About “ML/PE-A + Mal/EncPk-MK” infection

The ML/PE-A + Mal/EncPk-MK 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 ML/PE-A + Mal/EncPk-MK virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine ML/PE-A + Mal/EncPk-MK?


File Info:
crc32: 4B93FD06
md5: 9523e869ee25d1504401674710411d6e
name: 9523E869EE25D1504401674710411D6E.mlw
sha1: 5af8281705769b0f928a6f032a2a72a937dc3c0f
sha256: 97ac21ab9876919792320281f0f1be7506d0d0c275a16c5bece899075a2f7a5d
sha512: 7df0738fc307559e609a88f1d62d3e8826a730d600e106e03529ada8487aaf27e90fe6d87d67c90ef9b787a0c808fa47bf9e0ce5f5210f8d60bcdccbdef83ea8
ssdeep: 12288:pDEv+Pk13PnGazrOlzqT9IuHSrT/PKmC1Z5gB7UMzY/:plEpzrO1uH2T6EyMk
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 2013 Adobe Systems Incorporated.  All rights reserved.
InternalName: armsvc.exe
FileVersion: 1.824.27.2646
CompanyName: Adobe Systems Incorporated
ProductName: Adobe Acrobat Update Service
ProductVersion: 1.824.27.2646
FileDescription: Adobe Acrobat Update Service
OriginalFilename: armsvc.exe
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

ML/PE-A + Mal/EncPk-MK also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Virus ( 00580a951 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Win32.Expiro.Gen.6
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
K7GW	Virus ( 00580a951 )
Cybereason	malicious.9ee25d
Cyren	W32/Expiro.S.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Expiro.NDG
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:MalOb-FE [Cryp]
ClamAV	Win.Virus.Expiro-9782223-0
BitDefender	Win32.Expiro.Gen.6
NANO-Antivirus	Virus.Win32.Gen.ccmw
MicroWorld-eScan	Win32.Expiro.Gen.6
Ad-Aware	Win32.Expiro.Gen.6
Sophos	ML/PE-A + Mal/EncPk-MK
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34058.Du0@aquNH8hi
VIPRE	Virus.Win32.Expiro.dp (v)
TrendMicro	Virus.Win32.EXPIRO.AD
FireEye	Generic.mg.9523e869ee25d150
Emsisoft	Win32.Expiro.Gen.6 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	W32/Infector.Gen8
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Arcabit	Win32.Expiro.Gen.6
GData	Win32.Expiro.Gen.6
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win.Generic.R426282
Acronis	suspicious
MAX	malware (ai score=89)
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.Wacatac
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Virus.Win32.EXPIRO.AD
Ikarus	Virus.Win32.Expiro
Fortinet	W32/Expiro.NDG!tr
AVG	Win32:MalOb-FE [Cryp]
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM20.1.2D3F.Malware.Gen

How to remove ML/PE-A + Mal/EncPk-MK?

ML/PE-A + Mal/EncPk-MK 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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