Should I remove “Trojan.Hijacker”?

The Trojan.Hijacker 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.Hijacker virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Trojan.Hijacker?


File Info:
name: 961CE63E53C54F8818E4.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/a23a13af01b98af094d6e77147352eb430bd7c364ee83a991acb02be8fd6428c
crc32: 431CF831
md5: 961ce63e53c54f8818e47da53555c63e
sha1: f7090d418cfecc46114f55b07b617c149aea14d9
sha256: a23a13af01b98af094d6e77147352eb430bd7c364ee83a991acb02be8fd6428c
sha512: 17dfce04435819a995d55053e3e4249e67d0628f66ef0063b69c35322596af992576608fec13d3e0a4969f19354f6977609b66b88eb66afefd78f028602c1f01
ssdeep: 12288:G85bM3npxYfjvMMpXKb0hNGh1kG0HWnAO:A3npivMMpXS0hN0V0H6
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1B7A4DF2279818072D6A211718F8E7721B7FCAD724E329747A7D83D156EB44C2F23A663
sha3_384: 88784ed4ca12b136d8fc7830e3abda4503351614b3575bf2248ea5ce8691cd4980abc3e05249533a1e4ea49a5fff603f
ep_bytes: e896710000e97ffeffff3b0da0154500
timestamp: 2018-09-20 03:00:31

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Trojan.Hijacker also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
DrWeb	Win32.HLLP.Stone.1
FireEye	Generic.mg.961ce63e53c54f88
ALYac	Application.Stone.A
Cylance	Unsafe
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ClamAV	Win.Dropper.Stone-9856966-0
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-Ausiv
Rising	Malware.Heuristic!ET#76% (RDMK:cmRtazriMM79bdDA/OqL31r9KLxW)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
VBA32	Trojan.Hijacker
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.1504291664
APEX	Malicious
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_54%
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen

How to remove Trojan.Hijacker?

Trojan.Hijacker 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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