What is “Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Adload.sctk”?

The Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Adload.sctk 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 Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Adload.sctk virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Injection (inter-process)
• Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Compression (or decompression)
• Creates RWX memory
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (5 unique times)
• At least one IP Address, Domain, or File Name was found in a crypto call
• Starts servers listening on 127.0.0.1:0
• Expresses interest in specific running processes
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
• Performs some HTTP requests
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Forces a created process to be the child of an unrelated process
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• Detects Sandboxie through the presence of a library
• Detects Avast Antivirus through the presence of a library
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• Queries information on disks, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Checks for the presence of known windows from debuggers and forensic tools
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task by a long amount of time.
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• Behavior consistent with a dropper attempting to download the next stage.
• Mimics the file times of a Windows system file
• Network activity contains more than one unique useragent.
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• The sample wrote data to the system hosts file.
• Generates some ICMP traffic
• Collects information to fingerprint the system

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How to determine Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Adload.sctk?

File Info:
crc32: CF0FF1F1md5: 88b653cc9289e9a64a98e5502fa79a4ename: 88B653CC9289E9A64A98E5502FA79A4E.mlwsha1: cebdeebc7f2212db01e4380407a403923dd003cfsha256: b1356ae8d36d95da3f6e87726d5f324afd3964a4c8a8a751d3d27bc7854f480csha512: 5e6251ad31b9d7f6c6e52ee4c6951db3c05f9a716a464d5d80bd96f9218c6cb4107daabe60eaf2f278a24235d9bb2851069e4e05bcb6f400b504bf3c3b817784ssdeep: 98304:xuCvLUBsghdI9vJbhOwQ5pRHNrWaRDUkuy1RM40z:xnLUCgybhOlHp7uy1RMFtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (c) 1999-2018 Igor PavlovInternalName: 7zS.sfxFileVersion: 19.00CompanyName: Igor PavlovProductName: 7-ZipProductVersion: 19.00FileDescription: 7z Setup SFXOriginalFilename: 7zS.sfx.exeTranslation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Adload.sctk also known as:

How to remove Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Adload.sctk?

• 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.