Categories: Malware

What is “Troj/Emotet-CGK”?

The Troj/Emotet-CGK 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 Troj/Emotet-CGK virus can do?

  • Executable code extraction
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Mimics the system’s user agent string for its own requests
  • Expresses interest in specific running processes
  • HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
  • Performs some HTTP requests
  • Attempts to remove evidence of file being downloaded from the Internet
  • Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
  • Attempts to modify proxy settings
  • Created a service that was not started

How to determine Troj/Emotet-CGK?


File Info:

crc32: E7DA6732md5: c83552442995218052a33c509e8a4ad7name: VRdMlOKHMhzf.exesha1: 00aa1f33722a8366fd601d5e6e29e86455b1f937sha256: 6d0d400cfc5c2fab8da4d887f076f936970f7ac67f568d340a70a2affdd79bcasha512: e81e981c144c1f9fb9c43321c3e03edfd686a7fc4c9009d27fd97b654a7bd2db5bb7c59f2555167d04e76f361236b82331313d1841b5cbd766d8b828b444297assdeep: 6144:Xil8BxssHF5REV9v+RsZ0qLpYCyMsaji++6gK5cGs:Xil8BjHFfEn3CUpYyG76gfttype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Troj/Emotet-CGK also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.33044028
FireEye Trojan.GenericKD.33044028
McAfee Emotet-FQF!C83552442995
Malwarebytes Trojan.Emotet
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
K7AntiVirus Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKD.33044028
K7GW Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
TrendMicro TrojanSpy.Win32.EMOTET.SML.hp
F-Prot W32/Emotet.AGT.gen!Eldorado
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX Malicious
Paloalto generic.ml
GData Trojan.GenericKD.33044028
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan-Banker.Win32.Emotet.gen
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Emotet.gzalup
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.33044028
Sophos Troj/Emotet-CGK
F-Secure Trojan.TR/AD.Emotet.xjhgx
DrWeb Trojan.Emotet.762
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!Trojan
Trapmine suspicious.low.ml.score
Emsisoft Trojan.GenericKD.33044028 (B)
Cyren W32/Emotet.AGT.gen!Eldorado
Webroot W32.Trojan.Emotet
Avira TR/AD.Emotet.xjhgx
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Emotet.DBH!MTB
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.D1F8363C
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Trojan-Banker.Win32.Emotet.gen
AhnLab-V3 Malware/Win32.Trojanspy.C3980604
VBA32 Trojan.Emotet
ALYac Trojan.GenericKD.33044028
MAX malware (ai score=83)
Panda Trj/Resdec.c
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Emotet.CD
TrendMicro-HouseCall TrojanSpy.Win32.EMOTET.SML.hp
Ikarus Trojan-Banker.Emotet
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_80%
Fortinet W32/Emotet.HP!tr
AVG Win32:Malware-gen
Avast Win32:Malware-gen

How to remove Troj/Emotet-CGK?

  • 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.
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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