Win32/Adware.Nieguide.AF removal instruction

The Win32/Adware.Nieguide.AF 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.Nieguide.AF virus can do?

HTTPS urls from behavior.
Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Korean
Authenticode signature is invalid
Attempts to modify proxy settings

How to determine Win32/Adware.Nieguide.AF?


File Info:
name: F322E5E14CB697DE0889.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/13828a6cdd5429d21e2c9886698488d449369d0f5d5fb61ee51e2a27d13a0214
crc32: 1B336EB6
md5: f322e5e14cb697de088905093d482499
sha1: a59ff3bce7924b55aed7eae29eeac4e04a55581c
sha256: 13828a6cdd5429d21e2c9886698488d449369d0f5d5fb61ee51e2a27d13a0214
sha512: 58d790a5a12a73e8c12a57e2b0545d4f311d62403798e97c4818ecebcc39f6621c78bdc1840a30c9b2c57ddfa08f3c890be8f1b70366e30d851a1e337a26538c
ssdeep: 6144:/zySOoWZNiCgOQvMOJNk8/qeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeT:/zvX7kq
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T147D5864ACD6D83B1C62F0EB40019DD87822B9EE3583911DF1EBB74914A7E79D3F29864
sha3_384: 25f4110a2bb53de70e51ad3954eecc5aa8c6d59e1c1ec6df87781742468b7e45d5a52386b8316fb0b18e983b80e2a834
ep_bytes: 558bec6aff68b0c5400068169f400064
timestamp: 2012-06-14 00:44:28

Version Info:
CompanyName: 
FileDescription: STARUpdate MFC 응용 프로그램
FileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1
InternalName: STARUpdate
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2011
LegalTrademarks: 
OriginalFilename: STARUpdate.EXE
ProductName: STARUpdate 응용 프로그램
ProductVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1
Translation: 0x0412 0x04b0

Win32/Adware.Nieguide.AF also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Cylance	unsafe
Zillya	Adware.Nieguide.Win32.80
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_70% (W)
Elastic	malicious (moderate confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Adware.Nieguide.AF
Zoner	Trojan.Win32.55563
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.88 (RDMK:ZNZFKJbbRZ3lGcfWCCYHWQ)
Sophos	Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/Presenoker
VBA32	BScope.Adware.NSIS.Agent
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware/Suspicious
Panda	PUP/DownloadAssistant
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!B4DJRxggiDw
Ikarus	PUA.Nieguide
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.74677378.susgen
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Win32/Adware.Nieguide.AF?

Win32/Adware.Nieguide.AF 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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