About “Win32/Adware.FakeAntiSpy.AV” infection

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

• Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (1 unique times)
• Creates RWX memory
• 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
• 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

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How to determine Win32/Adware.FakeAntiSpy.AV?

File Info:
crc32: 0F692867md5: 11e3b8968c26e01c85cf9337e59d83d0name: 11E3B8968C26E01C85CF9337E59D83D0.mlwsha1: 3b45ce3d7ad316352aea9e3f041ef86a565ec644sha256: d4440c4e895efc17fdfbbf06cbe54a6ae607545bd91d45d3473104ae799ebd35sha512: fc64cbb5fd4acdc502f4aacbe3ea9d4f3ad1018bc011557677a00263ccbfc7c026b67f5d16c32d797f0108d14e5ec10f11358fd9c2305511692c6673ed06b9c0ssdeep: 49152:l1CH9yyTxz8h+TuT8C4RjqqqEJ4J4J4J:rCdyYhRqqqEWWWtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Adware.FakeAntiSpy.AV also known as:

How to remove Win32/Adware.FakeAntiSpy.AV?

• 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.