Backdoor:Win32/Tartober.A information

The Backdoor:Win32/Tartober.A 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/Tartober.A virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Backdoor:Win32/Tartober.A?


File Info:
crc32: AD8D7ECA
md5: ac23041d20eaf4e7ae51b1c386cdd438
name: AC23041D20EAF4E7AE51B1C386CDD438.mlw
sha1: 6148127297d5a3615de40b2db4a2ea07492d7a7a
sha256: 78f0f07813fa6e8811150035a73ed24dfbf03e5b75e566b1b8d417d6c0ff2ef0
sha512: 394766c953ccf30d11d210ece93ad7b727ea18dc8bc04a7a89eba468f64a2b083b4f1621720fabd048fb275ac43ad72921e74b54dce144ec1bf7bf4e27974945
ssdeep: 12288:+P5IDfQfzSoq5JVxpPa2JCVglCB78r4RxHzT8+:+y7QNqvVQVqmF
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Backdoor:Win32/Tartober.A also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 00564f7e1 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	BackDoor.Wisp.23
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKDZ.80115
Cylance	Unsafe
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_60% (D)
K7GW	Trojan ( 00564f7e1 )
Cybereason	malicious.297d5a
Symantec	Downloader
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/TrojanDownloader.Agent.RQA
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:DropperX-gen [Drp]
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Xxmm.gen
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKDZ.80115
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKDZ.80115
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKDZ.80115
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34266.CuW@aGP297pi
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.gc
FireEye	Generic.mg.ac23041d20eaf4e7
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKDZ.80115 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Microsoft	Backdoor:Win32/Tartober.A
Arcabit	Trojan.Zusy.D63391
GData	Trojan.GenericKDZ.80115
Acronis	suspicious
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
VBA32	BScope.Trojan-Spy.Zbot
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.1876782137
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.89 (RDML:yf68bBaFLkWQx3KUnLcBcw)
Ikarus	Win32.Malware
AVG	Win32:DropperX-gen [Drp]

How to remove Backdoor:Win32/Tartober.A?

Backdoor:Win32/Tartober.A 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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