ML/PE-A + Mal/Swrort-D removal guide

The ML/PE-A + Mal/Swrort-D 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/Swrort-D virus can do?

Presents an Authenticode digital signature
Creates RWX memory
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.

How to determine ML/PE-A + Mal/Swrort-D?


File Info:
crc32: 8E8B7B9B
md5: b767c187e759a2c5d83a73c358adfd1d
name: B767C187E759A2C5D83A73C358ADFD1D.mlw
sha1: ff8e5ed9599d9d145b317ed9f12ed8ab27f7aba1
sha256: 7752d4e9d33406eb854f3074dd9695075d8de334cff77d90eded180ab990c6d1
sha512: 2f40531b04eb0e399b46e458db3dd07fa146e362b63a5569ec13029187e39d36444619b72e7ec3bdd43824f943d91aacc07890ff0bc967658c929aaeb2374674
ssdeep: 24576:J0yeKlOEKqSeOpzYrlBhEsoMOTGyK6zlYzLhQ0zJ68VQWWRWqMZ:lOp1sbOTGOWkq3Z
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 1997-2020 Simon Tatham.
InternalName: PuTTY
FileVersion: Release 0.74 (with embedded help)
CompanyName: Simon Tatham
ProductName: PuTTY suite
ProductVersion: Release 0.74
FileDescription: SSH, Telnet and Rlogin client
OriginalFilename: PuTTY
Translation: 0x0809 0x04b0

ML/PE-A + Mal/Swrort-D also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Swrort-5710536-0
McAfee	Swrort.d
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
K7GW	Trojan ( 004baf121 )
Cybereason	malicious.7e759a
Cyren	W32/Swrort.B.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Rozena.ED
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:SwPatch [Wrm]
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Trojan.CryptZ.Gen
NANO-Antivirus	Virus.Win32.Gen-Crypt.ccnc
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.CryptZ.Gen
Ad-Aware	Trojan.CryptZ.Gen
Sophos	ML/PE-A + Mal/Swrort-D
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.Rozena.A@4jwdqr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34678.cD2@a0k2RWpi
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Swrort.B (v)
McAfee-GW-Edition	Swrort.d
FireEye	Generic.mg.b767c187e759a2c5
Emsisoft	Trojan.CryptZ.Gen (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	TR/Patched.Gen2
eGambit	PE.Heur.InvalidSig
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Meterpreter.gen!E
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
GData	Trojan.CryptZ.Gen
Acronis	suspicious
MAX	malware (ai score=80)
Malwarebytes	MachineLearning/Anomalous.97%
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
Rising	Malware.Heuristic!ET#100% (RDMK:cmRtazpyVU9rRkGPFjMV4UbXKNA7)
Yandex	Trojan.Agent!OdTGHAYBKWY
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Rozena
MaxSecure	Win.MxResIcn.Heur.Gen
Fortinet	W32/Swrort.C!tr
AVG	Win32:SwPatch [Wrm]
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove ML/PE-A + Mal/Swrort-D?

ML/PE-A + Mal/Swrort-D 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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