How to remove “Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.ajxk”?

The Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.ajxk 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 Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.ajxk virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
Mimics the system’s user agent string for its own requests
Expresses interest in specific running processes
Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian

How to determine Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.ajxk?


File Info:
crc32: 76DD25B0
md5: 8eb1560f8fa15e502956c048d74ecc25
name: upload_file
sha1: a61bf850f17f48c2be6e322dfe4bb9602012728f
sha256: 60dcd76aa3925de4b6716d50c18d732d579bfb83fb73f944c84e16e571a68399
sha512: 5b07555d78536efc095dde3db934aa78d34aa89e5a85febeb33bbcf8fc3ac4c375b8a028a5fefbc6757396a4899952a1b1ca238547ea68b74304faa164aa088a
ssdeep: 3072:wETHGNaL1eByO0+yJvoXZ13zVMrJAZ/swfkCWNRTlJwrySDJUi3IXjUlziMN3To:NIuOkoX33WyZEwtWNRByDlPdOwA
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2003
InternalName: FileTreeDialog
FileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
ProductName: FileTreeDialog Application
ProductVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1
FileDescription: FileTreeDialog MFC Application
OriginalFilename: FileTreeDialog.EXE
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.ajxk also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.DownLoader34.9808
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKDZ.69112
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKDZ.69112
McAfee	Emotet-FRI!8EB1560F8FA1
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0056b6f11 )
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKDZ.69112
K7GW	Trojan ( 0056b6f11 )
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0DGU20
F-Prot	W32/Emotet.AOC.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Trojan.Emotet
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0DGU20
Paloalto	generic.ml
Kaspersky	Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.ajxk
Alibaba	Malware:Win32/BankerX.4d00277b
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Emotet.L!c
Rising	Trojan.Kryptik!1.C89F (CLOUD)
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKDZ.69112
Sophos	Troj/Emotet-CKK
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Invincea	heuristic
Fortinet	W32/GenKryptik.EOMR!tr
Emsisoft	Trojan.Emotet (A)
Ikarus	Trojan-Banker.Emotet
Cyren	W32/Emotet.AOC.gen!Eldorado
MAX	malware (ai score=80)
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D10DF8
ZoneAlarm	Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.ajxk
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Emotet.ARJ!MTB
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Emotet.R346328
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKDZ.69112
Malwarebytes	Trojan.MalPack.TRE
Panda	Trj/Emotet.C
APEX	Malicious
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.HFGD
GData	Trojan.GenericKDZ.69112
AVG	Win32:BankerX-gen [Trj]
Avast	Win32:BankerX-gen [Trj]
Qihoo-360	Generic/Trojan.870

How to remove Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.ajxk?

Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.ajxk 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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