Trojan

What is “Trojan.Emotet.YJ”?

Malware Removal

The Trojan.Emotet.YJ 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.Emotet.YJ virus can do?

  • Executable code extraction
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Mimics the system’s user agent string for its own requests
  • Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
  • The executable is compressed using UPX
  • Attempts to remove evidence of file being downloaded from the Internet
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup

Related domains:

z.whorecord.xyz
a.tomx.xyz

How to determine Trojan.Emotet.YJ?


File Info:

crc32: ECEC96E7
md5: ab8735259d25670347e6bd3cb5773f45
name: AB8735259D25670347E6BD3CB5773F45.mlw
sha1: e77fab51500a8019b6f5034320019ad7c7c09fc4
sha256: e0a34a07470a856dd1140e5083aea2f125c4db914c7ea1e1b224f82a8979568e
sha512: d2e470dc928235cff9dd0df1f2e3ff1db4645e28bd204c6eb6a9adafd37decd20e293e001deb62f6788bd3ecbeda049a3d6737f9d14a6a4c333786b9b555293a
ssdeep: 1536:/0A1vEfPexxjcxvYSruYuD1nEN6Ty/9sIHRYCgS7U66LyaKL1ROFI6yih9BKi1O:cA1vN7cxvdDu66Ty/v78yJi66nEWO
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:

LegalCopyright: xa9 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
InternalName: esentutl.exe
FileVersion: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
ProductName: Microsoftxae Windowsxae Operating System
ProductVersion: 6.1.7600.16385
FileDescription: Extensible Storage Engine Utilities for Microsoft(R) Windows(R)
OriginalFilename: esentutl.exe
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Trojan.Emotet.YJ also known as:

BkavW32.AIDetectVM.malware1
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DrWebTrojan.Emotet.686
MicroWorld-eScanTrojan.Emotet.YJ
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM19.1.3A86.Malware.Gen
McAfeeGenericRXAA-FA!AB8735259D25
CylanceUnsafe
ZillyaTrojan.Staser.Win32.10142
SangforMalware
K7AntiVirusTrojan ( 0054b5081 )
BitDefenderTrojan.Emotet.YJ
K7GWTrojan ( 0054b5081 )
Cybereasonmalicious.59d256
BitDefenderThetaAI:Packer.FBFD13171F
CyrenW32/Emotet.AWZ.gen!Eldorado
SymantecML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEXMalicious
AvastWin32:BankerX-gen [Trj]
KasperskyTrojan.Win32.Staser.eehv
RisingWorm.Picsys!8.157 (TFE:3:3FyIIRhJBxL)
Ad-AwareTrojan.Emotet.YJ
EmsisoftTrojan.Emotet.YJ (B)
F-SecureHeuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1127897
VIPREPacker.NSAnti.Gen (v)
InvinceaML/PE-A + Mal/Emotet-Q
McAfee-GW-EditionBehavesLike.Win32.Fake.mc
FireEyeGeneric.mg.ab8735259d256703
SophosMal/Emotet-Q
IkarusTrojan-Banker.Emotet
JiangminTrojan.Banker.Emotet.kzj
AviraHEUR/AGEN.1127897
Antiy-AVLTrojan[Banker]/Win32.Emotet
MicrosoftTrojan:Win32/Emotet.PA!MTB
ArcabitTrojan.Emotet.YJ
ZoneAlarmTrojan.Win32.Staser.eehv
GDataTrojan.Emotet.YJ
CynetMalicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3Trojan/Win32.Emotet.C4223273
ALYacTrojan.Emotet.YJ
MAXmalware (ai score=83)
VBA32Malware-Cryptor.Kirgudu
MalwarebytesTrojan.Emotet
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Kryptik.AXYT
SentinelOneStatic AI – Malicious PE
FortinetW32/Kryptik.HEKH!tr
AVGWin32:BankerX-gen [Trj]
CrowdStrikewin/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
MaxSecureTrojan.Malware.109479109.susgen

How to remove Trojan.Emotet.YJ?

Trojan.Emotet.YJ removal tool
  • 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.

About the author

Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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