Should I remove “Trojan.Agent.ESXT”?

The Trojan.Agent.ESXT 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 Trojan.Agent.ESXT virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Injection (inter-process)
• Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• Creates RWX memory
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• Mimics the system’s user agent string for its own requests
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• A named pipe was used for inter-process communication
• Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
• A process created a hidden window
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Performs some HTTP requests
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• A system process is generating network traffic likely as a result of process injection
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Checks the version of Bios, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Checks the CPU name from registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Creates a copy of itself
• Collects information to fingerprint the system
• Anomalous binary characteristics

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How to determine Trojan.Agent.ESXT?

File Info:
crc32: 963820C0
md5: 93e8bc00638df2476790b4db7b3e8b2d
name: tmpp9o7xlki
sha1: 07e7cfef20a0ab44de484d900219120d071ba9be
sha256: 9c0d5766c897e004384b9c9843ed5fa3c6bbd6c40aa3bff18e19ffa25c81f019
sha512: 8e87bd36de70812844276649bf26dd7348602bc1dd034567b57b5c0d80dd0ea0b8939d176811f919c183ca116b3bad7b15301fd296a77b773d5830134e21c9fd
ssdeep: 6144:wyYoQTHwJ9v4s5w8CgXrEihrT075tIOe3PygGzk23MOaXF0PCc3V:MeAsPXYirT07EOGF23MOqSaA
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: (C)Qihu 360 Software Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
InternalName: SandboxMain
FileVersion: 8,6,0,1004
ProductName: 360 Sandbox
ProductVersion: 8,6,0,1004
FileDescription: 360 Sandbox
OriginalFilename: SandboxMain.exe
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Trojan.Agent.ESXT also known as:

How to remove Trojan.Agent.ESXT?

• 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.