What is “Win32/Adware.OpenSUpdater.KF.Gen”?

The Win32/Adware.OpenSUpdater.KF.Gen 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.OpenSUpdater.KF.Gen virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
Reads data out of its own binary image
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Deletes executed files from disk
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/Adware.OpenSUpdater.KF.Gen?


File Info:
name: 5E56ECFF40C31171D057.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/c198d9d6ee4f6b7c55049367baa9a111e12a9f5c40d07431ff49a62181364cdc
crc32: E13C5B78
md5: 5e56ecff40c31171d0577b53f3cfbcbe
sha1: c28470e1718036ab44ba29ff160c9b8479d335f9
sha256: c198d9d6ee4f6b7c55049367baa9a111e12a9f5c40d07431ff49a62181364cdc
sha512: 048f1548cba9a9d94d5ce8f4e0166850935b126ebf8c454e1bb8004d484a2904005016ef11a958440e0f3c7ff136a0f79b3d026981411a232bba1b0dc942bc27
ssdeep: 6144:G6dMKsC6dktpV7goe7CBV6ZgyJwW0pfrzsyB2G:gdktpVUoRB8ZgHFpz12G
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1C12412113BE05456D2D7173A1ABFB229F175A220485D9FC39B070F759E3A5C2E8273E2
sha3_384: dc6967dbf2eeec9aa9ac54930eeee3123432cdf70269ff5478a820b45e2e6650fe5dfa05c8e677d2d926514b13453643
ep_bytes: 81ec8401000053565733db6801800000
timestamp: 2019-12-16 00:50:43

Version Info:
FileDescription: OnePermissibleUpd
FileVersion: 1.0.0.1
Translation: 0x0409 0x04e4

Win32/Adware.OpenSUpdater.KF.Gen also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
AVG	NSIS:AdwareX-gen [Adw]
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Sangfor	Adware.Win32.Opensupdater.Vane
K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 005a82161 )
K7GW	Adware ( 005a82161 )
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Adware.OpenSUpdater.KF.Gen
Avast	NSIS:AdwareX-gen [Adw]
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Agent
GData	Win32.Application.Agent.65TYQ3
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.74546411.susgen
Fortinet	Adware/OpenSUpdater
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Win32/Adware.OpenSUpdater.KF.Gen?

Win32/Adware.OpenSUpdater.KF.Gen 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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