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lua.exe detected as Spy.Win64.Stealer

In this tutorial, you may find more facts about lua.exe, why exactly this process is considered as unwanted and what can be implemented to get rid of it. You may get acquainted with both manual and automatic guidelines below. If you would like to implement immediate elimination without reading the details, download the recommended software below:

General Threat Spy.Win64.Stealer Scanned 2021-07-10 17:18
Overview

lua.exe threat analysis

lua.exe is recognized as a documents that can be identified in your Task Manager as active and also keeping up every PC startup. There are plenty of anti-virus tools currently that do not identify this file as unsafe. However, it can not be treated as an entirely benign procedure, for this reason, we do believe it is a potentially unwanted app that is worth being gotten rid of simultaneously.

lua.exe normally is the trace of particular adware or potentially unwanted application (PUA) to be active in your device. While this kind of malware is active you will maintain coming across numerous PC-related difficulties, generally formalized in your computer working in a very slow way. Plus, you could be completely distracted from satisfying your important work with your PC. For example, while surfing the web you may be always sent to all sorts of third-party web pages to which you did not strategy to be brought in the starting point. It simply was not your objective to see them.

lua.exe and related unwanted programs could be actually injected into your tool using some questionable web links on the web. For example, you might come across some unanticipated pop-up alert in your internet browser informing concerning the requirement to upgrade your version of Adobe Flash Player or some other tool. The fact is that there is definitely no requirement for you in any way to apply the aforementioned updates. Nonetheless, after the PC proprietors wrongly determine to do so they will instantly invite lua.exe as well as other unwanted software program into their computers.

lua.exe process could be likewise incorporated with other third-party apps, so you ought to remove this sort of hazard as fast as you can. You could try to erase lua.exe manually from the gadget, however, this might need even more sophisticated computer analysis that is not an easy procedure in most instances. The finest remedy to delete lua.exe is to check your tool with a dependable anti-virus tool.

Key indicators

File name lua.exe
Threat type General Threat
Detection name Spy.Win64.Stealer
MD5 1519E10074EA2D7FB4956D97400FB216
File size 166400 bytes
Scan date 2021-07-10 17:18
Product name Lua - The Programming Language
Company name Lua.org

Technical details

Full path C:\Program Files\MyOffice Standard. Home Edition\Lua532\bin\lua.exe
Registry path
Product version 5.3.0
File version 5.3.0
Certificates
Sections .text:60500060:FCEE36DA268B82152DFF752F331DEB26:32256
.data:C0500040:5B7C601A1C6D0DD0CC6A6ED372F6C22B:512
.rdata:40600040:B824B262E12895259D8C7C479996F57E:3072
.pdata:40300040:01BE2FC6A7ED6B4B5B1DD4A77DEC9039:1536
.xdata:40300040:B38E706621A19AAA3CDDF95DD70D9A96:1536
.bss:C0600080:D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E:0
.idata:C0300040:C49E27D46F31BFA179E4AEE740066882:4096
.CRT:C0400040:0FA0CD6AF29660ACDAEBF8F158B2A3BE:512
.tls:C0600040:F8883AB60CE17F2FCC4ABE68CD0EC2F5:512
.rsrc:C0300040:BF818C735BC30BA04F1F7EBDCC4D8345:121344

Removal workflow

Use the indicators above to confirm that the suspicious file matches this report, then clean the system and verify that the process does not return after reboot.

1

Scan

Run a trusted anti-malware scan and include startup entries, scheduled tasks, browser extensions, and recently downloaded files.

2

Remove

Quarantine detected items, remove associated unwanted applications, and reset affected browser settings when needed.

3

Verify

Restart the computer, check Task Manager and startup locations, then rescan to confirm the threat is gone.

Confirm the system is clean after removal.


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