Trojan.Diskwriter removal

The Trojan.Diskwriter 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.Diskwriter virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
Reads data out of its own binary image
Drops a binary and executes it
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Creates a copy of itself

Related domains:

z.whorecord.xyz

a.tomx.xyz

How to determine Trojan.Diskwriter?


File Info:
crc32: F2258B7F
md5: 29f12053cf30b35bb5384c9d113a03e1
name: 29F12053CF30B35BB5384C9D113A03E1.mlw
sha1: 02c566dba531f93233856525d791a869df6e2664
sha256: 690f4308ef3f7b402b6d76305d2a9faab5b5264ffbacf5550ab183ee5663bd6e
sha512: 581b689482687ffa54a96487431cff48b767b65a1b20d5c7c6fa392814c366a4195633cc22c248de2130121eda657f8f16117bfa451512f04d2bf27de65eea59
ssdeep: 24576:/PQaF2aBL0x27y2ewlrxpYhWkIoyLcvzJ:/oaF7NuxwNQIZ
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 1997-2019 Winamp SA
Assembly Version: 5.8.0.3660
InternalName: slkc.exe
FileVersion: 5.8.0.3660
CompanyName: Nullsoft, Inc.
LegalTrademarks: Nullsoft and Winamp are trademarks of Winamp SA
Comments: Winamp
ProductName: Winamp
ProductVersion: 5.8.0.3660
FileDescription: Winamp
OriginalFilename: slkc.exe

Trojan.Diskwriter also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.HiddenTears.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.KillProc2.8096
ALYac	Trojan.Diskwriter.gen
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.DiskWriter.Win32.681
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/DiskWriter.5d5d819b
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.DiskWriter.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Heur.Ransom.HiddenTears.1
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.DiskWriter.hhycbt
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Heur.Ransom.HiddenTears.1
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Dropper.Huzp
Ad-Aware	Gen:Heur.Ransom.HiddenTears.1
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
FireEye	Gen:Heur.Ransom.HiddenTears.1
Emsisoft	Gen:Heur.Ransom.HiddenTears.1 (B)
Avira	TR/Dropper.Gen7
Microsoft	Backdoor:Win32/Bladabindi!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.HiddenTears.1
GData	Gen:Heur.Ransom.HiddenTears.1
McAfee	Artemis!29F12053CF30
MAX	malware (ai score=88)
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Yandex	Trojan.DiskWriter!6dElSzMi9qk
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.73750418.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/DiskWriter!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Trojan.Diskwriter?

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.