Win32/Adware.GOffer.A removal tips

The Win32/Adware.GOffer.A 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.GOffer.A virus can do?

The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
The executable is compressed using UPX
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/Adware.GOffer.A?


File Info:
name: EE88DAA3541A1E6E76BE.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/68f042449d99de5ffd8682eab3861352d4fa67b3e51259941d2400cc7ba2831d
crc32: 1AEC81BD
md5: ee88daa3541a1e6e76bebe24cd429696
sha1: 3915e4d1e25ab45d27a996f65c3c408303e36365
sha256: 68f042449d99de5ffd8682eab3861352d4fa67b3e51259941d2400cc7ba2831d
sha512: deee16b0bf08feecd1b1dbe665fb456bd5a329e5d65609f3181130ad0bbbcd07103028dbf67af43eb67b18afd883463d8187914488eaff52ca7e3af70680dfb3
ssdeep: 6144:uoBRXjIHDgw4O/p7jwLeuRIRBYxzi1qyvfL64c:XBRXjIjz7RBGziG4c
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1B964AF12B160C172F7265B304D52E691066A7C3695F4D68FFBE83E7A5E712838A2730F
sha3_384: a6d431b9d5f3cf566ba9d046d6ca71772c8330a7dfb39f0124172d186c859bcd541704e22777cccbbc43b239c3e156cb
ep_bytes: 60be00b046008dbe0060f9ff57eb0b90
timestamp: 2012-10-24 14:56:45

Version Info:
FileDescription: Setup
FileVersion: 3.0.110.0
ProductVersion: 3.0.110.0
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Win32/Adware.GOffer.A also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
Elastic	malicious (moderate confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKDZ.89147
FireEye	Generic.mg.ee88daa3541a1e6e
CAT-QuickHeal	Pua.Generic.22410
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKDZ.89147
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKDZ.89147
Cybereason	malicious.1e25ab
Cyren	W32/HotBar.O.gen!Eldorado
tehtris	Generic.Malware
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Adware.GOffer.A
Baidu	Win32.Adware.Agent.b
ClamAV	Win.Adware.Screensaver-9
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:UDS:AdWare.Win32.Generic
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Graftor.bbkjam
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.94 (RDMK:8IptM2BvK8TlOrC7BhWqMg)
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKDZ.89147
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKDZ.89147 (B)
DrWeb	Trojan.Click2.45234
McAfee-GW-Edition	PUP-XAB-KJ
Sophos	Generic PUA DJ (PUA)
APEX	Malicious
Avira	ADWARE/Adware.Gen
MAX	malware (ai score=86)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
GData	Trojan.GenericKDZ.89147
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Adware/Win32.ScreenSaver.R56892
McAfee	Artemis!EE88DAA3541A
VBA32	AdWare.ScreenSaver
Malwarebytes	Generic.Trojan.Malicious.DDS
Ikarus	Trojan.SuspectCRC
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10c8c64e
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Fortinet	W32/ULPM.16C0!tr
AVG	Win32:Downloader-SZW [PUP]
Avast	Win32:Downloader-SZW [PUP]
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_90% (W)

How to remove Win32/Adware.GOffer.A?

Win32/Adware.GOffer.A 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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