How to remove “Trojan.Generic.20004006”?

The Trojan.Generic.20004006 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.

GridinSoft Anti-Malware

Gridinsoft Anti-Malware

Removing PC viruses manually may take hours and may damage your PC in the process. We recommend using GridinSoft Anti-Malware for virus removal. Allows to complete scan and cure your PC during the trial period.

6-day free trial available.

What Trojan.Generic.20004006 virus can do?

Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Trojan.Generic.20004006?


File Info:
crc32: 2E582E8A
md5: 1236d6fceab8309c3ab6012d226b233c
name: 1236D6FCEAB8309C3AB6012D226B233C.mlw
sha1: a79ff4c11669cdffd7218604edee1cbe88e5e759
sha256: 60f6a3bef68d42e847642b256b1a25a9908653d86260540ccd981f3c325da466
sha512: 17d5979e87086add19af9ecdd6cd469bc53ec570ae84261cc05152bb1c645d950b91ee832daced66f52e101adf7b721efd2bd7007a0cb9cb74ee2e0e9c207dd1
ssdeep: 1536:FTdm9B9lYypfMXvugHQ0DbLiNu2gdLeAyN0o7iUS:F4lLpkXGED3iNu2ceAUWUS
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive

Version Info:
FileVersion: 1.0.1.3
Translation: 0x0409 0x0000

Trojan.Generic.20004006 also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Shade.j!c
ALYac	Trojan.Generic.20004006
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
Alibaba	Ransom:Win32/Shade.3d6b5447
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cybereason	malicious.ceab83
Symantec	Ransom.Cerber
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Generik.NSLANDA
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky	Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Shade.lfz
BitDefender	Trojan.Generic.20004006
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Nsis.Shade.ekfpro
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Generic.20004006
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Shade.Duwc
Ad-Aware	Trojan.Generic.20004006
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.qh
FireEye	Trojan.Generic.20004006
Emsisoft	Trojan.Generic.20004006 (B)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Skeeyah.A!rfn
ZoneAlarm	Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Shade.lfz
GData	Trojan.Generic.20004006
TACHYON	Ransom/W32.Shade.59099
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Cerber.C1689911
McAfee	Artemis!1236D6FCEAB8
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
Yandex	Trojan.Shade!9xNqnoKFuCI
Fortinet	W32/Shade.LFZ!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen

How to remove Trojan.Generic.20004006?

Trojan.Generic.20004006 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.

Leave a Comment X