About “Trojan-PSW.Win32.Mimikatz” infection

The Trojan-PSW.Win32.Mimikatz 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-PSW.Win32.Mimikatz virus can do?

Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Trojan-PSW.Win32.Mimikatz?


File Info:
crc32: 60296014
md5: dfb696bef286332a4d1ee86418df0765
name: DFB696BEF286332A4D1EE86418DF0765.mlw
sha1: 76856acedabd71b679e95f869e43b696eb7cb078
sha256: 966802ae64ddd0d367b8f71d323d48e101f6970afd7626fb4e8dfb1e8357f199
sha512: b6bc658766d38818a7e3a2ab2aa094e539e909774ab92346aec3c8415820b1933f08d946706b17667b66bc35cd62c3a03449ab998e63218dbbfaa99433fe7419
ssdeep: 24576:ZdOzprUs3C8aNYZK1/THfj3fjVFdXWfaYthGp:oix/T7rHZUa
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (c) 2007 - 2020 gentilkiwi (Benjamin DELPY)
InternalName: mimikatz
FileVersion: 2.2.0.0
CompanyName: gentilkiwi (Benjamin DELPY)
PrivateBuild: Build with love for POC only
ProductName: mimikatz
SpecialBuild: :)
ProductVersion: 2.2.0.0
FileDescription: mimikatz for Windows
OriginalFilename: mimikatz.exe
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Trojan-PSW.Win32.Mimikatz also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.DownLoader38.57011
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
CAT-QuickHeal	HackTool.Mimikatz.S13719266
ALYac	Gen:Heur.Mimikatz.1
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_70% (D)
Cybereason	malicious.ef2863
Cyren	W32/Mimikatz.A.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Hacktool.Mimikatz
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/RiskWare.Mimikatz.E
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:MiscX-gen [PUP]
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Mimikatz-6466236-0
Kaspersky	Trojan-PSW.Win32.Mimikatz.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Heur.Mimikatz.1
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Heur.Mimikatz.1
Ad-Aware	Gen:Heur.Mimikatz.1
Sophos	Troj/Mimkatz-AE
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34688.iv0@aOgpHtdi
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Rootkit.th
FireEye	Generic.mg.dfb696bef286332a
Emsisoft	Gen:Heur.Mimikatz.1 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Webroot	W32.Hacktool.Gen
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1141388
eGambit	hacktool.mimikatz
Microsoft	HackTool:Win32/Mimikatz.D
Gridinsoft	Hack.Win32.Mikatz.bot!n
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-PSW.Win64.Mimikatz.gen
GData	Gen:Heur.Mimikatz.1
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win64.Mimikatz.R285461
McAfee	GenericRXNF-RT!DFB696BEF286
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
VBA32	BScope.TrojanPSW.Win64.Mimikatz
Malwarebytes	HackTool.Mimikatz
Panda	HackingTool/Mimikatz
Rising	Malware.Ymacco!8.11C01 (TFE:5:5KKrEdpZYIU)
Ikarus	HackTool.Mimikatz
Fortinet	Riskware/Mimikatz
AVG	Win32:MiscX-gen [PUP]

How to remove Trojan-PSW.Win32.Mimikatz?

Trojan-PSW.Win32.Mimikatz 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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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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