Should I remove “Win32/Adware.ELEX.PIU”?

The Win32/Adware.ELEX.PIU 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.ELEX.PIU virus can do?

Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Win32/Adware.ELEX.PIU?


File Info:
name: E3B300CBBCD323381A1F.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/59c9ff20c0218405c77ad9ddff02fd20505963fb40e05438ab8d8b808d51c6fa
crc32: 525283D1
md5: e3b300cbbcd323381a1ff5a57e76139c
sha1: 5a288507956cf3f21c3493790f4388736230fa82
sha256: 59c9ff20c0218405c77ad9ddff02fd20505963fb40e05438ab8d8b808d51c6fa
sha512: ef63f5b2c7a6fdb31c7ac2207404374aa846b1de932bc5b2fb711c74835a61623450cada0342b626b33cef9b08bb6cf9f5e5649ca6a28bd3deb6422f05678a44
ssdeep: 3072:zvbloKWbdWUzkN3CpCNxH5+42Bd4S0K286v8BD/jHjbhUDdCIUZk6j5ZD2:rbloKWbd/pgxgd0KvFBEUrh2
type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T10E348C117A85C036DABF0275197D9B2601BCBD714BB1D9CBE7C85E1E8A311C2AB32727
sha3_384: d1fb210ecce3401cd8db535f5426496aabc534329ab7aba3d89bb9d28fa693a9165fe8718c90880b11e0715a5885c97f
ep_bytes: 558bec837d0c017505e8df530000ff75
timestamp: 2016-08-15 03:07:16

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Adware.ELEX.PIU also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
FireEye	Generic.mg.e3b300cbbcd32338
Skyhigh	Artemis
Cylance	unsafe
Zillya	Adware.ELEX.Win32.38
Sangfor	Adware.Win32.ELEX.Va62
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (W)
Alibaba	AdWare:Win32/Xadupi.56afb303
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.7A55B68221
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Adware.ELEX.PIU
Avast	Win32:Youndoo-A [Adw]
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Sefnit.fbnbua
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.114abc8e
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1370639
DrWeb	Adware.Mutabaha.3626
Trapmine	suspicious.low.ml.score
Sophos	Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
Ikarus	PUA.Elex
GData	Win32.Trojan.Agent.6LEISN
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1370639
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.BTSGeneric
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/Bitrepeyp.A
McAfee	GenericRXAA-AA!E3B300CBBCD3
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.82 (RDML:OLnHB2yk5Y/RlszUAA0rYw)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!h/NxTvBkW3k
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Fortinet	Riskware/Elex
AVG	Win32:Youndoo-A [Adw]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
alibabacloud	Trojan.Win.UnkAgent

How to remove Win32/Adware.ELEX.PIU?

Win32/Adware.ELEX.PIU 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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Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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