Virus.Win32.Polip.A removal tips

The Virus.Win32.Polip.A 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 Virus.Win32.Polip.A virus can do?

The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Virus.Win32.Polip.A?


File Info:
name: 1AD01450820BA9A80A40.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/fd4ca0a9c2aadbce8e80f331d673a189f97f9f8cf82d4cad27f6d79a69ab4559
crc32: 17F9FD3C
md5: 1ad01450820ba9a80a4073a42e779284
sha1: 0b4e62eca8341719979bae3eb0a9d1881eddf624
sha256: fd4ca0a9c2aadbce8e80f331d673a189f97f9f8cf82d4cad27f6d79a69ab4559
sha512: 1dadecd863651896d6e8ac82d7e6e7456d00d470ea0238605df4615b9a35e62eeff537f01c517ae4638da5bce5282d6919ef2077e3ca4c8bf31a81ec3b575694
ssdeep: 3072:XW5pzi2+Wq5D2r0U9XljOCmV0A3vxOmZCAk:O5b+vDOjOThpOkC
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1DEB3BE5123F4E53AF4B32A3066B6AA61263A7C129F74D3CF5341399F0930AC69D35B27
sha3_384: a5250dd20b5731b611f4b5d2b5ec7612e0660a00d80caad9bbe22c815a88eabf8a28e288fafaea4b0880514675b1c5ee
ep_bytes: 6a706890190001e85902000033db538b
timestamp: 2006-10-04 08:48:36

Version Info:
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: Microsoft Narrator
FileVersion: 5.1.2600.3008 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.061004-0003)
InternalName: NARRATOR
LegalCopyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename: NARRATOR.EXE
ProductName: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion: 5.1.2600.3008
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Virus.Win32.Polip.A also known as:

Bkav	W32.Polip.PE
MicroWorld-eScan	Win32.Polip.A
FireEye	Generic.mg.1ad01450820ba9a8
CAT-QuickHeal	W32.PoliPos
ALYac	Win32.Polip.A
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Win32.Polip.A
K7AntiVirus	Virus ( f10000071 )
K7GW	Virus ( f10000071 )
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Baidu	Win32.Virus.Polip.a
VirIT	Win32.Polip.A
Cyren	W32/Polip.A
Symantec	W32.Polip
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Polip
APEX	Malicious
Paloalto	generic.ml
ClamAV	Win.Virus.Virut-6840604-0
Kaspersky	P2P-Worm.Win32.Polip.a
BitDefender	Win32.Polip.A
NANO-Antivirus	Virus.Win32.Polip.fzoi
Avast	Win32:Polipos
Tencent	Virus.Win32.Polip.A.200013
Ad-Aware	Win32.Polip.A
TACHYON	Virus/W32.Polip
Comodo	P2PWorm.Win32.Polip.A@1fnufq
DrWeb	Win32.Polipos
Zillya	Virus.Polip.Win32.1
TrendMicro	PE_POLIP.A
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Virut.ch
Emsisoft	Win32.Polip.A (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
GData	Win32.Polip.A
Jiangmin	Worm/P2P.Polip.a
Google	Detected
Avira	W32/Polip.A
ViRobot	Win32.Polip.Gen.A
ZoneAlarm	P2P-Worm.Win32.Polip.a
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
AhnLab-V3	Win32/Polip
McAfee	W32/Polip
MAX	malware (ai score=89)
VBA32	Virus.Win32.Polip.A
Malwarebytes	Malware.Heuristic.1001
Zoner	Polip
TrendMicro-HouseCall	PE_POLIP.A
Rising	Win32.Polipos (CLASSIC)
Yandex	Win32.Polipos.A
Ikarus	P2P-Worm.Win32.Polip.a
MaxSecure	Virus.Polip.A
Fortinet	W32/Polip.A
BitDefenderTheta	AI:FileInfector.C262A47F0D
AVG	Win32:Polipos
Cybereason	malicious.0820ba
Panda	Generic Malware

How to remove Virus.Win32.Polip.A?

Virus.Win32.Polip.A 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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