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

The Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.aldk 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.aldk 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.aldk?


File Info:
crc32: 2B706718
md5: 7f89deb6a2b25360b125798df79a675d
name: upload_file
sha1: 0c85ed187ac0e4e6ecf45ff7142d264e2acd36bd
sha256: fb083262dbd2878d874dde751543a69d37d21c20c4e7dfa885e9e10a95c66fb1
sha512: d9d7eb21d874d1149b873f544b28df7915146ac8402a6379059ca7dc62324f218f95dee1d5a7bbcb3ed2237bbbe113991a6ca31250d64053c5ca828be2ddbf2f
ssdeep: 1536:uw/ilkCX+Ks7iA/KQVVQDIoCc/Nct3hlaJfTxRp1y53XbQAorvXGiF1:uwalRy7iA/KQVYhi3hiUXbQ7rvXbF1
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.aldk also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectVM.malware1
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.DownLoader34.10042
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKDZ.69121
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKDZ.69121
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKDZ.69121
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Emotet.L!c
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0056b70b1 )
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKDZ.69121
K7GW	Trojan ( 0056b70b1 )
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R049C0DGU20
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.Zextet.34144.iy1@aCcFXRjk
Cyren	W32/Emotet.AOC.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R049C0DGU20
Avast	Win32:BankerX-gen [Trj]
Kaspersky	Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.aldk
Rising	Trojan.Kryptik!1.C89F (CLOUD)
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKDZ.69121
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Fortinet	W32/GenKryptik.EPAZ!tr
Emsisoft	Trojan.Emotet (A)
Ikarus	Trojan-Banker.Emotet
F-Prot	W32/Emotet.AOC.gen!Eldorado
MAX	malware (ai score=83)
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D10E01
ZoneAlarm	Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.aldk
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Emotet.ARJ!MTB
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Emotet.R346379
McAfee	Emotet-FRI!7F89DEB6A2B2
Malwarebytes	Trojan.MalPack.TRE
APEX	Malicious
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.HFGH
GData	Win32.Trojan-Spy.Emotet.N3NNNY
AVG	Win32:BankerX-gen [Trj]
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Backdoor.323

How to remove Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.aldk?

Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.aldk 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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