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How to remove “Win32:Merinos [Inf]”?

The Win32:Merinos [Inf] 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:Merinos [Inf] virus can do?

  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Polish
  • Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Win32:Merinos [Inf]?


File Info:

crc32: CC031445md5: aca86fd6a63a35b94f81d43b3e767978name: ACA86FD6A63A35B94F81D43B3E767978.mlwsha1: 20c325f203b187e90c39b93ac8df8ff08aa37f1asha256: d09877cce8e93b218fc85466cfad9cfad0f6d6042f30fb5424a46119530bfdb7sha512: 5f4214921e7f1bc6da7326eb2c736c2860cbfe3782c23563bb8acc67054466623b374e8dc3b1db5eb4d0c3360c0a50e4b150c6805d71cec5008711d11dfb3a19ssdeep: 192:lYxj8zvP8EME7P1oynyER7DDqlTsCKI71I3XPEKs4ekUFg:AOT14EBDqxsv0l2XUFtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows

Version Info:

LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 1999InternalName: testFileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1CompanyName: LegalTrademarks: ProductName: test ApplicationProductVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1FileDescription: test MFC ApplicationOriginalFilename: test.EXETranslation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Win32:Merinos [Inf] also known as:

K7AntiVirus Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb Win95.MME32.1763
Cynet Malicious (score: 99)
ALYac Win95.Merinos.1763
Cylance Unsafe
Zillya Virus.Merinos.Win32.1
Alibaba Virus:Win32/Merinos.7070e86e
K7GW Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cybereason malicious.6a63a3
Cyren W32/Merinos.1763
APEX Malicious
Avast Win32:Merinos [Inf]
Kaspersky Virus.Win9x.Merinos.1763
BitDefender Win95.Merinos.1763
NANO-Antivirus Virus.Win32.Merinos.bsfr
MicroWorld-eScan Win95.Merinos.1763
Tencent Win32.Virus.Merinos.Lpvc
Ad-Aware Win95.Merinos.1763
Sophos Mal/Generic-R + W95/Merinos1763
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZexaF.34142.bq0@auCH2wfO
TrendMicro PE_MERINOS.1763
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!Trojan
FireEye Generic.mg.aca86fd6a63a35b9
Emsisoft Win95.Merinos.1763 (B)
Jiangmin Win95/Merinos.1763
Avira W32/Merinos
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
GData Win95.Merinos.1763
McAfee Artemis!ACA86FD6A63A
MAX malware (ai score=88)
Panda W32/Merinos.1763
TrendMicro-HouseCall PE_MERINOS.1763
Rising Win32.Merinos (CLASSIC)
Ikarus Win32.Merinos
MaxSecure Virus.Merinos.1763
Fortinet W32/Merinos.1763
AVG Win32:Merinos [Inf]

How to remove Win32:Merinos [Inf]?

  • 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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