How to remove “Graftor.296973”?

The Graftor.296973 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 Graftor.296973 virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Creates RWX memory
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Enumerates running processes
• Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
• A process created a hidden window
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• Checks for the presence of known windows from debuggers and forensic tools
• Likely virus infection of existing system binary
• Attempts to identify installed analysis tools by a known file location
• Checks the presence of disk drives in the registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Creates a copy of itself
• Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Graftor.296973?

File Info:
name: 7AF9D4E2C52149C41477.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/e9830a85719041ef9e4b170c8365642fa79a076589553daadf345cc018c85c3b
crc32: 473F9581
md5: 7af9d4e2c52149c41477165f12328575
sha1: 40556b2863ad42b6aec556ffb2f68f8042d2a234
sha256: e9830a85719041ef9e4b170c8365642fa79a076589553daadf345cc018c85c3b
sha512: 01d7374c9361b6cb0759ffee30012ac6debe361535785033a9d27451a15b6e12481d9c3b0f1538fc1d8012525b907dfd4b2a47de94e9d805e5c4eaea80fbb922
ssdeep: 6144:Gaz/gGFMAZSnX8EWKajfilkRP6PVGhzS/ZNyKWci:R986jPsPO2/ZNyKBi
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T151B4125A3284075FC7D74B35AC62B33B46ED79190AF4C7090F84A6472E235DA9363B53
sha3_384: 24478de7eb316f3f99e9c574ba6bc2dd24e27c61d3c4521d402d5e636727a98aa33ce4e3a8dd7391d700d68a4208fc3b
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4ecff75e8515151684f5100
timestamp: 2005-06-14 17:08:58

Version Info:
ProductName: WinRAR
CompanyName: Alexander Roshal
FileDescription: WinRAR archiver
FileVersion: 3.80
InternalName: WinRAR
LegalCopyright: Copyright © Alexander Roshal 1993-2008
OriginalFilename: WinRAR.exe
Comments: Translation © Dmitry Yerokhin 1999-2008

Graftor.296973 also known as:

How to remove Graftor.296973?

• 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.