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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: 95D3DAC0md5: d5dfdef70b433a8da4b93fcd1d2aac0dname: D5DFDEF70B433A8DA4B93FCD1D2AAC0D.mlwsha1: b02abaa9798d6bbe83e6f2b8adebbafee7e8da3fsha256: 5186a6587a73368a84d1b006e1e7109ae0c4d149dfaff1d7686760c1771ee071sha512: 4a5386f03991551814d87ad64d90087d2f037a48f7ef85ed50d50db8668d517b802d87e48c706658c86ea75f7203343ba46b96e17866d2f25c4d30cec297d581ssdeep: 6144:pw24MEKeo+9DSA6kjrUjg74swqtSisojeS3VkWT:mHK+9gkjrUzswiSit7Ttype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0InternalName: U19Kl3csFileVersion: 1.00.0161CompanyName: FlasH LegalTrademarks: You can learn about J K Properties of NM, LLC in MoriartyComments: You can learn about J K Properties of NM, LLC in MoriartyProductName: tesa SEProductVersion: 1.00.0161OriginalFilename: U19Kl3cs.exe

Trojan.Poweliks.AF also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware1
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb Trojan.Kovter.298
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Poweliks.AF
FireEye Generic.mg.d5dfdef70b433a8d
CAT-QuickHeal Ransom.Troldesh.A3
McAfee GenericRXAL-GW!D5DFDEF70B43
Cylance Unsafe
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Sangfor Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 004c61ee1 )
BitDefender Trojan.Poweliks.AF
K7GW Trojan ( 004c61ee1 )
Cybereason malicious.70b433
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZevbaF.34608.sm3@aSqydRgi
Symantec Ransom.Kovter
APEX Malicious
Avast Win32:GenMalicious-NPN [Trj]
ClamAV Win.Malware.Vbkryjetor-6622845-0
Kaspersky Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Crypmod.ybk
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Crypmod.egworv
Rising Ransom.Crypmod!8.DA9 (TFE:3:3ZldcszsyeC)
Ad-Aware Trojan.Poweliks.AF
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
Zillya Trojan.Crypmod.Win32.334
TrendMicro Ransom_HPCERBER.SMJ
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dc
Emsisoft Trojan.Poweliks.AF (B)
Ikarus Virus.Win32.VBInject
GData Trojan.Poweliks.AF
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1102558
MAX malware (ai score=99)
SUPERAntiSpyware Ransom.Crypmod/Variant
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Miuref.R188678
ZoneAlarm Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Crypmod.ybk
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Kovter!rfn
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Kovter.D
VBA32 Hoax.Crypmod
ALYac Trojan.Poweliks.AF
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
TrendMicro-HouseCall Ransom_HPCERBER.SMJ
Tencent Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10b77d9e
Yandex Trojan.GenAsa!RBoGExxL1mY
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
Fortinet W32/Crypmod.YBK!tr
AVG Win32:GenMalicious-NPN [Trj]
Paloalto generic.ml
Qihoo-360 Win32/Trojan.Ransom.8d6

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.
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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