Should I remove “Trojan.FakeAlert.DEO”?

The Trojan.FakeAlert.DEO 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 Trojan.FakeAlert.DEO virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Creates RWX memory
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Trojan.FakeAlert.DEO?

File Info:
name: 72E56EFC1ADDC96C2135.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/6655491452c24bd43b12613858b805faec5ca82a3de25cf670aa07a2025cce1d
crc32: 7879FD50
md5: 72e56efc1addc96c213515ae3e57e83c
sha1: 0971bea96ed2ea2db6213c25578008bf326b01b8
sha256: 6655491452c24bd43b12613858b805faec5ca82a3de25cf670aa07a2025cce1d
sha512: f8835e8209ba54afcc83568ccef5abab6a32499c90a7203284a325880d18feb22216a2f99349d638c04d6daca9accab419ffa23ea0272bc25ffae4a82ea77cbf
ssdeep: 6144:jFtnxKVpiXZ8KgGEoi9P7DGXfszPxuRiIdn+:htn4V2qKjEL9z6cPxqiC
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T19064F09D2F3F521EF99CD8F73985C632030B6C6A17D46E4F9741329B9822F48059AB63
sha3_384: 8511182dcdd102792cb2ee0e2c88b21f8609340da65aa708d9ebfd97454a2459fe6ccce3b7416cae06f930e6ff79f227
ep_bytes: 558bec518bcd894dfc8b45fc50e81efa
timestamp: 2013-02-11 14:42:06

Version Info:
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: Microsoft Windows Setup Utility
FileVersion: 9.00.00.4503
InternalName: a6ize
LegalCopyright: (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename: a6ize
ProductName: Microsoft(R) Windows Media Player
ProductVersion: 9.00.00.4503
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Trojan.FakeAlert.DEO also known as:

How to remove Trojan.FakeAlert.DEO?

• 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.