About “Win32:RunBooster-A [Adw]” infection

The Win32:RunBooster-A [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:RunBooster-A [Adw] virus can do?

How to determine Win32:RunBooster-A [Adw]?


File Info:
crc32: F78EBD6F
md5: 65ec823556f65587aea757ba1a569f92
name: 65EC823556F65587AEA757BA1A569F92.mlw
sha1: beeee08af5854a462fa7219a0ad9944e2b527ed8
sha256: fbd3304832dad37db526518adb5f9f6d0921fc90f6bdaf37acb3e342ec2a0146
sha512: b4f2f532ade0fb1af5685e9795a1a7f3382c07c0d8d147f0955c2bad7979a9b83cd56c3c8747b06ee7bd4c09551c2079afbcda9a0c72662030c21451d0eb5fd1
ssdeep: 3072:J36i2uXaWtPImVlbxy7FilNv0BCVQkvs0kUg3p:J6cXaBgliFilNstM
type: PE32+ executable (Unknown subsystem 0x0) Unknown processor type 0x0, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 2016-2017 CtrQ
FileVersion: 1.0.6.4
ProductName: CtrQ (Adware Update)
ProductVersion: 1.0.6.4
FileDescription: CtrQ Adware Update 64-bit
OriginalFilename: Updater.exe
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Win32:RunBooster-A [Adw] also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 00527e591 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Adware.Siggen.32628
CAT-QuickHeal	Adware.RunBooster.S1692583
Malwarebytes	Bitcoin.Trojan.Miner.DDS
K7GW	Adware ( 00527e591 )
Cybereason	malicious.af5854
Cyren	W64/RunBooster.B.gen!Eldorado
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:RunBooster-A [Adw]
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10b453c5
Sophos	CtrQ (Adware Update) (PUA)
VIPRE	Win64.Adware.RunBooster
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.RunBooster.ch
Jiangmin	AdWare.RunBooster.o
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
SUPERAntiSpyware	Adware.RunBooster/Variant
AhnLab-V3	Adware/Win64.RunBooster.R217118
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	RunBooster
Rising	Adware.RunBooster!1.AFE5 (CLASSIC)
Ikarus	AdWare.Runbooster
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
AVG	Win32:RunBooster-A [Adw]

How to remove Win32:RunBooster-A [Adw]?

Win32:RunBooster-A [Adw] removal tool

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.

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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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