Troj/Emotet-COJ removal tips

The Troj/Emotet-COJ 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.

What Troj/Emotet-COJ 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
• Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
• HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
• Performs some HTTP requests
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• Attempts to remove evidence of file being downloaded from the Internet
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Created a service that was not started

How to determine Troj/Emotet-COJ?

File Info:
crc32: EEEFEEBAmd5: 1629a361efd24d41f1445bd4a681d06aname: 1629A361EFD24D41F1445BD4A681D06A.mlwsha1: 67633a6741eab0fab24c8afc988623aaa4040fb7sha256: 95569eba1495c0e763c8c301a875f207fd7b44c1b37c56ac3c4441aca68cef6bsha512: 478b1412ff39bf3a6b5393b86a61527381012ba51d617203b087b17bb570cf9aa04c969a82e54d192c28b3faad29116c34636188e3f28d95b6c269588584a81cssdeep: 3072:/t0kQHEE+CXFaWoBclgQ0S7kNNcaxVTOVi6WXJs+u:wENVW0BS7qcaxKizGtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 2003 Ariel ProductionsInternalName: Advanced Window SystemFileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1CompanyName: Ariel ProductionsPrivateBuild: LegalTrademarks: UltimaX, Ariel Productions - All Rights ReservedComments: Programmer - James DoughertyProductName: Ariel Productions Advanced Window SystemSpecialBuild: ProductVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1FileDescription: Advanced Window SystemOriginalFilename: Advanced Window System.exeTranslation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Troj/Emotet-COJ also known as:

How to remove Troj/Emotet-COJ?

• 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.