How to remove “Trojan.Poweliks.AF”?

The Trojan.Poweliks.AF 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.Poweliks.AF virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Injection (inter-process)
• Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Creates RWX memory
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• Detects VirtualBox through the presence of a library
• Detects Sandboxie through the presence of a library
• Detects SunBelt Sandbox through the presence of a library
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task by a long amount of time.
• Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Creates a registry key or value with NUL characters to avoid detection with regedit
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Stores JavaScript or a script command in the registry, likely for persistence or configuration
• Attempts to identify installed analysis tools by registry key
• Attempts to identify installed AV products by installation directory
• Checks the version of Bios, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Checks the presence of disk drives in the registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Detects VirtualBox through the presence of a file
• Detects VirtualBox through the presence of a registry key
• Detects VMware through the presence of a file
• Detects VMware through the presence of a registry key
• Detects Virtual PC through the presence of a file
• Attempts to modify browser security settings
• Collects information to fingerprint the system
• Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Trojan.Poweliks.AF?

File Info:
crc32: 95D3DAC0
md5: d5dfdef70b433a8da4b93fcd1d2aac0d
name: D5DFDEF70B433A8DA4B93FCD1D2AAC0D.mlw
sha1: b02abaa9798d6bbe83e6f2b8adebbafee7e8da3f
sha256: 5186a6587a73368a84d1b006e1e7109ae0c4d149dfaff1d7686760c1771ee071
sha512: 4a5386f03991551814d87ad64d90087d2f037a48f7ef85ed50d50db8668d517b802d87e48c706658c86ea75f7203343ba46b96e17866d2f25c4d30cec297d581
ssdeep: 6144:pw24MEKeo+9DSA6kjrUjg74swqtSisojeS3VkWT:mHK+9gkjrUzswiSit7T
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0
InternalName: U19Kl3cs
FileVersion: 1.00.0161
CompanyName: FlasH 
LegalTrademarks: You can learn about J K Properties of NM, LLC in Moriarty
Comments: You can learn about J K Properties of NM, LLC in Moriarty
ProductName: tesa SE
ProductVersion: 1.00.0161
OriginalFilename: U19Kl3cs.exe

Trojan.Poweliks.AF also known as:

How to remove Trojan.Poweliks.AF?

• 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.