Win32/BadJoke.PX removal tips

The Win32/BadJoke.PX 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/BadJoke.PX virus can do?

Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Win32/BadJoke.PX?


File Info:
name: 8408FDB8CFC80D9D5AEE.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/a18be449913e5b7a1edd40f47d86884c2a8d25c899941a5ca059590c7d7a65a3
crc32: DFB00E8F
md5: 8408fdb8cfc80d9d5aee18a34dacb5be
sha1: 93002568c81963c44342e5d0de4ebdf8dd88016b
sha256: a18be449913e5b7a1edd40f47d86884c2a8d25c899941a5ca059590c7d7a65a3
sha512: 6df188bbb39650847c359a2591988d88595788ec72cbaf7e5b6c52cfd3ac6ab80b2c2724e56b1036b961a9cd16c03bb96cace534fb18c5f26147723d3bf110e3
ssdeep: 768:qEaMLMCgMkT4vwqCkEfg7WJv/7J0gjJdXXoSZ:8MLMfqCrq0v10sWSZ
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1BAE23B36B2E85097E4B69E783035D7F5856EF8622B04A0DF26F1344B4D3618A48F9B1E
sha3_384: 7f9d5f45f7ea78e8e8f3e2c7e80ca042efc2c53fe3e42a32b622b85a2140f03ab1e888c54682500f99b156bf369b711c
ep_bytes: e8c5030000e97afeffff558bec6a00ff
timestamp: 2023-08-06 14:21:16

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/BadJoke.PX also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Hacktool.Win32.BadJoke.3!c
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.68949433
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKD.68949433
McAfee	Artemis!8408FDB8CFC8
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware/Suspicious
Sangfor	Joke.Win32.Badjoke.Vfqm
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005aa55b1 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 005aa55b1 )
Cyren	W32/ABRisk.EHWL-3106
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/BadJoke.PX
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
Kaspersky	HEUR:Hoax.Win32.BadJoke.gen
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.68949433
Avast	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.13ed5ae5
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.68949433 (B)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/BadJoke.vkmrf
VIPRE	Trojan.GenericKD.68949433
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
Sophos	Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.68949433
Jiangmin	Hoax.BadJoke.eif
Avira	TR/BadJoke.vkmrf
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.BadJoke
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D41C15B9
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Hoax.Win32.BadJoke.gen
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.Generic.R600975
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.68949433
MAX	malware (ai score=88)
Cylance	unsafe
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0DHP23
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.100 (RDML:4RKK2qWAWUBYbVlHUB8JlQ)
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.BadJoke
Fortinet	W32/BadJoke.PX!tr
AVG	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove Win32/BadJoke.PX?

Win32/BadJoke.PX 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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