ML/PE-A + Troj/Kovter-ES malicious file

The ML/PE-A + Troj/Kovter-ES 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 + Troj/Kovter-ES virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine ML/PE-A + Troj/Kovter-ES?


File Info:
crc32: FCCDD800
md5: 57c55d198dec5995c12c024e80e18dea
name: 57C55D198DEC5995C12C024E80E18DEA.mlw
sha1: b7e084d61c055ac59f0d66678c471a04abace30b
sha256: 1a4adb5981ed4e59d071601f4d2b219800efdeb29737f2cad46e4ccdb72bbefc
sha512: 4adb0d1a331aa245f0c75eaaecc98711f553ea5cfeb17ee251a64b7fd1ea2b112a6e5f7e82f364d62f7faa55d4e47074596c271dfcd8550244ff3d3952d32cac
ssdeep: 6144:e4frfHCnIGrhKfptUzxOc1ykYkIoCfJTvsdWwd:Lfr43KRtUzxOcDpfCfFvs8G
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

ML/PE-A + Troj/Kovter-ES also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware2
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.Kovter.297
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Poweliks.S8521
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.Poweliks.Win32.33
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
K7GW	Trojan ( 004c341a1 )
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 004c341a1 )
Cyren	W32/S-d6167f44!Eldorado
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Kovter.C
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Trojan-gen
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Trojan.Kovter.2
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Kovter.elulmn
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10bd4e86
Sophos	ML/PE-A + Troj/Kovter-ES
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34110.pmX@aSEKK5c
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicro	Ransom_HPCERBER.SM51
McAfee-GW-Edition	Trojan-FJRN!57C55D198DEC
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Trojan.Kovter.2 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan.Zerber.rn
Webroot	W32.Trojan.Gen
Avira	TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen7
Arcabit	Trojan.Trojan.Kovter.2
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
GData	Gen:Variant.Trojan.Kovter.2
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Poweliks.C1526375
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	Trojan-FJRN!57C55D198DEC
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.Encoder
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.4269392602
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Ransom_HPCERBER.SM51
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.94 (RDML:mJ1kNeJYawjj3pOlEQEgdg)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!w0WKrpHR3NM
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Kovter
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Fortinet	W32/Generic.AC.1FA6DD!tr
AVG	Win32:Trojan-gen

How to remove ML/PE-A + Troj/Kovter-ES?

ML/PE-A + Troj/Kovter-ES 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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