Variant of Win32/ELEX

Question. I got the following notice after a scan this morning. It was put in quarantine. I attempted to send to ESET but got a notice of an error in sending. I did delete the file and am wondering what it was and if anyone has any thoughts about it being a FP or if it would have been better not to have deleted it.
XP/32 SSv6 with everything up to date. Pre release updates checked.
Thank you. KOR-

C:\System Volume Information\_restore{C2436ADD-C27F-4DC1-8DD7-27F961E2B28A}\RP1002\A0150433.exe » INNO » {tmp}\v9iob.exe - a variant of Win32/ELEX potentially unwanted application

 

Hi HealingStargate.

I searched the Net for v9iob.exe and found that it possibly could be a file connected to the Avant Browser, but it could also be connected to applications named..."V9hometools" and "Studio Application" so do you currently have any of them installed, or have you had any of them installed previously at some point? I personally have zero knowledge about the latter two.

I also see that ESET detected it as an PUA wich means that it isn't necessarily dangerous, but that it could perform/add unwanted things.

HTH

 

Thank you SweX for looking it up. I did have Avant Browser running several years ago.
ESET never picked up on it until this morning. Anyway, I deleted what ESET found and quarantined, and so that is that. I have no knowledge of "Studio Application". Thank you again.
KOR-

 

You are welcome

Then I would say that it was a remnant of the Avant Browser (not the browser itself) in a restore point that ESET picked up, but it's nothing to worry about now after you deleted it