Should I remove “Win32/Qihoo360.K potentially unwanted”?

The Win32/Qihoo360.K 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/Qihoo360.K potentially unwanted virus can do?

• Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (3 unique times)
• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
• Performs some HTTP requests
• Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
• Queries information on disks, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Attempts to identify installed AV products by registry key
• Checks for the presence of known devices from debuggers and forensic tools
• Attempts to modify proxy settings

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How to determine Win32/Qihoo360.K potentially unwanted?

File Info:
crc32: 70021F60
md5: 6b42a77b22b68314d2ea756dd05ea5c7
name: 6B42A77B22B68314D2EA756DD05EA5C7.mlw
sha1: 3a049f63bb6e40bcaf3f9ac7e576c94812f591ea
sha256: 55e350da1cf40d2618c9c28c7c107647b98b19188014622e6909d0142e66842d
sha512: 5758da86dd191a3d956c31593aa854f63dc82824e0ab8ae68f0a3ceab9538ec46a582e3fd0abbf76c49eb885691c45815f5ea5872b69bb6f6c35e8ea84d2e37e
ssdeep: 12288:Yxhp3R8xbkVXwQMjVmztpK65s02fglZQ3RjMdEyXIpyb8DhJ6951DS7QrH:Yx33R8FkFMB/yJ8Dk51DS70
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: (C) 360.cn Inc. All Rights Reserved.
InternalName: InstForChannel.exe
FileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1081
CompanyName: 360.cn
ProductName: installer
ProductVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1081
FileDescription: installer
OriginalFilename: InstForChannel.exe
Translation: 0x0804 0x04b0

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How to remove Win32/Qihoo360.K 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.