What is “Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.EY”?

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

SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.EY?


File Info:
name: 2CA42E119FAE57106EF3.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/dc07e1c05db414b32efd8e0579df745c2de367804fd2607dbe810624cd1cdc1d
crc32: 1EDBC2B5
md5: 2ca42e119fae57106ef3a12a92e9dd69
sha1: 3fa1686c17a97406547260c496efdd4aac53e24e
sha256: dc07e1c05db414b32efd8e0579df745c2de367804fd2607dbe810624cd1cdc1d
sha512: dee8cc94c3bb6f33672d8a58707acc0e552b2582b5a5995719e5029e03b906424d50bc0a45f71899419718c0e3008d9887cd92d7b024279b3fb8d097ee34c7be
ssdeep: 3072:EsUqoefgetRgRd8vwD8WY8MvThS5BZXcxHpbp6F2B2VgWxYgzGMZDw+P04lU0Dbm:zUqoefdad8vwLrgQnqmNVbnyMZb/m
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1BB146B3136D0D072C52325398AADD7B1677EF432AD729C8B6FCA067D4F35A928B0531A
sha3_384: abe710dbaed31eb7f0b1d83ec87c2f928671e033e69054bd77ac2c13df52b66251b1cef0cbb022cc22d050ec8caa0ffb
ep_bytes: e819570000e989feffff8bff558bec8b
timestamp: 2015-03-27 00:49:08

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.EY also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.2252574
FireEye	Generic.mg.2ca42e119fae5710
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.2252574
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Gen.MBT
Alibaba	AdWare:Win32/ConvertAd.089da68f
Cybereason	malicious.19fae5
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D225F1E
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.EY
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.ConvertAd.buk
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.2252574
Avast	FileRepMalware [PUP]
Tencent	Win32.Adware.Convertad.Huga
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.2252574
Comodo	Application.Win32.ConvertAd.AJK@61xxo6
DrWeb	Adware.ClickMeIn.6069
Zillya	Adware.ConvertAD.Win32.29359
TrendMicro	ADW_ADCONV
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dh
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.2252574 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Jiangmin	AdWare.ConvertAd.ztq
Webroot	Pua.Vopackage
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1210236
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.GenericKD.v.(kcloud)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Occamy.AB
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.2252574
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Generic.C776308
McAfee	Artemis!2CA42E119FAE
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
VBA32	AdWare.ConvertAd
TrendMicro-HouseCall	ADW_ADCONV
Rising	Trojan.Win32.Generic.186E7D02 (C64:YzY0OhATm0zMR5/J3WHreGxyaBw)
Ikarus	Trojan.SuspectCRC
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	Riskware/ConvertAd
AVG	FileRepMalware [PUP]
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_70% (W)

How to remove Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.EY?

Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.EY 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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