Categories: Malware

Should I remove “Downloader.Win32.DownloadAsist”?

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What Downloader.Win32.DownloadAsist virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
Reads data out of its own binary image
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Downloader.Win32.DownloadAsist?


File Info:
crc32: 459976E9md5: 12cc250d59d5356d40596417c5650550name: 12CC250D59D5356D40596417C5650550.mlwsha1: df32986e9119a97642fadf1d7d5225818f4907f1sha256: fd750571ef50d3b71b2519275c47e73ccfd092ae7c392d741b1c3ca2d2548eb3sha512: 749af483018facb09f2eb2b0be145a15644a174ae6fae73b2347475a7e4bf3548de05131181b01e8b49ecdb00232e47121be1a484294773aa4c695460310657cssdeep: 24576:V4+DTNHcWXHOpLxZaoRqikNdbmbu/jJjAxtq6Ee0iKl0rEJakW:GMTN/ujA3rrbV9jP6RJEJakWtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
LegalCopyright: (c) Download AssistantInternalName: frostwire-5.6.9.exeFileVersion: 3.0.0.156CompanyName: Download AssistantProductName: FrostWireProductVersion: 3.0.0.156FileDescription: FrostWireOriginalFilename: frostwire-5.6.9.exeTranslation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Downloader.Win32.DownloadAsist also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectVM.malware1
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAssistant.17
FireEye	Generic.mg.12cc250d59d5356d
McAfee	GenericRXES-PH!12CC250D59D5
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Malware
K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 004ccef41 )
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAssistant.17
K7GW	Adware ( 004ccef41 )
Cybereason	malicious.d59d53
Cyren	W32/DownloadAssist.E.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Downloader
APEX	Malicious
Avast	FileRepMalware
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.DownloadAsist.gen
Alibaba	Downloader:Win32/Softcnapp.9b9ed051
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.DownloadAsist.eexjna
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Generic.mu7x
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAssistant.17
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAssistant.17 (B)
Comodo	Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.AR@759qcz
DrWeb	Trojan.Vittalia.1474
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0PAH21
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dc
Sophos	Download Assistant (PUA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE – Downloader
Jiangmin	Trojan.Heur.zy
Avira	TR/Dropper.Gen
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.DownloadAssistant.c
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Generic_a.a.(kcloud)
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/DownloadAdmin
Arcabit	Trojan.Application.Bundler.DownloadAssistant.17
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-Dropper
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.DownloadAsist.gen
GData	Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAssistant.17
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.DownloadAssistant.R182995
Acronis	suspicious
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAssistant.17
VBA32	BScope.Downloader.DownloadAsist
Malwarebytes	Adware.DownloadAssistant
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/DownloadAssistant.C potentially unwanted
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0PAH21
Rising	Trojan.Assistant!1.A3BC (CLASSIC)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!2WJYNv6rGDw
MAX	malware (ai score=77)
Fortinet	Riskware/DownloadAsist
AVG	FileRepMalware
Paloalto	generic.ml
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM20.1.0000.Malware.Gen