Win32/Adware.HPDefender.FN removal guide

The Win32/Adware.HPDefender.FN 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.HPDefender.FN virus can do?

SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Win32/Adware.HPDefender.FN?


File Info:
name: 0BCC4B8E62BF536C99AE.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/37ea7556cd7de1a35b35fbbcdd7444c43254031c617272a8f3e81ca067609c62
crc32: 90FA8574
md5: 0bcc4b8e62bf536c99ae1cc59a15610c
sha1: 764e62d4279ce4783fbf42febb60b2a5be1aec09
sha256: 37ea7556cd7de1a35b35fbbcdd7444c43254031c617272a8f3e81ca067609c62
sha512: 76665534c711a46c9c7eaea947956023a018ad4bf3d2f62992b05435d94abe472a501a72adbff8f35d81c36fdf963923434db39a833efc86d9034408685b5f9b
ssdeep: 24576:C1ZjURgn79gcz/I0Xjjp8cztjagNMvLBDG4wafp7Tqper:KUieczljph5jagNMvLBDGHafpype
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T112A50920618DC316E6B047F557BC596EE00DAE6623B5A8C3F2C46A6914B29D33D33E37
sha3_384: e8c6825f76a56fab2a6e5343667cfe1680538dc4bcbc4ef5036f1ca766af3f3f6e4271bd27852ed2682b202d6d27fe2a
ep_bytes: e86f050000e980feffffff253cd15800
timestamp: 2016-09-29 08:21:03

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Adware.HPDefender.FN also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware2
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.StartPage1.30607
FireEye	Generic.mg.0bcc4b8e62bf536c
McAfee	Artemis!0BCC4B8E62BF
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	PUP.Win32.HPDefender.FN
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_90% (W)
Alibaba	AdWare:Win32/Hpdefender.b24040ad
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34182.gAW@aG4oeTf
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Adware.HPDefender.FN
Paloalto	generic.ml
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Hpdefender.fg
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.StartPage1.egxisr
Avast	Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
Tencent	Win32.Adware.Hpdefender.Isy
Comodo	ApplicUnwnt@#1wvo13vad2tzh
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!PUP
Sophos	Generic PUA HG (PUA)
Jiangmin	AdWare.ELEX.tv
Webroot	Adware.Gen
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1213027
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
Microsoft	Trojan:AndroidOS/Mploit!rfn
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
APEX	Malicious
Rising	Trojan.Occamy!8.F1CD (CLOUD)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!AT3ayaeae/8
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	Riskware/HPDefender
AVG	Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
Cybereason	malicious.e62bf5

How to remove Win32/Adware.HPDefender.FN?

Win32/Adware.HPDefender.FN 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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