How to remove “Mal/Generic-R + ATK/Cobalt-A”?

The Mal/Generic-R + ATK/Cobalt-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 Mal/Generic-R + ATK/Cobalt-A virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Mal/Generic-R + ATK/Cobalt-A?


File Info:
crc32: 9BC3AF2A
md5: b8d4b10821e714302d6fc60092934dc5
name: B8D4B10821E714302D6FC60092934DC5.mlw
sha1: 2db84283f01f4df9928dd0aceb99a87086ed6a5b
sha256: 055672abeb2d5018279ea2ad039bfa752c1f8333c065e3830ba61b17a65f3731
sha512: 04e206c74cc900d72912c2bb77ae917cda81e2ba41b3d93f155e0000ac53295a13d78080f0c326bd48899d4ce0879c6e47aca5631c4a3b5b1041217097d8ad68
ssdeep: 6144:KC/cLq32VKR2ooP9Y/vgm78sE9assSXs72qrhNPAB:tcLq3QYHX78BzqI
type: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Mal/Generic-R + ATK/Cobalt-A also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0050e20c1 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	BackDoor.Meterpreter.157
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ursu.350187
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_80% (D)
K7GW	Trojan ( 0050e20c1 )
Cybereason	malicious.821e71
Cyren	W64/Cobalt.A.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Backdoor.Cobalt!gen1
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/RiskWare.CobaltStrike.Artifact.A
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win64:HacktoolX-gen [Trj]
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.CobaltStrike-9044898-1
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ursu.350187
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ursu.350187
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Generic.Pijs
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Ursu.350187
Sophos	Mal/Generic-R + ATK/Cobalt-A
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1137815
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicro	Backdoor.Win64.COBEACON.SMA
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.PWSZbot.dc
FireEye	Generic.mg.b8d4b10821e71430
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ursu.350187 (B)
Jiangmin	Trojan.Generic.fsici
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1137815
Antiy-AVL	HackTool[VirTool]/Win64.Atosev
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Cobaltstrike.MK!MTB
Gridinsoft	Trojan.Win64.Agent.oa!s1
Arcabit	Trojan.Ursu.D557EB
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
GData	Gen:Variant.Ursu.350187
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win64.CobaltStrike.R356638
McAfee	Trojan-FSXF!B8D4B10821E7
MAX	malware (ai score=87)
Malwarebytes	Trojan.CobaltStrike
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Backdoor.Win64.COBEACON.SMA
Rising	Trojan.Shelma!8.1A3D (TFE:dGZlOgUdUGSTryxFyw)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!ZICJWVi3Ujg
Ikarus	Trojan.Agent
Fortinet	W64/Agent.CY!tr
AVG	Win64:HacktoolX-gen [Trj]
Qihoo-360	Win32/HackTool.CobaltStrike.H8oApPAA

How to remove Mal/Generic-R + ATK/Cobalt-A?

Mal/Generic-R + ATK/Cobalt-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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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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