Troj/Emotet-CQW removal guide

The Troj/Emotet-CQW 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-CQW 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
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Troj/Emotet-CQW?

File Info:
crc32: 289539C6
md5: b064bdc0c8f05ff1ec3d2d1f84132cf1
name: upload_file
sha1: f4c37f265fdce6554c921d37fd9991cf9f5d45bb
sha256: 9c307eeee288fb14f044f253dc41f7e2af1854be03f08a68c3f068b341718945
sha512: 9e6dded2206e76ab3553aa8bb1fdcb327b9fec7614f1381c5702ed01f72b3a01e6eb37f10ab042b5b05796ba008a1238ca5da2bc9dd6b43d4caff5baf79d59bf
ssdeep: 12288:kTkn1g4i3Z1ba0ok3AfwlcwFP90ws7YbJmfhTXZQaLY+XbHiYD:kTyg4i3uhsP9Zs7oJmfhTpQB+XbH
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2001
InternalName: PictureExDemo
FileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1
CompanyName: 
PrivateBuild: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: PictureExDemo Application
SpecialBuild: 6
ProductVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1
FileDescription: PictureExDemo MFC Application
OriginalFilename: PictureExDemo.EXE
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Troj/Emotet-CQW also known as:

How to remove Troj/Emotet-CQW?

• 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.