Win32/Adware.RK.AB malicious file

The Win32/Adware.RK.AB 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.RK.AB virus can do?

SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
Presents an Authenticode digital signature
Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/Adware.RK.AB?


File Info:
name: 25FA2CCF4494F640BE9A.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/d6ddc02cdf052e10e796186cce7135e085d6d94ed60c0e6503b6226a181015ea
crc32: D93E4141
md5: 25fa2ccf4494f640be9a833660efcfdb
sha1: 7a2564d184ceef11f95af9dc4d4f90a2f19cab26
sha256: d6ddc02cdf052e10e796186cce7135e085d6d94ed60c0e6503b6226a181015ea
sha512: 44a28aeddeb5ebd90add86fc4222645d07a647fa07ce7beb9f782d618d25683acbd0ea042e49f862dbe26f3eea04f4b881feea88c235e9d2fec5b9807e48d59e
ssdeep: 12288:mM6XFpLh1Pr9hOR9QcIxX/fqc7gvKrsoyM9dL:mhXzTD9hORn6/uvyy
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T19BB46C03B3C0A536C5A302315A4F6776B7B9BD746A726403B74C361C6FB1991A233BCA
sha3_384: e334d32dab24158edad2a1d8a5fb413c8b4b86ce685329851ce99ccc0fac3a856409d9e6db52c763e691426404382b6d
ep_bytes: 6a6068808c4400e8202b0000bf940000
timestamp: 2009-06-10 21:30:38

Version Info:
CompanyName: TMRG, INC.
FileDescription: RelevantKnowledge Installer
FileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 82
InternalName: RKInstaller.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2005-2009
OriginalFilename: RKInstaller.exe
ProductVersion: 1, 0, 0, 82
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Win32/Adware.RK.AB also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
Lionic	Riskware.Win32.RK.1!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Adware.Relevant.BA
FireEye	Generic.mg.25fa2ccf4494f640
McAfee	Artemis!25FA2CCF4494
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Adware.RK.Win32.2065
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.RK.gen
K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 00586ae21 )
Alibaba	RiskWare:Win32/Relevant.9ce2e190
K7GW	Adware ( 00586ae21 )
Cybereason	malicious.f4494f
Cyren	W32/AdSpy.KYIX-4007
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Adware.RK.AB
APEX	Malicious
Paloalto	generic.ml
ClamAV	Win.Adware.Relevant-2
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:Monitor.Win32.RK.gen
BitDefender	Adware.Relevant.BA
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Relevant.xrotp
SUPERAntiSpyware	Spyware.RelevantKnowledge
Avast	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
Tencent	Trojan.Win32.BitCoinMiner.la
Ad-Aware	Adware.Relevant.BA
Emsisoft	Adware.Relevant.BA (B)
Comodo	Malware@#3mk8c5m8mtuzj
DrWeb	Adware.Relevant.79
VIPRE	Adware.Win32.RelevantKnowledge.a (v)
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0WIO21
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis
Sophos	RKnowledge Installer (PUA)
Ikarus	AdWare.Relevant
GData	Adware.Relevant.BA
Jiangmin	Adware/Relevant.c
Webroot	W32.Malware.Gen
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1106744
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.48B2A
Arcabit	Adware.Relevant.BA
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
VBA32	Adware.Relevant.0961
MAX	malware (ai score=99)
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.RelevantKnowledge
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0WIO21
Rising	Adware.PremierOpinion!1.BB5B (CLASSIC)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_71%
Fortinet	Riskware/OSS
AVG	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.2782760.susgen

How to remove Win32/Adware.RK.AB?

Win32/Adware.RK.AB 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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