Should I remove “Win32/Adware.Vapsup.BA”?

The Win32/Adware.Vapsup.BA 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.Vapsup.BA virus can do?

Creates an indicator observed in Territorial Disputes report SIG40
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Win32/Adware.Vapsup.BA?


File Info:
name: 5EA42852DCD63DB3EF79.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/e75d183d753082e323949499c8ce60f4333ef384bc44de6a996a509fa8b28035
crc32: D2B30DB1
md5: 5ea42852dcd63db3ef79861aca07843f
sha1: 6d5ea12031d39a0f369b27f43b2be8f2ff84bb55
sha256: e75d183d753082e323949499c8ce60f4333ef384bc44de6a996a509fa8b28035
sha512: ef4af1d7531ce1627288572f6efb95d939a46cd83bbb78a2094c2d350c95c25e2107a5b51d6abbdaffe67094740c63c4255bc04ebb5da98440fb73c75f9ad37e
ssdeep: 6144:TVosuN0hcph6UnVz5Wol2dU9VXzgLyYE:ZrbOph/l2dkVjoE
type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1F7644B20A650D037E8760974A64B9A65B15E5E321368C4CBB3D43BCD1E7DBC6EA32F07
sha3_384: 5b9a324f1e526596ac50ca123ae2db78d92472e3c157787232cf16555e52509a8973e92f29222297a7d447ed0d992d4b
ep_bytes: 837c2408017505e8ef8c0000ff742404
timestamp: 2008-05-02 20:54:42

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Adware.Vapsup.BA also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Vapsup.kZ1I
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.Click.19308
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Zlob.7.Gen
Skyhigh	AdClicker-FC.f
McAfee	AdClicker-FC.f
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
VIPRE	Trojan.Zlob.7.Gen
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Vapsup.14d0094d
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_70% (D)
Arcabit	Trojan.Zlob.7.Gen
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.49F1785821
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Adware.Vapsup.BA
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Vapsup.erj
BitDefender	Trojan.Zlob.7.Gen
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Vapsup.cwltba
Avast	Win32:Agent-LTS [Trj]
Rising	Trojan.Win32.Undef.inu (CLASSIC)
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
F-Secure	Trojan-Downloader:W32/Zlob.gen!B
Zillya	Trojan.Vapsup.Win32.5225
TrendMicro	ADW_VAPSUP
Emsisoft	Trojan.Zlob.7.Gen (B)
Jiangmin	Trojan/Vapsup.dhw
Webroot	W32.Malware.Gen
Avira	ADSPY/Agent.PD
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Vapsup
Kingsoft	Win32.Trojan.Generic.a
Xcitium	ApplicUnwnt.Win32.Adware.Agent.PB0@1n13i4
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Zlob.gen!I
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.Vapsup.331776.D
ZoneAlarm	Trojan.Win32.Vapsup.erj
GData	Trojan.Zlob.7.Gen
Varist	W32/Adware-Vapsup!Maximus
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Vapsup.R8899
TACHYON	Trojan/W32.Vapsup.331776.B
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
TrendMicro-HouseCall	ADW_VAPSUP
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Vapsup.Tsmw
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!4AAsRY/MoCY
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Vapsup
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.1804113.susgen
Fortinet	Malware_fam.gw
AVG	Win32:Agent-LTS [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Win32/Adware.Vapsup.BA?

Win32/Adware.Vapsup.BA 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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