NSIS/Injector.WG removal tips

The NSIS/Injector.WG 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 NSIS/Injector.WG virus can do?

Reads data out of its own binary image
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine NSIS/Injector.WG?


File Info:
crc32: 03166E9E
md5: 562dd588db1fd3755b90fd9c52def5cd
name: 562DD588DB1FD3755B90FD9C52DEF5CD.mlw
sha1: 9944779512bee7bef1e9c4a214450bbccd5a2d2b
sha256: 401a14faf864daa7d1f1bf5c5c8edd5024361526ed55fc18388130419d7ca919
sha512: b89b979629db2fe4ec9039db41268de5cd91e7c7f1be9882a371c68b0b34b0be1e52c737389b732963cfa5d257fae8ea7a1dd3b8f314895f64c4221007c73890
ssdeep: 24576:x8XfzeJMbn0/VLJchJkLP9wJ3UiQteqpNfOldIjsGY9:EiGyJOJkT9wJkZAq36uQf9
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: RVM
FileVersion: 0.6.7
CompanyName: RVM
Comments: This installation was built with NSIS.
ProductName: SMPlayer
FileDescription: SMPlayer for Windows
Translation: 0x0409 0x04e4

NSIS/Injector.WG also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005177c61 )
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Shade.4!c
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.40621783
Cylance	Unsafe
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_60% (W)
Alibaba	Ransom:Win32/Shade.d04a0db0
K7GW	Trojan ( 005177c61 )
Cybereason	malicious.8db1fd
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.MBT
ESET-NOD32	a variant of NSIS/Injector.WG
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:NSISDropper-B [Drp]
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Shade.gen
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.40621783
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Nsis.AD.etolfo
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.40621783
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Shade.Stuj
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.40621783
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicro	Ransom_Shade.R002C0PG821
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.ICLoader.dc
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKD.40621783
Emsisoft	Trojan-Ransom.Agent (A)
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_97%
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Occamy.B
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.40621783
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Globeimposter.R209326
McAfee	Ransomware-GFG!562DD588DB1F
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
VBA32	TrojanRansom.Shade
Panda	Trj/CI.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Ransom_Shade.R002C0PG821
Fortinet	W32/Injector.XG!tr
AVG	Win32:NSISDropper-B [Drp]

How to remove NSIS/Injector.WG?

NSIS/Injector.WG 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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