About “Downloader.Soft32” infection

The Downloader.Soft32 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 Downloader.Soft32 virus can do?

Unconventionial binary language: Russian
Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
The executable is compressed using UPX
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Downloader.Soft32?


File Info:
crc32: 2E4AA34F
md5: ceacc385bd42f667bd94966039395fa1
name: CEACC385BD42F667BD94966039395FA1.mlw
sha1: 21db8a993f2f1bc97acdc5998c19ed5169a5b069
sha256: 3cd9ad5cafb796817819e7d678221899ce93bee065a06f5f73487582db4f7c62
sha512: 33d8d03e9574a33c09c7d5fb901bcc204c8b28dee46df6b65d4e9effa6ec6972896cf4bb83f44caab527db76d3a9a61a843de0880d3f4b6930752373c8ad3a89
ssdeep: 6144:PYZ97nXWVDzyMugkciC7/zZ5gh2xZm3qLAZPjKOKAPVGF:Pm7nGVPyMugkciCDzZy8xZGxpk
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright(c) 2010 - 2013
InternalName: Aika2
FileVersion: 1,0,329,4c8ca8ed1da1b27ab8ae15f5102f0fc1a7f9b3fb
CompanyName: GGS
ProductName: Aika2 game
ProductVersion: 1,0,329,4c8ca8ed1da1b27ab8ae15f5102f0fc1a7f9b3fb
FileDescription: Aika2 game
OriginalFilename: aika2.exe
Translation: 0x0419 0x04b0

Downloader.Soft32 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
K7AntiVirus	Unwanted-Program ( 0053edc31 )
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	BackDoor.IRC.Bot.3478
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.IgenericIH.S20143317
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Downloader.Soft32.Win32.53
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7GW	Unwanted-Program ( 0053edc31 )
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Syncopate.C potentially unsafe
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Syncopate.eddupf
Tencent	Win32.Trojan-downloader.Generic.Tcme
Sophos	Generic PUA CB (PUA)
Comodo	Packed.Win32.MUPX.Gen@24tbus
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34236.Bu0@aSEwHekk
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.gh
FireEye	Generic.mg.ceacc385bd42f667
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	TrojanDownloader.Generic.aiis
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1101645
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FT.A!ml
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win.Generic.C4467075
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	Artemis!CEACC385BD42
VBA32	Downloader.Soft32
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!QWIqy0gswOQ
Ikarus	Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Genome
Fortinet	Riskware/Syncopate
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Downloader.Soft32?

Downloader.Soft32 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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