WebToolbar.Win32.Asparnet removal instruction

The WebToolbar.Win32.Asparnet 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 WebToolbar.Win32.Asparnet virus can do?

• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• A named pipe was used for inter-process communication
• Expresses interest in specific running processes
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Tries to suspend Cuckoo threads to prevent logging of malicious activity
• Forces a created process to be the child of an unrelated process
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Creates a copy of itself

How to determine WebToolbar.Win32.Asparnet?

File Info:
crc32: 74E8ACC8md5: 73af970096b8e8af7c295cffc4477a0fname: photopad-2-54-2014-08-05.exesha1: 4a32219657033b9c21267e0eb819a6c54793e2dbsha256: dd8c8723ec63988016f1f571af7502568ce9c2a180a780ac7213e1199bf36a1dsha512: bf5a54e6b2db1f101275cad05f8aca97231385f87400cf49e2e957bd008166d81752fdf220e14253e3858329516b244e30d5d33b93e74ec0634c7daa5b2c8506ssdeep: 12288:adkSrTg0B7RxQhoiRxc/er/3yn72zdZf2AtN/1AH09rlEKC7+DYU8whNx:D+t7RxQhoiR1q6rfrrt9raNSDswhNxtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
LegalCopyright: NCH SoftwareInternalName: PhotoPadFileVersion: 2.54+CompanyName: NCH SoftwareProductName: PhotoPadFileDescription: PhotoPad Image EditorTranslation: 0x0c09 0x04b0

WebToolbar.Win32.Asparnet also known as:

How to remove WebToolbar.Win32.Asparnet?

• 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.