Categories: Adware

How to remove “Win32:AdwareSig [Adw]”?

The Win32:AdwareSig [Adw] 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:AdwareSig [Adw] virus can do?

  • Executable code extraction
  • Presents an Authenticode digital signature
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • Drops a binary and executes it
  • Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
  • Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
  • Attempts to modify proxy settings
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

Related domains:

z.whorecord.xyz
a.tomx.xyz
a.clickdata.37wan.com

How to determine Win32:AdwareSig [Adw]?


File Info:

crc32: B8E76F0Fmd5: 12a21c3423a8d4ea7c48ec9e8732a4d2name: dqhg_wqe.exesha1: 7ba918144e3baaaffb6c35127ce3e29db0aeb32esha256: 923b4e97702b9edca533c6a690a1d99873a02b8cc43c4ad0b07caca1237f316bsha512: 15a7bb177ff71533d3e1f27d35140970943686efead3250edd9cdfb16844ed3d7f80f829f1fa539d15b08234ef41ee8d883bf0b03c520c6b1b227c5832f789c1ssdeep: 24576:TtXl8SNwqCMpmuXIlXmynGY6q+Pe9pKm/75xsPpNUb:JleqCGIlXmFBq+Pe15GAbtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive

Version Info:

LegalCopyright: x4e0ax6d77x4e09x4e03x73a9x7f51x7edcx79d1x6280x6709x9650x516cx53f8FileVersion: 3.0.0.0CompanyName: x4e0ax6d77x4e09x4e03x73a9x7f51x7edcx79d1x6280x6709x9650x516cx53f8ProductName: x70edx8840x6218x6b4cProductVersion: 3.0.0.0FileDescription: x70edx8840x6218x6b4c installTranslation: 0x0804 0x03a8

Win32:AdwareSig [Adw] also known as:

DrWeb Program.Unwanted.3980
FireEye Generic.mg.12a21c3423a8d4ea
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Gamebox
McAfee Artemis!12A21C3423A8
Cylance Unsafe
Zillya Adware.Wews87.Win32.355
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 004fef751 )
K7GW Adware ( 004fef751 )
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R002C0OL919
APEX Malicious
Avast Win32:AdwareSig [Adw]
GData Win32.Trojan.Agent.8H6GDZ
Kaspersky not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Generic
Alibaba AdWare:Win32/Wews87.e760d9e5
AegisLab Adware.Win32.Generic.2!c
Rising Trojan.Generic@ML.92 (RDML:K427w8WxRmNmCSNSTzHCbQ)
Sophos Generic PUA JL (PUA)
Comodo ApplicUnwnt@#13rxnath8bxvc
F-Secure Adware.ADWARE/Wews87.yepnd
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Invincea heuristic
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!PUP
Cyren W32/Trojan.IQAL-6511
Avira ADWARE/Wews87.buhuc
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
ZoneAlarm not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Generic
Microsoft PUA:Win32/GameBox
VBA32 BScope.Adware.Wews
Malwarebytes Adware.ChinAd
Panda Trj/CI.A
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Wews87.B potentially unwanted
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R002C0OL919
Tencent Win32.Adware.Generic.Dxmw
Ikarus AdWare.Wews87
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_98%
Fortinet Adware/Generic
AVG Win32:AdwareSig [Adw]
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_60% (D)
Qihoo-360 Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e

How to remove Win32:AdwareSig [Adw]?

  • 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.
Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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