How to remove “Win32/InstallMonstr.VQ potentially unwanted”?

The Win32/InstallMonstr.VQ 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.

What Win32/InstallMonstr.VQ 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
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• 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
• 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.VQ potentially unwanted?

File Info:
crc32: FDA4D94Fmd5: 71f9149d90aef8ab7e5829b6d30fc755name: 71F9149D90AEF8AB7E5829B6D30FC755.mlwsha1: abb5535b00186741112692beabe135a16aae361dsha256: 1a5e6f481c0bcaff6d7bcb93084a67ab9e4803b5c2358e8b41db0be5030a3b46sha512: a10abec8c6dbbb7cebb19380711a7a7601f0dd8fb7d335c0cc2406478dda4dcba4e1a48a03184a70013bd140cb06f9329617e535ebffc2d5e7e985e83d9eab8bssdeep: 98304:lyyqu8TMnN/cNtsa8mG4grkjEYMEohNV1/cNtsd:QM+39G4GYME4VG0type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

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How to remove Win32/InstallMonstr.VQ 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.