What is “Win32/Adware.FakeAntiSpy.AN”?

The Win32/Adware.FakeAntiSpy.AN 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 Win32/Adware.FakeAntiSpy.AN virus can do?

• Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (1 unique times)
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Creates RWX memory
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• Enumerates running processes
• Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Checks the presence of disk drives in the registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Creates a copy of itself
• Attempts to disable browser security warnings
• Harvests cookies for information gathering

How to determine Win32/Adware.FakeAntiSpy.AN?

File Info:
name: 354B0E3D4781CA16DFF1.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/0a662df45729c5647ab73139f0bc5fc5231d2f3b98c382b1317b2277d8ef5a9fcrc32: 58090B19md5: 354b0e3d4781ca16dff1b6a4e761a17bsha1: a9832d949b6faf4f2d4f6964d442452b1e17ea36sha256: 0a662df45729c5647ab73139f0bc5fc5231d2f3b98c382b1317b2277d8ef5a9fsha512: 069bbdcd7c185a621bca668e19acf77c1f1017a2f437575ba3a3608b22b68634bc0a4c274b7be433d376deab5325f3208aedde5a2c1db08119097fce9f7e1dcdssdeep: 12288:EQIfqOiX9P/aazd1ctyDXHrJW2dGMToCRn5VxWRaqsrOkqgyQD9:EQIydX/d1rTLRd/TvVUsrOkqFQD9type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1D6F41267F7A7386AE5E67CF00542AB614271FC6ED6939A56BA7CBA47943C403CE0130Csha3_384: 2bf1c2066321cdfe37787f99441a8d64be0a8e57932b3a56e6c10b42eec4463be7e32f31afa6ce8c329a8f4301dd60c8ep_bytes: 60be00304e008dbe00e0f1ffc787bc87timestamp: 2011-05-02 21:13:07
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Adware.FakeAntiSpy.AN also known as:

How to remove Win32/Adware.FakeAntiSpy.AN?

• 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.