About “Win32/Adware.WinAd” infection

The Win32/Adware.WinAd 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.

What Win32/Adware.WinAd virus can do?

• Creates RWX memory
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
• Performs some HTTP requests
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Network activity contains more than one unique useragent.
• Attempts to modify proxy settings

Related domains:

How to determine Win32/Adware.WinAd?

File Info:
crc32: 5E58BECEmd5: b210fc4a97ad5db9d35e36d5cd1a9928name: biorhythms.exesha1: 1649bdec6bc16bdb9339cc134dc9a4f557fcb6a5sha256: a4d4cba1113cd967fb3fd962c0f0e0efc436d570066ca12007b563f4c46a79eesha512: 18403cf8e694694ecd7045e45d32487af05c9e5c1355e9d980c4113aee4b7033a9376684b316975c2c0108eb3083956920a5db3578757732af822d1daf386c25ssdeep: 98304:VR83T/bStNGmsGTi00hkyTpN0c6wt1pclS7x3XA2+nz05vjn/l3GN/:HmmsidyTpN07wt1B6rzSvLMN/type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Adware.WinAd also known as:

How to remove Win32/Adware.WinAd?

• 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.