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Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.AHW removal instruction

The Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.AHW 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 Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.AHW virus can do?

  • SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
  • Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
  • Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Ukrainian
  • Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.AHW?


File Info:

name: 9975314A856221610E3D.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/2cd4a8e44626b5b46dba6a22999914fdc118b69f9d4920e89e47fe91925f3887crc32: F1DCAF37md5: 9975314a856221610e3d2f103116e4a1sha1: a7cf30b6ccfca0685b5ce7cbdd52a4639bc919f7sha256: 2cd4a8e44626b5b46dba6a22999914fdc118b69f9d4920e89e47fe91925f3887sha512: e6104d00f32a65699f38195bc5d7cfa7e2b4c70cfd5b6b317c3f40328d108605fd60cab9a11274efe0b2e3ef437c4f4a860a6dabba0ce4827edc4d62051aa756ssdeep: 6144:KZT127/Hlribe12Gw8jJk/wecUuNyQBbFW:Ki7/HRibeQKkkTNyubtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T122245B20F150C12EE48B41F97A79D7BA98247DB0867685E3BBC09F2E65317E36235B07sha3_384: 1b97621f4184461df7c13d527de95bddfa850a1af0f337260d0ed61e26432098df2f305ceb4905a3ed1400c5f4474535ep_bytes: e881440000e989feffff8bff558bec83timestamp: 2016-07-11 11:22:38

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.AHW also known as:

Lionic Adware.Win32.ConvertAd.2!c
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
FireEye Generic.mg.9975314a85622161
McAfee Artemis!9975314A8562
Cylance Unsafe
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Alibaba AdWare:Win32/ConvertAd.57ac7705
Cybereason malicious.a85622
Cyren W32/S-e45a0e22!Eldorado
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.AHW
APEX Malicious
Paloalto generic.ml
Kaspersky UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.163
NANO-Antivirus Riskware.Win32.ConvertAd.eelbeh
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.163
Avast Win32:ConvertAd-BF [Adw]
Tencent Win32.Adware.Convertad.Qeed
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.163
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.163 (B)
Comodo ApplicUnwnt@#117ny0u2tui94
Zillya Adware.ConvertAD.Win32.34402
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.PUP.dh
Sophos Generic PUA KH (PUA)
Ikarus Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot
GData Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.163
Webroot W32.Adware.Gen
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1126853
Gridinsoft Ransom.Win32.Zbot.sa
Arcabit Trojan.Adware.ConvertAd.163
ViRobot Adware.Agent.228352.DR
Microsoft PUABundler:Win32/Pokavampo
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.ConvertAd.C1494194
VBA32 BScope.Adware.ConvertAd
ALYac Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.163
MAX malware (ai score=62)
Malwarebytes Adware.ConvertAd
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R002C0GKT21
Rising Trojan.Generic@ML.99 (RDML:SlUZGfdFA8csax4Z4NYthQ)
SentinelOne Static AI – Suspicious PE
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet Riskware/ConvertAd
AVG Win32:ConvertAd-BF [Adw]
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)

How to remove Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.AHW?

  • 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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