Trojan.Generic.23171559 (file analysis)

The Trojan.Generic.23171559 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.Generic.23171559 virus can do?

Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Trojan.Generic.23171559?


File Info:
crc32: 9C1AA75A
md5: 5f00a1b5d815b67e5f2513ffc0e49e18
name: 5F00A1B5D815B67E5F2513FFC0E49E18.mlw
sha1: 03506ae7cd6b3878bcae9741ff555e2b02bc61d2
sha256: f4df9245c7ba2608298a040ae5d7147d88fa0f82900ad6e7354b9f0f5004367e
sha512: d9c9fbd25480fdba993faf7c22d0e1b8618578b8523861494ec17fbc74b57d2433920c890bedd49a0a8cf40b39128b8e233b5a1f1c225ecdec41f7c2359e6b66
ssdeep: 3072:ncwc13mfS8Q1BjyBV9QUSsVU0QUvj20TUYU12JTe/qrBRhbRdguxolE:cwc13mfS86BjcV9QUSsVjQUvC2JTe/G
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: xa9 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
InternalName: SearchProtocolHost.exe
FileVersion: 7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
ProductName: Windowsxae Search
ProductVersion: 7.00.7600.16385
FileDescription: Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host
OriginalFilename: SearchProtocolHost.exe
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Trojan.Generic.23171559 also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
CAT-QuickHeal	W32.Virut.G
ALYac	Trojan.Generic.23171559
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Cybereason	malicious.5d815b
APEX	Malicious
Avast	FileRepMalware
Kaspersky	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
BitDefender	Trojan.Generic.23171559
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Generic.23171559
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Patched.Swku
Ad-Aware	Trojan.Generic.23171559
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Virut.ch
FireEye	Generic.mg.5f00a1b5d815b67e
Emsisoft	Trojan.Generic.23171559 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	TR/Patched.Gen
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Generic_a.a.(kcloud)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D16191E7
GData	Trojan.Generic.23171559
TACHYON	Trojan/W32.PornoBlocker.164352.E
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	Artemis!5F00A1B5D815
MAX	malware (ai score=80)
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.100 (RDML:9bAAY8xo9EKBHVKxFAH+UA)
Ikarus	Trojan.Patched
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
AVG	FileRepMalware
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Trojan.Generic.23171559?

Trojan.Generic.23171559 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.

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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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