BScope.Trojan.Hostar removal tips

The BScope.Trojan.Hostar 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 BScope.Trojan.Hostar virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine BScope.Trojan.Hostar?


File Info:
name: C8F0B2E25E64DA50C8FD.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/c551a9e1843c4a6f3e4dff66a5adf08d56314aa61dc18084cc60fa2d70a66b32
crc32: 5BEB5C81
md5: c8f0b2e25e64da50c8fd6635614c0084
sha1: ff346de4f069b20f5db271a9e130004414901959
sha256: c551a9e1843c4a6f3e4dff66a5adf08d56314aa61dc18084cc60fa2d70a66b32
sha512: b49304663c6cbd6b1bb3e9bf7f3b0d43bca11924916fb25cecd3b00e1b36a84a6588242238bb9ed542fabfb7fbf147ff621bf91d1a5ac4d8863f2ff895593321
ssdeep: 6144:+FAOW2U2sp8obiAWV5SHS374bbQHBno8o+Rpw1RhADjhbL31tU5pA3p6EAuI:eAOjU2Z5V5Zy0no8FmaDjlpCLiCuI
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1C7A47B10BBD5C039E1B30B325DBA83395AB6BC616F30918F63D06A5D6E716C2ED35722
sha3_384: 8a9d7ae4d1c16c50b86a319650955206403ac7a543e15f7d2ae20f157d07989588784332dce71f56a0bca4e8b4467aba
ep_bytes: e8636f0000e917feffff558bec51538b
timestamp: 2011-03-22 12:42:50

Version Info:
Comments: Callling program for MSI packages (MSI installation itself, over- , deinstallation of packages, parametrization, logging)
CompanyName: SIEMENS AG
FileDescription: setup.exe MSI caller
FileVersion: 500, 2, 171, 1
InternalName: setup.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright © Siemens AG, 2002-2011
OriginalFilename: setup.exe
ProductDate: 2011-03-22
ProductName: Setup
ProductVersion: K05.00.00.02_17.01.00.01
Translation: 0x0407 0x04b0

BScope.Trojan.Hostar also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Elastic	malicious (moderate confidence)
FireEye	Generic.mg.c8f0b2e25e64da50
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Infected.gh
McAfee	Artemis!C8F0B2E25E64
Cylance	unsafe
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.36802.Cq1@aOI1!!wi
VirIT	Win32.Sality.BK
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
APEX	Malicious
NANO-Antivirus	Virus.Win32.Virut-Gen.bwpxnc
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
Sophos	ML/PE-A
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.Hostar
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.90 (RDML:d/ZoHafuWaIgil5TUk+P4Q)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	W32/PossibleThreat
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (D)

How to remove BScope.Trojan.Hostar?

BScope.Trojan.Hostar 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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Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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