Should I remove “Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.buzg”?

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

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.buzg?


File Info:
crc32: 66B5B837
md5: 84719e737cbecdddc76b7514f24c9e6e
name: upload_file
sha1: 7fc3e8ae6d888aa5d9d169d2d2b3b2b1f1eacd72
sha256: 11574db2a38ae5a2e55c6ca64f8acf90e652d4a60852535896adb14ea27ffcdd
sha512: aabbccb508905968acc59e14b14b26517a64e05037f03e1ef1a5904491aa12747aa706dad9d231e108d335d913a39d304a22f99fbc4adc4e11ec3d22406bd51f
ssdeep: 6144:2w6KjnnTFBAiDj+0fTkSGiurL1+scETSURw5pEbtum:7tBRDj+0rkThWKI5pEZ
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

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

Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.buzg also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectVM.malware2
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKDZ.69402
FireEye	Generic.mg.84719e737cbecddd
McAfee	Emotet-FQS!84719E737CBE
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0056c5a51 )
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKDZ.69402
K7GW	Trojan ( 0056c5a51 )
Invincea	heuristic
F-Prot	W32/Emotet.APH
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.buzg
Rising	Malware.Heuristic!ET#83% (RDMK:cmRtazp4RyCxIciXv2tK98Rs57ZP)
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKDZ.69402
DrWeb	Trojan.Emotet.1000
Sophos	Troj/Emotet-CKY
Cyren	W32/Emotet.QKWG-5644
Fortinet	W32/Emotet.1000!tr
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D10F1A
ZoneAlarm	Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.buzg
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Emotet.ARJ!MTB
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Emotet.R347702
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34152.xq0@aGosaphi
MAX	malware (ai score=86)
Malwarebytes	Trojan.MalPack.TRE
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.HFMJ
Ikarus	Trojan-Banker.Emotet
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
GData	Trojan.GenericKDZ.69402
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM41.1.37CA.Malware.Gen

How to remove Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.buzg?

Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.buzg 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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