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Win32/Adware.Genius.F malicious file

The Win32/Adware.Genius.F 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.Genius.F virus can do?

  • SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
  • Authenticode signature is invalid
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup

How to determine Win32/Adware.Genius.F?


File Info:

name: 7440425DA4AF2D093353.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/2ee81d94d039bea16a46006be1ba7025d0ee39aa5203330132532b9411c3abc2crc32: E219092Dmd5: 7440425da4af2d093353e4ac3bf5ee94sha1: 9e0ca5445062a1fd243ec095fe708846c870dcffsha256: 2ee81d94d039bea16a46006be1ba7025d0ee39aa5203330132532b9411c3abc2sha512: dbd4d2a336b6641314601d75dab7bd862c50c5816fe94830531bcaa4b953ece26a331a83cf13b42cbce35da6354e390a188940c468c6c2cf2e030c83e835b9d2ssdeep: 6144:VGlEhSMl9o1yVzuMB9gX9xjiijiBjxzJzU/:VGlEhTl9oyVqMB949liijiV1JzUtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T184A48B346EEA203AB573AB7CCAE0359AA95E77E337075C9D10B602CA07279439DC153Dsha3_384: bd12247dfca90789106833d8b284230ddfc0f131b3217bef9a5259b4dbcf615ee59f28950886e0109c2012100dbf7a41ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000timestamp: 2012-12-26 04:10:52

Version Info:

Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0CompanyName: MicrosoftFileDescription: InstallerFileVersion: 1.0.0.0InternalName: Installer.exeLegalCopyright: Copyright © Microsoft 2012OriginalFilename: Installer.exeProductName: InstallerProductVersion: 1.0.0.0Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

Win32/Adware.Genius.F also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetectNet.01
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
ALYac Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
Cylance Unsafe
Sangfor Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 004e779f1 )
Alibaba AdWare:Win32/Genius.b109f2c2
K7GW Adware ( 004e779f1 )
Cybereason malicious.da4af2
Cyren W32/GenTroj.BQ.gen!Eldorado
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Adware.Genius.F
APEX Malicious
ClamAV Win.Adware.Agent-1344768
Kaspersky not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Generic
BitDefender Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Genius.dkgbmh
Avast Win32:Adware-ADO [Adw]
Tencent Malware.Win32.Gencirc.114cd10c
Ad-Aware Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
Emsisoft Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen (B)
Comodo TrojWare.MSIL.Skeeyah.KSF@7fch4w
DrWeb Trojan.DownLoader7.56436
McAfee-GW-Edition PUP-XAC-VJ
FireEye Generic.mg.7440425da4af2d09
Sophos Generic PUA JO (PUA)
Ikarus Trojan-Dropper.MSIL
GData Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
Jiangmin DangerousObject.Multi.dst
Avira TR/Dropper.MSIL.Gen
Arcabit Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Ymacco
Cynet Malicious (score: 99)
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Agent.C204477
Acronis suspicious
McAfee PUP-XAC-VJ
MAX malware (ai score=99)
Rising Trojan.Generic/MSIL@AI.100 (RDM.MSIL:+MI15tWZC4M/6DwTDZQREQ)
Yandex PUA.Genius!A4fz8Ifo3XU
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet MSIL/Dropper.FO!tr
BitDefenderTheta AI:Packer.48E2FB681F
AVG Win32:Adware-ADO [Adw]
Panda Generic Malware
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)

How to remove Win32/Adware.Genius.F?

  • 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.
Paul Valéry

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