How to remove “Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.UN”?

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

SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
Authenticode signature is invalid
Attempts to modify proxy settings

How to determine Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.UN?


File Info:
name: 9AD2598D00CC58C0D7B8.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/fae38b463cac5b08cff1fa0beda4fd757a6e4ecbd2b0c55f1bc845bc78e8991c
crc32: DBE301A0
md5: 9ad2598d00cc58c0d7b8b66bf25c92c6
sha1: abb55c0719f70bf4cf8303b00e4c73f99c9ff20e
sha256: fae38b463cac5b08cff1fa0beda4fd757a6e4ecbd2b0c55f1bc845bc78e8991c
sha512: 696943dc699662aca50d769b0e647c37342b2a129bec32cb687e902f21bbfd267f353531780e38949c69e2b6341fa177f8d6eab1bd7e5223110d1de21d073357
ssdeep: 1536:HrGOB5C+5Ck9Lps3SkmGOmIKpB4KhRhJ7ULkzlL5XnSwsfB+UXrgGOFR:HrG9kfsLaoeKhRL7zTJHUXrhOF
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T19AA38D2171D1C0B1C4D62A314C66FBA12E7EF93107358BCBB7A826795F607C19A3939B
sha3_384: 75c9f3ec02487ae7518c03bfe4052871f5c35feac9414307aa07cf1e2439288f17f79ff26839f495c3ceb7355f997369
ep_bytes: e8fa550000e995feffff8bff558bec83
timestamp: 2015-07-05 19:10:50

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.UN also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Multi.Generic.mAah
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.125
McAfee	Artemis!9AD2598D00CC
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Adware.ConvertAD.Win32.50894
Sangfor	Adware.Win32.ConvertAd.Gen7
Alibaba	AdWare:Win32/ConvertAd.1a2962c1
Cybereason	malicious.d00cc5
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaE.34182.guW@amo8FPni
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.UN
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.125
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.ConvertAd.ducedo
SUPERAntiSpyware	PUP.ConvertAd/Variant
Avast	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
Tencent	Win32.Adware.Convertad.Hxgc
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.125 (B)
Comodo	ApplicUnwnt@#34hxpcnp8bgya
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.PUP.ch
FireEye	Generic.mg.9ad2598d00cc58c0
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	AdWare.Generic.mdzb
Webroot	W32.Adware.Gen
Avira	ADWARE/ConvertAd.Gen7
MAX	malware (ai score=60)
Microsoft	PWS:Win32/Zbot!ml
GData	Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.125
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.VOPackage.C929638
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Adware.ConvertAd.125
APEX	Malicious
Rising	Malware.Heuristic!ET#100% (RDMK:cmRtazquj3evfD/F34ssi32vHcue)
Yandex	PUA.ConvertAd!tTKR/rFLRYQ
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_97%
Fortinet	Riskware/ConvertAd
AVG	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.UN?

Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.UN 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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