Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.akjo removal instruction

The Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.akjo 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.akjo 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.akjo?


File Info:
crc32: 05144CC6
md5: 01527465c44d497fd33f1a043606856c
name: upload_file
sha1: 90605bdaa1d358c0e7250c51c481d1e8104101d5
sha256: 749c13356b0952976608e308db6e923070f1568397d547ab49afeb0cad5e48ae
sha512: f4374c7c1770e6c8e5611701dd59f4da97254c62cd5f09216e2e404da6885b520b6435c189032acbb0e1cb44e7b4f24118861c9426ec5904e456fe6ac1a8e212
ssdeep: 3072:1ETHGNaL1eByO0+yJvoXZ13zVMrJAZ/swfkCWNRTlJwrySDJUi3IXjUlziMN3To:6IuOkoX33WyZEwtWNRByDlPdOwA
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.akjo also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.DownLoader34.9808
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKD.34261296
McAfee	Emotet-FRI!01527465C44D
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Emotet.L!c
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0056b6f11 )
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.34261296
K7GW	Trojan ( 0056b6f11 )
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0DGU20
F-Prot	W32/Emotet.AOC.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Trojan.Emotet
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:BankerX-gen [Trj]
Kaspersky	Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.akjo
Alibaba	Malware:Win32/BankerX.4d00277b
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.34261296
Rising	Trojan.Kryptik!1.C89F (CLOUD)
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.34261296
Emsisoft	Trojan.Emotet (A)
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Invincea	heuristic
Fortinet	W32/GenKryptik.EOMR!tr
Sophos	Troj/Emotet-CKK
Ikarus	Trojan-Banker.Emotet
Cyren	W32/Emotet.AOC.gen!Eldorado
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D20AC930
ZoneAlarm	Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.akjo
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Emotet.ARJ!MTB
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Emotet.R346328
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.34261296
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.Downloader
Malwarebytes	Trojan.MalPack.TRE
Panda	Trj/Emotet.C
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.HFGD
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0DGU20
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.34261296
AVG	Win32:BankerX-gen [Trj]
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Generic/Trojan.e03

How to remove Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.akjo?

Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.akjo 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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