXin6yrX1NRpucoHoElmInR2l9ktQGw6hbr:A5yvFTf2aFrykr/9EnG9ktQGbrtype: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T14D5412025E78C531D50445721D4D3FABCBA8BEA3EE55667F22487E4C7CFA3493A260ACsha3_384: 301b2dcf5f97e1e6acc011f0163d7d025c680daf392fc35cfbad109e1b3471a26f000abf8921696ca1c02fb91b8392f3ep_bytes: 807c2408010f859101000060be000047timestamp: 2008-12-23 07:56:35
Version Info:
CompanyName: FileDescription: FileVersion: 1.0.0.0InternalName: LegalCopyright: LegalTrademarks: OriginalFilename: ProductName: ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0Comments: Translation: 0x0412 0x03b5

RewardNet (PUA) also known as:

How to remove RewardNet (PUA)?

• 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.