Win32/InstallMonstr.UM potentially unwanted removal guide

The Win32/InstallMonstr.UM potentially unwanted 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/InstallMonstr.UM potentially unwanted virus can do?

• Injection (inter-process)
• Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Creates RWX memory
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• Detects the presence of Wine emulator via function name
• Queries information on disks, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Collects information about installed applications
• Checks the presence of disk drives in the registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Detects VirtualBox through the presence of a registry key

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How to determine Win32/InstallMonstr.UM potentially unwanted?

File Info:
crc32: 71B150AD
md5: 2b472298f86cd1873131243440bf2ac7
name: 2B472298F86CD1873131243440BF2AC7.mlw
sha1: 9e40ff9f30e4b290583171deb7ac726e7b1748c8
sha256: dcdfef41a8c7d16e0c29e3d91a01185f7d853dc12c97b89e43e07381a81141a2
sha512: 7dc71dc7ed49b21d6d37b3eb9c507791f93507a02e4cf5f605bdba0a964f95fe4983aea37359df5f220cd20db8b6895cfe4fbb907739657551c4b205970e38ac
ssdeep: 49152:LDlmnvKHZ4/j3Eo/ic5HhKh/DpDtqZhJ6TQLcB+mulWC99fBAc0Hc:LgvK54/jUo6gBitqZhIEcB+vWCfBkc
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/InstallMonstr.UM potentially unwanted also known as:

How to remove Win32/InstallMonstr.UM potentially unwanted?

• 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.