Should I remove “Poweliks.Dropper.2”?

The Poweliks.Dropper.2 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 Poweliks.Dropper.2 virus can do?

• Injection (inter-process)
• Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Executable code extraction
• Creates RWX memory
• Mimics the system’s user agent string for its own requests
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Finnish
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• Detects VirtualBox through the presence of a library
• Detects Sandboxie through the presence of a library
• Detects SunBelt Sandbox through the presence of a library
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task by a long amount of time.
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Creates a registry key or value with NUL characters to avoid detection with regedit
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Stores JavaScript or a script command in the registry, likely for persistence or configuration
• Attempts to identify installed analysis tools by registry key
• Attempts to identify installed AV products by installation directory
• Checks the version of Bios, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Checks the presence of disk drives in the registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Detects VirtualBox through the presence of a file
• Detects VirtualBox through the presence of a registry key
• Detects VMware through the presence of a file
• Detects VMware through the presence of a registry key
• Detects Virtual PC through the presence of a file
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Attempts to modify browser security settings
• Collects information to fingerprint the system
• Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Poweliks.Dropper.2?

File Info:
crc32: 86CD0E69
md5: 2ee08f96a732dbef76d569dfb7b4aeda
name: 2EE08F96A732DBEF76D569DFB7B4AEDA.mlw
sha1: fe57b3ce09ace26163ec4fea0898a47719541eb2
sha256: 95a77d8d56c2ba851b0703345d7990f4e091ad05651e01101aabb5c75acf3a44
sha512: fd6fbdb365bfd56daf1d34c5046b666c3018adeb50a4aef096ba3328235faf84b57dfc12432fe286a5286ca77640efe719bba44bdba72d63c2035051f5a603f2
ssdeep: 6144:9/AE34BOPDcngLNYUzLt+0E7hQlEaFPImilAO1U7pv:hAE3Ynnur1lE0PImRIU7pv
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 1991-2005 by Gougelet Pierre-e
FileDescription: XnView SlideShow
CompanyName: XnView, http://www.xnview.com
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Poweliks.Dropper.2 also known as:

How to remove Poweliks.Dropper.2?

• 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.